שִׁמְעָא
shima · Shimea, Shimeah
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8092 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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shima (שִׁמְעָא) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Shimea, Shimeah”.
Shimea (also Shimeah), the name of several men: a brother of David, father of Jonadab and of Jonathan (2 Samuel 13:3; 21:21), called Shammah in 1 Samuel 16:9; a son of David born in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 3:5); and two Levites (1 Chronicles 6:30, 39). The name comes from "hear".
How to say it
shi·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.
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- Shimea ×5
- Shimeah ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 21:21
He taunted Israel, and Jonathan son of Shimeah, David’s brother, struck him.
- 1 Chronicles 2:13
And Jesse fathered his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
- 1 Chronicles 3:5
And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four, by Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel;
- 1 Chronicles 6:30
Shimea, his son; Haggiah, his son; Asaiah, his son.
- 1 Chronicles 6:39
And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand: Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
- 1 Chronicles 20:7
He taunted Israel, and Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him.