Lexical Definition

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

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

• § Shimei or Shimhi or Shimi or Shimea = "renowned"
• Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites

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

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.16.5
• son of: Gera (גֵּרָא)

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

Profile

Male • David's adversary • Benjamite who cursed David during Absalom's rebellion.

David's adversary living at the time of United Monarchy

Shimei was a Benjamite who cursed David during Absalom's rebellion but later sought the king's forgiveness.

• David's adversary living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.16.5;
• only referred to as Shimei שִׁמְעִי;
• a son of Gera גֵּרָא.

Shimei was a Benjamite from the family of Saul who encountered King David during Absalom's rebellion (2 Sa. 16:5). As David fled Jerusalem, Shimei cursed him, threw stones at him, and accused him of being a murderer and a wicked man (2 Sa. 16:7, 13). After Absalom's defeat, Shimei met David at the Jordan River, seeking forgiveness for his actions (2 Sa. 19:16, 18). Although Abishai, one of David's men, wanted to kill Shimei, David spared his life (2 Sa. 19:21, 23). However, on his deathbed, David instructed his son Solomon to deal with Shimei, suggesting that he should not be left unpunished (1 Ki. 2:8-9). Solomon later confined Shimei to Jerusalem and warned him that leaving the city would result in his death, a condition Shimei initially accepted (1 Ki. 2:36-38). However, when Shimei violated this agreement by leaving Jerusalem to retrieve his runaway servants, Solomon ordered his execution (1 Ki. 2:39-46).

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• Gera (father)