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Sismai

סִסְמַיStrong’s H5581

sismay (sis-may)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Sismay is the Hebrew word usually translated “sismai”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,”
1 Chronicles 2:40 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.40
How it's translated
  • sismai 1
  • and sismai 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    סִסְמַי sismay · Sismai

    A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.40; son of: Eleasah (H0501); father of: Shallum (H7967I) § Sisamai = "water crane" or "swallow" a descendant of Sheshan in the line of Jerahmeel

    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.