Lexical Definition

‎שְׁמִירָמוֹת‎ Shᵉmîyrâmôwth (shem-ee-raw-moth') Shemiramoth ^N:N-M-P
or שְׁמָרִימוֹת Shᵉmârîymôwth (shem-aw-ree-moth'); probably from ‎שֵׁם‎ and plural of ‎רָמָה‎; name of heights

Shemiramoth.

• § Shemiramoth = "name of heights"
• Shemiramoth, the name of two Israelites

1) a Merarite Levite in the second rank in the choir of David
2) a Levite in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שְׁמִירָמוֺת‎ proper name, masculine (here according to Thes who question nom. altitudinum, i.e. perhaps of heavens): Levites, Σαμε(ι)ραμωθ:

1. 1Chr 15:18; 1Chr 15:20; 1Chr 16:5.

2. 2Chr 17:8 Qr (Kt ‎שמרימות‎).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • A singer • Levite musician during David's reign

Singer living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shemiramoth, a Levite appointed by David to play the harp and lyres in the procession of the ark.

• A singer living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18;
• only referred to as Shemiramoth שְׁמִירָמוֹת.

Shemiramoth was a Levite who served as a musician during the reign of King David. He is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 15:18, 20, and 16:5 in the context of the transportation of the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem. In 1 Chronicles 15:18, Shemiramoth is listed among the Levites appointed by David to play the lyres and harps in the procession of the ark. He is specifically named among those who were to play the harps (1 Chronicles 15:20). Later, in 1 Chronicles 16:5, Shemiramoth is mentioned as one of the Levites who ministered before the ark of the Lord with musical instruments after it had been brought to Jerusalem. These references highlight Shemiramoth's role as a skilled musician and his participation in the significant event of bringing the ark to its new resting place in the capital city.

All entries for Shemiramoth: שְׁמִירָמוֹת