Zimmah
זִמָּהStrong’s H2155zimmah (zim-mah)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Zimmah is the Hebrew word usually translated “zimmah”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,”
Meaning
- A Gershonite Levite, son of Jahath
- Another Gershonite, son of Shimei; perhaps the same as 1 above
- Father or ancestor of Joah, a Gershonite in the reign of Hezekiah
- A Gershonite Levite, son of Jahath
- Another Gershonite, son of Shimei; perhaps the same as 1 above
- Father or ancestor of Joah, a Gershonite in the reign of Hezekiah
How it's translated
- zimmah 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 2
- 2 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 6:42The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
- 2 Chronicles 29:12Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
Hebrew dictionary
זִמָּה zimmah · Zimmah
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.20; son of: Shimei (H8096V); father of: Joah (H3098H) § Zimmah = "plotter" 1) a Gershonite Levite, son of Jahath 2) another Gershonite, son of Shimei; perhaps the same as 1 above 3) father or ancestor of Joah, a Gershonite in the reign of Hezekiah
זִמָּה zimmah · Zimmah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.12; father of: Joah (H3098K) § Zimmah = "plotter" 1) a Gershonite Levite, son of Jahath 2) another Gershonite, son of Shimei; perhaps the same as 1 above 3) father or ancestor of Joah, a Gershonite in the reign of Hezekiah
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.