Lexical Definition

‎שַׁמָּה‎ Shammâh (sham-maw') Shammah ^N:N-M-P
the same as ‎שַׁמָּה‎

Shammah.

• § Shammah = "astonishment"
• Shammah, the name of an Edomite and four Israelites

1) son of Reuel, grandson of Esau, and a chief of Edom
2) the 3rd son of Jesse and a brother of David
3) son of Agee the Hararite and one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors
4) the Harodite, one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors
5) another Hararite, one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors

Extended Information

name of: שִׁמְעָה

• A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.16.9
• son of: Jesse (יִשַׁי)
• brother of: David (דָּוִד), Eliab (אֱלִיאָב), Abinadab (אֲבִינָדָב), Nethanel (נְתַנְאֵל), Raddai (רַדַּי), Ozem (אֹצֶם), Zeruiah (צְרוּיָה), Abigail (אֲבִיגַיִל) and Elihu (אֱלִיהוּ)
• father of: Jonadab (יוֹנָדָב); also called Shimei (KJV: Shimea) at 2Sa.21.21 Shammah at 1Sa.16.9 17.13 Shimea at 1Ch.2.13 20.7
• Another name of shim.ah (‎ש‎ִׁ‎מ‎ְ‎ע‎ָ‎ה‎ "Shimeah" שִׁמְעָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: שִׁמְעָא | שִׁמְעִי | שַׁמּוֹת | שַׁמְהוּת

II. ‎שַׁמָּה‎

proper name, masculine 1. in Edom Gen 36:13; Gen 36:17; 1Chr 1:37 usually Σομε.

2. third son of Jesse 1Sam 16:9; 1Sam 17:13, Σαμ(μ)α, ᵐ5^L Σαμαα; see ‎שִׁמְעָא‎, ‎שִׁמְעָה‎, ‎שִׁמְעִי‎.

3. Σαμαια(ς), etc., heroes of David:
a. 2Sam 23:11 (omitted accidentally || 1Chr 11:13 Dr), v1Chr 11:33.
b. v1Chr 11:25 = ‎שַׁמּוֺת‎ 1Chr 11:27, Σαμαωθ, Σαμ(μ)ωθ; probably also ‎שַׁמְהוּת‎ 1Chr 27:8. p 1030,1035

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