Strong's Lexicon

H8060

H8060 — שַׁמַּי

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewShammaynameOccurrences: 6

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H8060
Word:שַׁמַּי
Part of Speech:name
Etymology:from H8073
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:6
Transliteration:Shammay
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:sham-mah'-ee
Meaning:1. destructive 2. Shammai, the name of three Israelites
KJV Renderings:Shammai.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8804

שַׁמַּי proper name, masculine in Judah:

1. 1Chr 2:28 (twice in verse); 1Chr 2:32 , Σαμ(μ)αι, etc.
2. 1Chr 2:44; 1Chr 2:45 Σαμαι
3. 1Chr 4:17, Σεμεν, Σεμμαι, Σαμι.


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