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Shamhuth

שַׁמְהוּתStrong’s H8049

shamhut (sham-hut)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

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

“The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.”
1 Chronicles 27:8 KJV
Meaning
  1. The 5th captain (of the military divisions) for the 5th month in the time of Davidalso 'Shammoth' ( H08054) and 'Shammah' ( sham.mah (שַׁמָּה "Shammah" H8048))
How it's translated
  • shamhuth 1

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

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Hebrew dictionary

    שַׁמְהוּת shamhut · Shamhuth

    A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.8 § Shamhuth = "desolation" 1) the 5th captain (of the military divisions) for the 5th month in the time of David 1a) also 'Shammoth' ( H08054) and 'Shammah' ( sham.mah (שַׁמָּה "Shammah" H8048))

    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.