Shammay — H8060

Definition

masculine proper noun

Shammai, the name of three Israelites

1. Shammai = "desolate"
2. a Judaite, son of Onam and descendant of Jerahmeel
3. a Judaite, son of Rekem, father of Maon, and descendant of Jerahmeel's brother, Caleb
4. a Judaite, son of Mered and brother of Miriam and Ishbah

Usually translated as

Shammai

Origin

from H8073; destructive

• Derived from Shamlay (H8073)

Occurrences

Shammay occurs 6 times in 5 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (5)

• 1 Chronicles 2:28 — And the sons of Onam were, Shammai (שַׁמַּ֣י), and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.
• 1 Chronicles 2:28 — And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai (שַׁמַּ֔י); Nadab, and Abishur.
• 1 Chronicles 2:32 — And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai (שַׁמַּ֔י); Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.
• 1 Chronicles 2:44 — And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai (שַׁמָּֽי).
• 1 Chronicles 2:45 — And the son of Shammai (שַׁמַּ֖י) was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
• 1 Chronicles 4:17 — And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai (שַׁמַּ֔י), and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.