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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 were Libni and Shimi according to their families.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:18 - And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:5 - Now when King David came to Bahurim, there was a man from the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei the son of Gera, coming from there. He came out, cursing continuously as he came.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:7 - Also Shimei said thus when he cursed: “Come out! Come out! You bloodthirsty man, you rogue!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:13 - And as David and his men went along the road, Shimei went along the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, threw stones at him and kicked up dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:16 - And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, who was from Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:18 - Then a ferryboat went across to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. Now Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king when he had crossed the Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:21 - But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, “Shall 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 die.” And the king swore to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:21 - So when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea,[fn] 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 the mighty men who belonged to David were not with Adonijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:8 - “And see, you have with you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a malicious curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at the Jordan, 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 - Then the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out from there anywhere.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:38 - And Shimei said to the king, “The saying is good. As my lord the king has said, so your servant will do.” So Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:39 - Now it happened at the end of three years, that two slaves of Shimei ran away to Achish the son of Maachah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, “Look, your slaves 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 Achish at Gath to seek his slaves. And Shimei went and brought his slaves from Gath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:41 - And Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had come back.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:42

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:44 - The king said moreover to Shimei, “You know, as your heart acknowledges, all the wickedness that you did to my father David; therefore the LORD will return your wickedness on your own head.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:18 - Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:19

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:26 - And the sons of Mishma were Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, and 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 children, nor did any of their families multiply as much as the children of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:4 - The sons of Joel were 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 Gershon: Libni and Shimei.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:29 - The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah 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: Laadan[fn] and Shimei.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:9

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:10 - And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina,[fn] 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 for Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:27 - And Shimei the Ramathite was over the vineyards, and Zabdi the Shiphmite was over the produce of the vineyards for the supply of wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:12 - Then they faithfully brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things; Cononiah the Levite had charge of them, and Shimei his brother was the next.

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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 under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:23 - Also of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (the same 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 - In Shushan the citadel there was a certain Jew whose name was Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite.
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