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Sham'mah. (astonishment).

1. The son of Reuel, the son of Esau. Genesis 36:13; Genesis 36:17; 1 Chronicles 1:37. (B.C. about 1700).

2. The third son of Jesse, and brother of David. 1 Samuel 16:9; 1 Samuel 17:13. Called also Shimea, Shimeah and Shimma.

3. One of the three greatest of David's mighty men. 2 Samuel 23:11-17. (B.C. 1061).

4. The Harodite, one of David's mighties. 2 Samuel 23:25. He is called "Shammoth, the Harorite" in 1 Chronicles 11:27, and "Shamhuth, the Izrahite." 1 Chronicles 27:8.

5. In the list of David's mighty men in 2 Samuel 23:32-33, we find "Jonathan, Shammah, the Hararite;" while in the corresponding verse of 1 Chronicles 11:34 it is Jonathan. See Shamhuth; Shammoth.