Word Study · Strong's H8096 · Hebrew
שִׁמְעִי
Shimi
shim-ee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Shimʻîy
“Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Shimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.
- 43occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 25inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 43 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 25
- שִׁמְעִ֖י4
- שִׁמְעִ֥י4
- וְשִׁמְעִ֣י3
- שִׁמְעִ֗י3
- שִׁמְעִ֔י3
- שִׁמְעִֽי׃3
- וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃2
- לְשִׁמְעִ֔י2
- שִׁמְעִ֤י2
- שִׁמְעִ֛י2
- וּלְשִׁמְעִ֞י1
- וְשִׁמְעִ֖י1
and 13 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 6
- Shimei25
- and Shimei12
- to Shimei3
- [was] Shimei1
- and [belonged] to Shimei1
- of Shimei1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)26
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)12
- preposition + proper noun (a name)4
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 26
- HC/Npm · 12
- HR/Npm · 4
- HC/R/Npm · 1
All 43, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Chronicles14 of 43 · 33%
- 1 Kings13 of 43 · 30%
- 2 Samuel7 of 43 · 16%
- 2 Chronicles3 of 43 · 7%
- Ezra3 of 43 · 7%
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Exodus1 occurrence
Numbers1 occurrence
2 Samuel7 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 16:5שִׁמְעִ֣יshimiproper noun (a name)As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.here: [was] Shimei
- 2 Samuel 16:7שִׁמְעִ֖יshimiproper noun (a name)And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!here: Shimei
- 2 Samuel 16:13וְשִׁמְעִ֡יveshimiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he yelled curses, threw stones, and flung dust at David.here: and Shimei
- 2 Samuel 19:16שִׁמְעִ֤יshimiproper noun (a name)Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,here: Shimei
- 2 Samuel 19:18וְשִׁמְעִ֣יveshimiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)and crossed at the ford to carry over the king’s household and to do what was good in his sight. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the kinghere: and Shimei
- 2 Samuel 19:21שִׁמְעִ֑יshimiproper noun (a name)But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”here: Shimei
- 2 Samuel 19:23שִׁמְעִ֖יshimiproper noun (a name)So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore an oath to him.here: Shimei
1 Kings13 occurrences
- 1 Kings 1:8וְשִׁמְעִ֣יveshimiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.here: and Shimei
- 1 Kings 2:8שִֽׁמְעִ֨יshimiproper noun (a name)Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’here: Shimei
- 1 Kings 2:36לְשִׁמְעִ֔יleshimipreposition + proper noun (a name)Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.here: to Shimei
- 1 Kings 2:38שִׁמְעִ֤יshimiproper noun (a name)“The sentence is fair,” Shimei replied. “Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken.” And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.here: Shimei
- 1 Kings 2:38שִׁמְעִ֛יshimiproper noun (a name)“The sentence is fair,” Shimei replied. “Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken.” And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.here: Shimei
- 1 Kings 2:39לְשִׁמְעִ֔יleshimipreposition + proper noun (a name)After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”here: of Shimei
- 1 Kings 2:39לְשִׁמְעִי֙leshimipreposition + proper noun (a name)After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”here: to Shimei
- 1 Kings 2:40שִׁמְעִ֗יshimiproper noun (a name)So Shimei saddled his donkey and set out to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves, and he brought them back from Gath.here: Shimei
- 1 Kings 2:40שִׁמְעִ֔יshimiproper noun (a name)So Shimei saddled his donkey and set out to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves, and he brought them back from Gath.here: Shimei
- 1 Kings 2:41שִׁמְעִ֧יshimiproper noun (a name)When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,here: Shimei
- 1 Kings 2:42לְשִׁמְעִ֗יleshimipreposition + proper noun (a name)the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, ‘On the day you leave and go elsewhere, know for sure that you will die’? And you told me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will comply.’here: to Shimei
- 1 Kings 2:44שִׁמְעִ֗יshimiproper noun (a name)The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.here: Shimei
- 1 Kings 4:18שִׁמְעִ֥יshimiproper noun (a name)Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;here: Shimei
1 Chronicles14 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 3:19וְשִׁמְעִ֑יveshimiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The children of Zerubbabel:here: and Shimei
- 1 Chronicles 4:26שִׁמְעִ֥יshimiproper noun (a name)The sons of Mishma: Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei.here: Shimei
- 1 Chronicles 4:27וּלְשִׁמְעִ֞יuleshimiconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.here: and [belonged] to Shimei
- 1 Chronicles 5:4שִׁמְעִ֥יshimiproper noun (a name)The descendants of Joel:here: Shimei
- 1 Chronicles 6:17וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃veshimiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.here: and Shimei
- 1 Chronicles 6:29שִׁמְעִ֥יshimiproper noun (a name)The descendants of Merari:here: Shimei
- 1 Chronicles 6:42שִׁמְעִֽי׃shimiproper noun (a name)the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,here: Shimei
- 1 Chronicles 8:21שִׁמְעִֽי׃shimiproper noun (a name)Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.here: Shimei
- 1 Chronicles 23:7וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סveshimiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.here: and Shimei
- 1 Chronicles 23:9שִׁמְעִ֗יshimiproper noun (a name)The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.here: Shimei
- 1 Chronicles 23:10שִׁמְעִ֔יshimiproper noun (a name)And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.here: Shimei
- 1 Chronicles 23:10שִׁמְעִ֖יshimiproper noun (a name)And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.here: Shimei
- 1 Chronicles 25:17שִׁמְעִ֔יshimiproper noun (a name)the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;here: Shimei
- 1 Chronicles 27:27שִׁמְעִ֖יshimiproper noun (a name)Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats.here: Shimei
2 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 29:14וְשִׁמְעִ֑י סveshimiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; and Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites.here: and Shimei
- 2 Chronicles 31:12וְשִׁמְעִ֥יveshimiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)And they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes, and dedicated gifts. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.here: and Shimei
- 2 Chronicles 31:13וְשִׁמְעִ֣יveshimiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei, by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of the house of God.here: and Shimei
Ezra3 occurrences
- Ezra 10:23וְשִׁמְעִ֗יveshimiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.here: and Shimei
- Ezra 10:33שִׁמְעִֽי׃ סshimiproper noun (a name)From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.here: Shimei
- Ezra 10:38שִׁמְעִֽי׃shimiproper noun (a name)From the descendants of Binnui:here: Shimei
Same headword in Strong's