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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #8060 - שַׁמַּי

Transliteration

Shammay

Phonetics

sham-mah'ee

Origin

from (H8073)

Parts of Speech

proper masculine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Shammai = "desolate"
1. a Judaite, son of Onam and descendant of Jerahmeel
2. a Judaite, son of Rekem, father of Maon, and descendant of Jerahmeel´s brother, Caleb
3. a Judaite, son of Mered and brother of Miriam and Ishbah

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (6)

1 Chronicles 6

BSB (6)

1 Chronicles 6

CSB (6)

1 Chronicles 6

ESV (6)

1 Chronicles 6

KJV (6)

1 Chronicles 6

LEB (6)

1 Chronicles 6

LSB (6)

1 Chronicles 6

N95 (6)

1 Chronicles 6

NAS (6)

1 Chronicles 6

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (6)

1 Chronicles 6

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

שַׁמַּי proper name, masculine in Judah:

1 1 Chronicles 2:28 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 2:32, Σαμ(μ)αι, etc.

2 1 Chronicles 2:44,45 Σαμαι

3 1 Chronicles 4:17, Σεμεν, Σεμμαι, Σαμι.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שַׁמַּי (“laid waste”), [Shammai], pr.n. m.- 1 Chronicles 2:28.

(2) 1 Chronicles 2:44.

(3) 1 Chronicles 4:17.

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List of Word Forms

שַׁמַּ֔י שַׁמַּ֖י שַׁמַּ֣י שַׁמָּֽי׃ שמי שמי׃ šam·may šam·māy šammay šammāy shamMai