שִׁמְעָה
shima · Shimeah
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8093 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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shima (שִׁמְעָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Shimeah”.
A brother of David and father of Jonadab (2 Samuel 13:3), the third son of Jesse.
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.
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Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 13:3
Amnon had a companion whose name was Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very wise man.
- 2 Samuel 13:32
Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered and said, “Let not my lord say that they have put to death all the young men, the king’s sons, for Amnon alone is dead; for by the mouth of Absalom it had been settled from the day he humiliated Tamar his sister.