Lexical Definition

‎שִׁמְעִי‎ Shimʻîy (shim-ee') Shimei N:N-M-P
from ‎שֵׁמַע‎; famous

Shimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.

1) a Benjamite, son of Gera of the house of Saul in the time of David
2) a Benjamite, son of Elah and commissariat officer in the time of Solomon
3) the Ramathite in charge of the vineyards of David
4) son of Gershon and grandson of Levi
5) a Levite, son of Jeduthun and chief of the 10th division of singers in the time of David
6) a Levite of the sons of Heman who took part in the purification of the temple in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
7) a Levite, brother of Cononiah in charge of receiving the tithes and offerings in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
8) a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
9) a Judaite, son of Pedaiah and brother of Zerubbabel
10) a Simeonite, son of Zacchur
11) a Reubenite, son of Gog and father of Micah
12) one of the sons of Hashum who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
13) one of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
14) a Benjamite, son of Kish, father of Jair, and grandfather of Mordecai in the time of Esther
15) a Levite, son of Jahath, grandson of Gershon, and great grandson of Levi
16) Benjamite, father of Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. Spelled 'Shimhi'

See Greek: Σεμεΐ

Usage: 4 forms in 6 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
שִׁמְעִ֖י Shimei 1Chr.23.10
שִׁמְעִ֔י Shimei 1Chr.23.10
וְשִׁמְעִֽי and Shimei Num.3.18 • 1Chr.6.17 • 1Chr.23.7
וְשִׁמְעִ֖י and Shimei Exod.6.17

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: שֶׁמַע | שִׁמְעָא

I. ‎שִׁמְעִי‎43 proper name, masculine usually Σευεει:

1. in Benjamin:
a. 2Sam 16:5; 2Sam 16:7; 2Sam 16:13; 2Sam 19:17*; 2Sam 19:19*; 2Sam 19:22*; 2Sam 19:24*, 1Kgs 2:8 + 10 t. 1Kgs 2.
b. 1Kgs 1:8, perhaps = 1Kgs 4:18.

2. a Ramathite 1Chr 27:27.

3. Levites: a. 'son' of Gershon Exod 6:17; Num 3:18; 1Chr 6:2*; 1Chr 23:7; 1Chr 23:9; 1Chr 23:10 (twice in verse)
b. 1Chr 6:14*.
c. v.1Chr 6:27*. d 1Chr 25:17.
e. 2Chr 29:14. feminine 2Chr 31:12; 2Chr 31:13.
g. Ezra 10:23.

4. brother of Zerubbabel 1Chr 3:19. 5 in Simeon 1Chr 4:26; 1Chr 4:27.

6. in Reuben 1Chr 5:4.

7. 1Chr 8:13 = (II.) ‎שֶׁמַע‎ v1Chr 8:13.

8. post-exilic names:
a. Ezra 10:33.
b. vEzra 10:38 (compare 3 g above).

9. grandfather of Mordecai Esth 2:5.

10. 2Sam 21:21 Kt (Qr ‎שִׁמְעָא‎ q. v.

1.).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Exodus 6:17
Numbers 3:18
2 Samuel 16:5 · 16:7 · 16:13 · 19:17* · 19:19* · 19:22* · 19:24* · 21:21
1 Kings 1:8 · Chapter 2 · 2:8 · 4:18
1 Chronicles 3:19 · 4:26 · 4:27 · 5:4 · 6:2* · 6:14* · 6:27* · 8:13 · 23:7 · 23:9 · 23:10 · 25:17 · 27:27
2 Chronicles 29:14 · 31:12 · 31:13
Ezra 10:23 · 10:33 · 10:38
Esther 2:5

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Male • Son of Gershon • Son of Gershon and grandson of Levi.

Levite living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Shimei was a son of Gershon and grandson of Levi, and his descendants formed a Levitical clan.

Shimei was the son of Gershon and the grandson of Levi (Num. 3:18; Ex. 6:17; 1 Ch. 6:17). He was one of the three main divisions of the Levites, along with the descendants of Kohath and Merari. The Shimites, his descendants, formed a clan within the Levites (Num. 3:21) and were responsible for various duties in the tabernacle and temple service. In the time of David, the Shimites were among the Levites appointed to serve in the house of the Lord (1 Ch. 23:7, 10). The clan of Shimei is also mentioned in the prophetic vision of Zechariah, where they are listed among the Levitical families that will mourn and seek cleansing from sin (Zec. 12:13).

All entries for Shimei: שִׁמְעִי ☩ שִׁמְעִי