Shimei, Son of Jeduthun
Shimei, Son of Jeduthun (שִׁמְעִי, shim'iy). A musician during the time of David who played a stringed instrument (1 Chr 25:3, 17).
Shimei (musician)
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A musician during the time of David who played a stringed instrument (1 Chr 25:3, 17).
Shimei (Person)
SHIMEI (PERSON) [Heb šimʿı̂ (שִׁמְעִי)]. Sixteen men or clans bear this name in the OT. The name is short for such names as Shemaiah and Elishama, “Yah (weh)/God has heard.” A seal from the period of the Restoration bears the name Baruch the son of Shimei (Avigad 1976: pls. 8–9).It should be noted
Shimei
Shimei. 1. Son of Gershon, the grandson of Levi, and the brother of Libni (Ex 6:17, kjv Shimi; Nm 3:18; 1 Chr 6:17). He was the father of four sons and the founder of the Shimeite family (Nm 3:21, kjv Shimite; 1 Chr 23:7, 10).2. Benjamite, and the son of Gera from the house of Saul. He met King David
Shimi
Shimi. kjv spelling of Shimei, Gershon’s son, in Exodus 6:17.See Shimei #1.
Shimei
12. One of six sons of Jeduthun (1) appointed by David as Levitical singers “who prophesied with the lyre” under the direction of their father (1 Ch. 25:3, 17).
Shimei
Shimei shimʹē-ī [Heb. šimʿî—(prob) ‘hear (me, Yahweh),’ also Q šimʿay (2 S. 21:21), Q šemaʿ (1 Ch. 8:21); LXX Semeei, Semei]; AV also SHIMI (Ex. 6:17, SHIMHI (1 Ch. 8:21), SHIMEAH (2 S. 21:21), Apoc. SEMEI (Ad. Est. 11:2; 1 Esd. 9:33), SEMIS (1 Esd. 9:23), SAMIS (v 34); NEB also SHIMEAI (2 S.
Shimei
SHIMEI1. Son of Gershon, the grandson of Levi, and the brother of Libni (Ex 6:17; Nm 3:18; 1 Chr 6:17). He was the father of four sons and the founder of the Shimeite family (Nm 3:21; 1 Chr 23:7, 10; Zech 12:13).2. Benjaminite, and the son of Gera from the house of Saul. He met King David at the village
Shimhi
SHIMHI* kjv form of Shimei, an alternate name for Shema, in 1 Chronicles 8:21. See Shema (Person) #3.
Shimi
SHIMI* kjv spelling of Shimei, Gershon’s son, in Exodus 6:17. See Shimei #1.
Shimei
Shimei (shim´ee-i; Heb., “[God] has heard”).1 The second son of Gershon, the son of Levi (Exod. 6:17; Num. 3:18; 1 Chron. 6:17; 23:7). The Shimeites were one of the main levitical families after the exile (Num. 3:21; Zech. 12:13).2 The son of Gera. A Benjaminite of Saul’s house in Bahurim, he cursed
Shimei
SHIMEI. A name occurring frequently in the OT before and after the Exile. It has various spellings, such as Shimi in Ex 6:17 KJV, but Shimei in ASV; Shimhi in 1 Chr 8:21 KJV, but Shimei in ASV; Shimeah in 2 Sam 21:21 KJV, but Shimei in ASV; Shimei in Zech 12:13 KJV, and Shimeites in ASV; Shimites in
Shimhi
SHIMHI. Benjamite, father of Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath (1 Chr 8:21). This name appears in the KJV; other versions have Shemei. This is apparently the same person who in 1 Chr 8:13 is called Shema (q.v.).
Shimei
SHIMEI (Heb. šim‘î, perhaps abridged from šema‘yāhû, ‘Yahweh has heard’). The OT records 19 men named Shimei. The first of note was a grandson of Levi (Nu. 3:21), and his family (the Shimeites) had part of the responsibility for maintaining the tent of meeting as their sacred charge (Nu. 3:25–26).
Shimei
Shimei (Heb. šimʿɩ̂)1. The second son of Gershon (Gershom), son of Levi (Exod. 6:17; Num. 3:18; 1 Chr. 6:17; 23:7). The Shimeites comprised one of the major levitical families both before and after the Exile (cf. Num. 3:21; Zech. 12:13).2. The son of Gera, a Benjaminite relative of Saul in Haburim
Shimei
Shim´ei (renowned).1. Son of Gershon the son of Levi, Num. 3:18; 1 Chron. 6:17, 29; 23:7, 9–10; Zech. 12:13; called Shimi in Ex. 6:17. (b.c. after 1706.)2. Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of the house of Saul, who lived at Bahurim. (b.c. 1023.) When David and his suite were seen descending the
Shimhi
Shim´hi (renowned), a Benjamite, apparently the same as Shema the son of Elpaal. 1 Chron. 8:21.
Shimei
SHIM´EI (shimʹī; perhaps, “a renowned one”).1. Son of Gershon, the son of Levi (Ex. 6:17; Num. 3:18; 1 Chron. 6:17, 29; 23:7, 9–10; Zech. 12:13). In 1 Chron. 6:29, he is called the son of Libni, and both are reckoned as sons of Merari; but there is reason to suppose that there is something omitted