שַׁמָּה
shama · Shammah
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8048 · appears 7 times in the Bible
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shama (שַׁמָּה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Shammah”.
The name of several men; among them a grandson of Esau and the third son of Jesse, David's brother.
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
- Genesis 36:13
These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.
- Genesis 36:17
These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: the chieftain Nahath, the chieftain Zerah, the chieftain Shammah, the chieftain Mizzah. These are the chieftains of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.
- 1 Samuel 16:9
Jesse had Shammah pass by, and he said, “Neither this one has YHWH chosen.”
- 1 Samuel 17:13
The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone; they had followed Saul to the war. And the names of his three sons who went to the war were Eliab the firstborn, and second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
- 2 Samuel 23:25
Shammah the Harodite; Elika the Harodite;
- 2 Samuel 23:33
Shammah the Hararite; Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite;
- 1 Chronicles 1:37
The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.