Lexical Definition

‎שִׁמְעָא‎ Shimʻâʼ (shim-aw') Shimea ^N:N-M-P
for ‎שִׁמְעָה‎

Shimea, Shimei, Shamma.

• § Shimea = "fame"
• Shima, the name of four Israelites

1) son of David by Bathsheba
2) brother of David, the 3rd son of Jesse
2a) also 'Shammah', 'Shimma', and 'Shimeah'
3) a Gershonite Levite, father of Berachiah, and grandfather of Asaph
4) a Merarite Levite, son of Uzzah, and father of Haggiah

Extended Information

name of: שַׁמּוּעַ

• A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.14
• son of: David (דָּוִד) and Bathsheba (בַּת־שֶׁבַע)
• brother of: Shobab (שׁוֹבָב), Nathan (נָתָן) and Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה)
• half-brother of: Amnon (אַמְנוֹן), Chileab (כִּלְאָב), Absalom (אֲבִישָׁלוֹם), Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּה), Shephatiah (שְׁפַטְיָה), Ithream (יִתְרְעָם), Ibhar (יִבְחַר), Elishua (אֱלִישׁוּעַ), Nepheg (נֶפֶג), Japhia (יָפִיעַ), Elishama (אֱלִישָׁמָע), Eliada (אֶלְיָדָע), Eliphelet (אֱלִיפֶלֶט), Tamar (תָּמָר), Elpelet (אֱלִיפֶלֶט), Nogah (נֹגַהּ) and Jerimoth (יְרִימוֹת); also called Shimea at 1Ch.3.5
• Another name of sham.mu.a (‎ש‎ַׁ‎מ‎ּ‎ו‎ּ‎ע‎ַ "Shammua" שַׁמּוּעַ)

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Also see: שַׁמָּה | שַׁמּוּעַ

‎שִׁמְעָא‎

proper name, masculine 1. brother of David 2Sam 21:21 Qr (compare Dr; Kt ‎שמעי‎) Σεμεει ᵐ5^L Σαμαα = 1Chr 20:7, third son of Jesse 1Chr 2:13 = ‎שִׁמְעָךְ‎ 1Sam 13:3; 1Sam 13:32, Σαμα(α) etc., ‎שַׁמָּה‎ (q. v.) 1Sam 16:9; 1Sam 17:13.

2. son of David 1Chr 3:5 (= ‎שַׁמּוּעַ‎

1.), Σαμαν, Σαμαα.

3. Levites, Σομεα, Σαμα(α):
a. 1Chr 6:15*.
b. v.1Chr 6:24*.

Also see: שִׁמְעָה

‎שִׁמְעָה‎ proper name, masculine see ‎שִׁמְעָא‎

1. above

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