Shammua שַׁמּוּעַ

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Shammua
שַׁמּוּעַ
Transliterationshammua
Strong's numberH8051 (H8051H, H8051G, H8051I, H8051J)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechname of a man
GlossShammua
Occurrences5 in 5 verses
Most frequent inNehemiah (2)

Shammua (Hebrew שַׁמּוּעַ, Strong's H8051) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Shammua”. It occurs 5 times.

Definition

H8051H: Shammua

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.14;
son of: David (H1732) and Bathsheba (H1339);
brother of: Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416) and Solomon (H8010);
half-brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N); also called Shimea at 1Ch.3.5;
Also named: shim.ah, shim.a (שִׁמְעָא, שִׁמְעָה "Shimea" H8092J)
§ Shammua = "renowned"
1) son of Zaccur and the spy from the tribe of Reuben
2) son of David by his wife Bathsheba
2a) also 'Shammuah' and 'Shimea'
3) aLevite, son of Galal and father of Abda who lived in Jerusalem after the return from exile in the time of Nehemiah
3a) also 'Shemaiah'
4) a priest, head of the family of Bilgah in the time of Joiakim after the return from exile

H8051G: Shammua

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.13.4;
son of: Zaccur (H2139)
§ Shammua = "renowned"
1) son of Zaccur and the spy from the tribe of Reuben
2) son of David by his wife Bathsheba
2a) also 'Shammuah' and 'Shimea'
3) aLevite, son of Galal and father of Abda who lived in Jerusalem after the return from exile in the time of Nehemiah
3a) also 'Shemaiah'
4) a priest, head of the family of Bilgah in the time of Joiakim after the return from exile

H8051I: Shammua

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.18
§ Shammua = "renowned"
1) son of Zaccur and the spy from the tribe of Reuben
2) son of David by his wife Bathsheba
2a) also 'Shammuah' and 'Shimea'
3) aLevite, son of Galal and father of Abda who lived in Jerusalem after the return from exile in the time of Nehemiah
3a) also 'Shemaiah'
4) a priest, head of the family of Bilgah in the time of Joiakim after the return from exile

H8051J: Shammua

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.16;
son of: Galal (H1559H);
father of: Obadiah (H5662K); also called Shammua at Neh.11.17;
Another name of she.ma.yah (שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ "Shemaiah" H8098F)
§ Shammua = "renowned"
1) son of Zaccur and the spy from the tribe of Reuben
2) son of David by his wife Bathsheba
2a) also 'Shammuah' and 'Shimea'
3) aLevite, son of Galal and father of Abda who lived in Jerusalem after the return from exile in the time of Nehemiah
3a) also 'Shemaiah'
4) a priest, head of the family of Bilgah in the time of Joiakim after the return from exile

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVshammua (5)
BSBshammua (5)

Verses

Every verse with Shammua, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Numbers

2 Samuel

1 Chronicles

Nehemiah

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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