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Lexicon :: Strong's H8096 - šimʿî

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שִׁמְעִי
Transliteration
šimʿî
Pronunciation
shim-ee'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

שִׁמְעִי Shimʻîy, shim-ee'; from H8088; famous; Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites:—Shimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's H8096 in the following manner: Shimei (41x), Shimhi (1x), Shimi (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x
The KJV translates Strong's H8096 in the following manner: Shimei (41x), Shimhi (1x), Shimi (1x).

  1. Shimei or Shimhi or Shimi or Shimea = "renowned"

    1. a Benjamite, son of Gera of the house of Saul in the time of David

    2. a Benjamite, son of Elah and commissariat officer in the time of Solomon

    3. the Ramathite in charge of the vineyards of David

    4. son of Gershon and grandson of Levi

    5. a Levite, son of Jeduthun and chief of the 10th division of singers in the time of David

    6. a Levite of the sons of Heman who took part in the purification of the temple in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah

    7. a Levite, brother of Cononiah in charge of receiving the tithes and offerings in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah

    8. a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

    9. a Judaite, son of Pedaiah and brother of Zerubbabel

    10. a Simeonite, son of Zacchur

    11. a Reubenite, son of Gog and father of Micah

    12. one of the sons of Hashum who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

    13. one of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

    14. a Benjamite, son of Kish, father of Jair, and grandfather of Mordecai in the time of Esther

    15. a Levite, son of Jahath, grandson of Gershon, and great grandson of Levi

    16. Benjamite, father of Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. Spelled 'Shimhi'

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שִׁמְעִי Shimʻîy, shim-ee'; from H8088; famous; Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites:—Shimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.
STRONGS H8096: Abbreviations
I. שִׁמְעִי 43 proper name, masculine usually Σευεει:
1. in Benjamin:
a. 2 Samuel 16:5, 7, 13; 2 Samuel 19:17; 2 Samuel 19:19; 2 Samuel 19:22; 2 Samuel 19:24, 1 Kings 2:8 + 10 times 1 Kings 2.
b. 1 Kings 1:8, perhaps = 1 Kings 4:18.
2. a Ramathite 1 Chronicles 27:27.
3. Levites:
a. 'son' of Gershon Exodus 6:17; Numbers 3:18; 1 Chronicles 6:2; 1 Chronicles 23:7, 9, 10 (twice in verse)
b. 1 Chronicles 6:14.
c. 1 Chronicles 6:27.
d. 1 Chronicles 25:17.
e. 2 Chronicles 29:14.
f. 2 Chronicles 31:12, 13.
g. Ezra 10:23.
4. brother of Zerubbabel 1 Chronicles 3:19.
5. in Simeon 1 Chronicles 4:26, 27.
6. in Reuben 1 Chronicles 5:4.
7. 1 Chronicles 8:13 —שֶׁמַע 1 Chronicles 8:13.
8. post-exilic names:
a. Ezra 10:33.
b. Ezra 10:38 (compare 3g above).
9. grandfather of Mordecai Esther 2:5.
10. 2 Samuel 21:21 Kt (Qr שִׁמְעָא which see 1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

6:17

Numbers

3:18

2 Samuel

16:5; 16:7; 16:13; 19:17; 19:19; 19:22; 19:24; 21:21

1 Kings

1:8; 2; 2:8; 4:18

1 Chronicles

3:19; 4:26; 4:27; 5:4; 6:2; 6:14; 6:27; 8:13; 8:13; 23:7; 23:9; 23:10; 25:17; 27:27

2 Chronicles

29:14; 31:12; 31:13

Ezra

10:23; 10:33; 10:38

Esther

2:5

H8096

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8096 matches the Hebrew שִׁמְעִי (šimʿî),
which occurs 44 times in 40 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:17 - The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their families.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:18 - These are the names of the [two] sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:5 -

When King David came to Bahurim, a man named Shimei, the son of Gera, came out from there. He was of the family of Saul’s household and he was cursing continually as he came out.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:7 - This is what Shimei said as he cursed: “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, you worthless and useless man!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:13 - So David and his men went on the road; and Shimei went along on the hillside close beside David and cursed as he went and threw stones and dust at him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:16 -

Then Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men [from the tribe] of Judah to meet King David,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:18 - Then they [repeatedly] crossed the ford to bring over the king’s household (family), and to do what pleased him. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he was about to cross the Jordan,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:21 - But Abishai the son of Zeruiah said, “Should not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’S anointed?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:23 - Therefore the king said to Shimei, “You shall not be put to death.” And so the king gave him his promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:21 - And when he taunted and defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, killed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:8 - But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s [fn]most formidable warriors did not side with Adonijah [in his desire to become king].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:8 - “And look, you have with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bahurim; he is the one who cursed me with a sinister curse the day I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at the Jordan [on my return], and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:36 -

Now the king sent word and called for Shimei and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there. Do not go from there to [fn]any other place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:38 - Shimei said to the king, “The word (ruling) is good. As my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for many days.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:39 -

But it happened after three years, that two of Shimei’s servants ran away to Achish the son of Maacah, the king of [fn]Gath. And Shimei was told, “Behold, your [runaway] servants are in Gath.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:40 - So Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to [King] Achish to look for his servants. And Shimei went and brought them back from Gath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:41 - Now Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had returned.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:42 - So the king sent word and called for Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and solemnly warn you, saying, ‘Know for certain that on the day you leave [Jerusalem] and go anywhere, you shall surely die’? And you said to me, ‘The word (ruling) I have heard is good.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:44 - The king also said to Shimei, “You are aware in your own heart of all the evil you did to my father David; so the LORD shall return your evil on your own head.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:18 - Shimei the son of Ela, in [the tribe of] Benjamin;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:19 - The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:26 - The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:27 - Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many sons, neither did all their family multiply like the sons of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:4 - The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:17 - These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:29 - The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:42 - the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:21 - Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:7 -

Of the Gershonites: Ladan (Libni) and Shimei.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:9 - The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:10 - The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina (Zizah), Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 25:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:17 - the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:27 - Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards; Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine cellars.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:14 - from the sons of Heman: Jehiel and Shimei; and from the sons of Jeduthun: Shemaiah and Uzziel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:12 - They faithfully brought in the contributions, the tithes, and the sacred (dedicated) things. Conaniah the Levite was in charge of them, and Shimei his brother was second [in authority].

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:13 - Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers directed by Conaniah and Shimei his brother by the appointment of King Hezekiah, and Azariah was the chief officer of the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:23 -

Of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah, that is, Kelita, Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:33 - of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei;

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:38 - Bani, Binnui, Shimei,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:5 -

There was a certain Jew in the citadel of Susa whose name was Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,

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