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Shimeah — the meaning of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעִי

שִׁמְעִי

Shimʻîy · pronounced shim-ee' · Strong's H8096 · a man · also spelled Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi

Shimeah means famous.

Built from

שֵׁמַע shêmaʻ (from, H8088) — something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H8088; famous; Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites.

First appearance

Exod 6:17 The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families. (KJV)

Every verse that names Shimeah

40 occurrences in 40 verses — Exodus, Numbers, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Esther

Exod 6:17Num 3:182Sam 16:52Sam 16:72Sam 16:132Sam 19:172Sam 19:192Sam 19:222Sam 19:242Sam 21:211Kgs 1:81Kgs 2:81Kgs 2:361Kgs 2:381Kgs 2:391Kgs 2:401Kgs 2:411Kgs 2:421Kgs 2:441Kgs 4:181Chr 3:191Chr 4:261Chr 4:271Chr 5:41Chr 6:21Chr 6:141Chr 6:271Chr 8:211Chr 23:71Chr 23:91Chr 23:101Chr 25:171Chr 27:272Chr 29:142Chr 31:122Chr 31:13Ezra 10:23Ezra 10:33Ezra 10:38Esth 2:5

Other people or places called Shimeah

Shimeah (H8093) — annunciation

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