Bible Dictionaries
Zimmah

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. A Gershonite Levite, son of Jahath (1 Chronicles 6:20).

2. Another, son of Shimei (1 Chronicles 6:42; compare 1).

3. Father or ancestor of Joab (2 Chronicles 29:12); the same collocation of names is in 1 Chronicles 6:20-21. The same names are often repeated in one family.

Bibliography Information
Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Zimmah'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​z/zimmah.html. 1949.