Shimʻîy — H8096

Definition

masculine proper noun

Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites

1. Shimei or Shimhi or Shimi or Shimea = "renowned"
2. a Benjamite, son of Gera of the house of Saul in the time of David
3. a Benjamite, son of Elah and commissariat officer in the time of Solomon
4. the Ramathite in charge of the vineyards of David
5. son of Gershon and grandson of Levi
6. a Levite, son of Jeduthun and chief of the 10th division of singers in the time of David
7. a Levite of the sons of Heman who took part in the purification of the temple in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
8. a Levite, brother of Cononiah in charge of receiving the tithes and offerings in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
9. a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
10. a Judaite, son of Pedaiah and brother of Zerubbabel
11. a Simeonite, son of Zacchur
12. a Reubenite, son of Gog and father of Micah
13. one of the sons of Hashum who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
14. one of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
15. a Benjamite, son of Kish, father of Jair, and grandfather of Mordecai in the time of Esther
16. a Levite, son of Jahath, grandson of Gershon, and great grandson of Levi
17. Benjamite, father of Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. Spelled 'Shimhi'

Usually translated as

Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi, Shimeah

Origin

from H8088; famous

• Derived from Shêmaʻ (H8088)

Greek equivalents

• Semeḯ (G4584)

Occurrences

Shimʻîy occurs 43 times in 39 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Numbers (1), 2 Samuel (7), 1 Kings (10), 1 Chronicles (13), 2 Chronicles (3), Ezra (3), Esther (1)

• Exodus 6:17 — The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi (וְשִׁמְעִ֖י), according to their families.
• Numbers 3:18 — And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei (וְשִׁמְעִֽי).
• 2 Samuel 16:5 — And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֣י), the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
• 2 Samuel 16:7 — And thus said Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֖י) when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
• 2 Samuel 16:13 — And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei (וְשִׁמְעִ֡י) went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
• 2 Samuel 19:16 — And Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֤י) the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
• 2 Samuel 19:18 — And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei (וְשִׁמְעִ֣י) the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
• 2 Samuel 19:21 — But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֑י) be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?
• 2 Samuel 19:23 — Therefore the king said unto Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֖י), Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.
• 1 Kings 1:8 — But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei (וְשִׁמְעִ֣י), and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
• 1 Kings 2:8 — And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei (שִֽׁמְעִ֨י) the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
• 1 Kings 2:36 — And the king sent and called for Shimei (לְשִׁמְעִ֔י), and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
• 1 Kings 2:38 — And Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֤י) said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
• 1 Kings 2:38 — And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֛י) dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
• 1 Kings 2:39 — And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei (לְשִׁמְעִ֔י) ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
• 1 Kings 2:39 — And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei (לְשִׁמְעִי֙), saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
• 1 Kings 2:40 — And Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֗י) arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
• 1 Kings 2:40 — And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֔י) went, and brought his servants from Gath.
• 1 Kings 2:41 — And it was told Solomon that Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֧י) had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
• 1 Kings 2:42 — And the king sent and called for Shimei (לְשִׁמְעִ֗י), and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
• 1 Kings 2:44 — The king said moreover to Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֗י), Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
• 1 Kings 4:18 — Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֥י) the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
• 1 Chronicles 3:19 — And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei (וְשִׁמְעִ֑י): and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:
• 1 Chronicles 4:26 — And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֥י) his son.
• 1 Chronicles 4:27 — And Shimei (וּלְשִׁמְעִ֞י) had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.
• 1 Chronicles 5:4 — The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֥י) his son,
• 1 Chronicles 6:17 — And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei (וְשִׁמְעִֽי).
• 1 Chronicles 6:29 — The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֥י) his son, Uzza his son,
• 1 Chronicles 6:42 — The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei (שִׁמְעִֽי),
• 1 Chronicles 8:21 — And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi (שִׁמְעִֽי);
• 1 Chronicles 23:7 — Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei (וְשִׁמְעִֽי).
• 1 Chronicles 23:9 — The sons of Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֗י); Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
• 1 Chronicles 23:10 — And the sons of Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֔י) were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
• 1 Chronicles 23:10 — And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֖י).
• 1 Chronicles 25:17 — The tenth to Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֔י), he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
• 1 Chronicles 27:27 — And over the vineyards was Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֖י) the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
• 2 Chronicles 29:14 — And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei (וְשִׁמְעִ֑י): and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
• 2 Chronicles 31:12 — And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei (וְשִׁמְעִ֥י) his brother was the next.
• 2 Chronicles 31:13 — And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei (וְשִׁמְעִ֣י) his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.
• Ezra 10:23 — Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei (וְשִׁמְעִ֗י), and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
• Ezra 10:33 — Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei (שִׁמְעִֽי).
• Ezra 10:38 — And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei (שִׁמְעִֽי),
• Esther 2:5 — Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei (שִׁמְעִ֛י), the son of Kish, a Benjamite;