Shimri — the meaning of the Hebrew name שִׁמְרִי

שִׁמְרִי

Shimrîy · pronounced shim-ree' · Strong's H8113 · a man

Shimri means watchful.

Built from

שֶׁמֶר shemer (from, H8105) — something preserved, i.e. the settlings (plural only) of wine open in the lexicon ›

from H8105 in its original sense; watchful; Shimri, the name of four Israelites.

1Chr 4:37 And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah; (KJV)

4 occurrences in 4 verses — 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

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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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