Shimites — the meaning of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעִי

שִׁמְעִי

Shimʻîy · pronounced shim-ee' · Strong's H8097 · a man

Shimites means a Shimite (collectively) or descendants of Shimi.

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patronymically from H8096; a Shimite (collectively) or descendants of Shimi.

Num 3:21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites. (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Numbers, Zechariah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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