Lexical Definition

‎שִׁמְרִית‎ Shimrîyth (shim-reeth') Shimrith ^N:N-F-P
feminine of ‎שִׁמְרִי‎; female guard

Shimrith.

• § Shimrith = "vigilant"
• Shimrith, a Moabitess

1) a Moabitess, mother of Jehozabad, one of the assassins of king Joash of Judah

Extended Information

name of: שׁוֹמֵר

• A man of the Moabites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.21
• father of: Jehozabad (יְהוֹזָבָד); also called Shimrith at 2Ch.24.26
• Another name of sho.mer (‎ש‎ֹׁ‎מ‎ֵ‎ר‎ "Shomer" שׁוֹמֵר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שִׁמְרִית‎ proper name, feminine Moabitish mother of one of Joash's murderers 2Chr 24:26 (masculine Σομαιωθ, A Σαμαριθ; feminine ᵐ5^L Σαμιραμωθ), || ‎שֹׁמֵר‎ proper name, masculine 2Kgs 12:21*.

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