שַׁמָּא
shama · Shammah
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8037 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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shama (שַׁמָּא) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Shammah”.
Son of Agee the Hararite, one of David's first three mighty men, who defended a plot of lentils against the Philistines (2 Samuel 23:11-12).
How to say it
sha·ma
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 23:11
After him was Shammah son of Agee, the Hararite. The Philistines gathered in a troop, and there was there a plot of the field full of lentils; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
- 1 Chronicles 7:37
Bezer, Hod, Shammah, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.