Lexical Definition

‎שְׁלֹמִית‎ Shᵉlômîyth (shel-o-meeth') Shelomith ^N:N-M-P
or שׁלוֹמִית Shlôwmîyth (shel-o-meeth'); (Ezra 8:10), from ‎שָׁלוֹם‎; peaceableness

Shelomith.

• § Shelomith = "peaceful"
• Shelomith, the name of five Israelites and three Israelitesses

n pr m
1) a Gershonite Levite, son of Zichri in the time of David
1a) also 'Shelomoth'; same as שְׁלֹמוֹת
2) son of king Rehoboam of Judah by Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom
3) head of a family of exiles who returned with Ezra
n pr f
4) a woman of Dan, daughter of Dibri, and mother of a son who blasphemed God and was stoned to death in the time of Moses
5) daughter of Zerubbabel

Extended Information

• A woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Lev.24.11
• daughter of: Dibri (דִּבְרִי)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎שְׁלֹמִית‎ proper name, feminine Σαλ(ω)μιθ, etc.:

1. in Israel Lev 24:11.

2. daughter of Zerubbabel 1Chr 3:19.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Female • Daughter of Dibri • Mother of a blasphemer

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Shelomith, the mother of a man who blasphemed God's name.

• A woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Lev.24.11;
• only referred to as Shelomith שְׁלֹמִית;
• a daughter of Dibri דִּבְרִי.

Shelomith is mentioned in Leviticus 24:11 as the mother of an Israelite man who blasphemed the name of God during a dispute. She is identified as the daughter of Dibri from the tribe of Dan. Her son, whose name is not given, was taken into custody and brought before Moses. The Lord instructed Moses that the man should be taken outside the camp and stoned to death by the congregation for his blasphemy. Shelomith's role in the narrative is limited to being the mother of the blasphemer.

All entries for Shelomith: שְׁלֹמִית

Related Profiles:

• Dibri (father)