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
Brown-Driver-Briggs
שִׁמְעָת proper name, feminine2Chr 24:26 mother of one of Joash's murderers, 2Kgs 12:22* (Ιεμουαθ), called Ammonitess 2Chr 24:26 (Σαμα(αθ)).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Kings | 12:22* |
| 2 Chronicles | 24:26 |
Profile
Male • Husband of Shimeath - Father of King Joash's assassins
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy - unnamed husband of Shimeath
Shimeath's husband, unnamed in the Bible, was the father of Jozachar, one of the assassins of King Joash.
- Male living at the time of Divided Monarchy, inferred at 2Ki.12.21;
- only referred to as husband_of_Shimeath שִׁמְעַת;
- unnamed husband of: Shimeath שִׁמְעַת.
Husband of Shimeath The husband of Shimeath, an Ammonitess, is not named in the biblical text. He is mentioned indirectly in 2 Kings 12:21 as the father of Jozachar (or Zabad, according to 2 Chronicles 24:26), one of the two servants who conspired against King Joash of Judah and assassinated him. Jozachar's mother, Shimeath, is identified as an Ammonitess, indicating that her husband may have also been an Ammonite or that she married an Israelite.
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