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(sshih mih' uh) Personal name meaning, “hearing.” 1. Son of David (1 Chronicles 3:5; spelled Shammuah in 2 Samuel 5:14 ). 2 . A Levite (1 Chronicles 6:30 ). 3 . A Levite, ancestor of Asaph (1 Chronicles 6:39 ). 4 . Older brother of David (1 Chronicles 2:13; 1 Chronicles 20:7; spelled Shammah in 1 Samuel 16:9; 1 Samuel 17:13 ). See Shammah 2. 5. See Shimeam .

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Shimea'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/shimea.html. 1991.

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