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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 clans.

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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 clans: Libni and Shimei.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:5 - When King David came to Bahurim, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera, and as he came he cursed continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:7 - And Shimei said as he cursed, “Get out, get out, you man of blood, you worthless 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, while Shimei went along on the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went and threw stones at him and flung dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:16 - And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, from Bahurim, hurried to come 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 - and they crossed the ford to bring over the king’s household and to do his pleasure. 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 - Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, “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 - And the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king gave him his oath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:21

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:8 - But Zadok the priest and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and Nathan the prophet and Shimei and Rei and David’s mighty men were not with Adonijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:8 - And there is also with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day when I went to Mahanaim. But when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, 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 summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out from there to any place whatever.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:38 - And Shimei said to the king, “What you say is good; as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:39 - But it happened at the end of three years that two of Shimei’s servants ran away to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And when it was told Shimei, “Behold, your servants are in Gath,”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:40 - Shimei arose and saddled a donkey and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants. Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:41

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:42 - the king sent and summoned 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 go out and go to any place whatever, you shall die’? And you said to me, ‘What you say is good; I will obey.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:44 - The king also said to Shimei, “You know in your own heart all the harm that you did to David my father. So the LORD will bring back your harm 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 Benjamin;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:19 - and the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei; and 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 children, nor did all their clan multiply like the men 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 - And 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, Uzzah his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:42 - son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, 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 - The sons of Gershon[fn] were Ladan 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. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Ladan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:10 - And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four were the 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 brothers, twelve;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:27

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:14 - and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel 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 - And they faithfully brought in the contributions, the tithes, and the dedicated things. The chief officer in charge of them was Conaniah the Levite, with Shimei his brother as second,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:13 - while Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers assisting Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah 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 - Of the sons of Binnui:[fn] Shimei,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:5 - Now there was a Jew in Susa the citadel whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite,
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