Shammua — the meaning of the Hebrew name שַׁמּוּעַ

שַׁמּוּעַ

Shammûwaʻ · pronounced sham-moo'-ah · Strong's H8051 · a man · also spelled Shammuah

Shammua means renowned.

Built from

שָׁמֵם shâmêm (from, H8074) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H8074; renowned; Shammua, the name of four Israelites.

First appearance

Num 13:4 And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. (KJV)

Every verse that names Shammua

5 occurrences in 5 verses — Numbers, 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, Nehemiah

Num 13:42Sam 5:141Chr 14:4Neh 11:17Neh 12:18

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