Shimshay — H8124

Definition

masculine proper noun

Shimshai, a Samaritan

1. Shimshai = "sunny"
2. the scribe for Rehum, the satrap of Judea for the Persian government

Usually translated as

Shimshai

Origin

(Aramaic) from H8122; sunny

• Derived from Shemesh (H8122)

Occurrences

Shimshay occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (4)

• Ezra 4:8 — Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai (וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙) the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
• Ezra 4:9 — Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai (וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙) the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
• Ezra 4:17 — Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai (וְשִׁמְשַׁ֣י) the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
• Ezra 4:23 — Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai (וְשִׁמְשַׁ֥י) the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.