Shimrîy — H8113

Definition

masculine proper noun

Shimri, the name of four Israelites

1. Shimri = "vigilant"
2. a Simeonite, son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah
3. father of Jediael, one of David's mighty warriors
4. a Merarite Levite, son of Hosah
5. a Kohathite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan

Usually translated as

Shimri

Origin

from H8105 in its original sense; watchful

• Derived from Shemer (H8105)

Occurrences

Shimrîy occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Chronicles 4:37 — And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri (שִׁמְרִ֖י), the son of Shemaiah;
• 1 Chronicles 11:45 — Jediael the son of Shimri (שִׁמְרִ֔י), and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
• 1 Chronicles 26:10 — Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri (שִׁמְרִ֤י) the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
• 2 Chronicles 29:13 — And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri (שִׁמְרִ֖י), and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah: