Lexical Definition

‎שִׁמְעַת‎ Shimʻath (shim-awth') Shimeath ^N:N-F-P
feminine of ‎שֵׁמַע‎; annunciation

Shimath.

• § Shimeath = "report"
• Shimath, an Ammonitess

1) an Ammonitess, mother of Jozachar or Zabad, one of the assassins of king Joash of Judah

Extended Information

• A woman of the Ammonites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.21
• mother of: Jozacar (יוֹזָכָר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שִׁמְעָת‎ proper name, feminine^{2Chr 24:26} mother of one of Joash's murderers, 2Kgs 12:22* (Ιεμουαθ), called Ammonitess 2Chr 24:26 (Σαμα(αθ)).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Female • Ammonite woman • Mother of Jozacar, one of King Joash's assassins.

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shimeath was an Ammonitess, the mother of Jozacar (or 'Jozachar'), one of the assassins of King Joash of Judah.

• A woman of the Ammonites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.21;
• only referred to as Shimeath שִׁמְעַת;
• mother of Jozacar יוֹזָכָר.

Shimeath was an Ammonite woman mentioned in 2 Kings 12:21 and 2 Chronicles 24:26 as the mother of Jozacar (or 'Jozachar') (or Zabad), one of the two servants who conspired against and assassinated King Joash of Judah. The biblical text identifies her as an Ammonitess, indicating that she was a foreigner from the nation of Ammon. Apart from her son's infamous act, no other details about Shimeath's life are provided in the Bible.

All entries for Shimeath: שִׁמְעַת

Related Profiles:

• husband_of_Shimeath (spouse)
• Jozacar (child)