Shammua
שַׁמּוּעַStrong’s H8051shammua (sham-mu-a)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shammua is the Hebrew word usually translated “shammua”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.”
Meaning
- Son of Zaccur and the spy from the tribe of Reuben
- Son of David by his wife Bathshebaalso 'Shammuah' and 'Shimea'
- ALevite, son of Galal and father of Abda who lived in Jerusalem after the return from exile in the time of Nehemiahalso 'Shemaiah'
- A priest, head of the family of Bilgah in the time of Joiakim after the return from exile
- A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.14
- Son of Zaccur and the spy from the tribe of Reuben
- Son of David by his wife Bathshebaalso 'Shammuah' and 'Shimea'
- ALevite, son of Galal and father of Abda who lived in Jerusalem after the return from exile in the time of Nehemiahalso 'Shemaiah'
- A priest, head of the family of Bilgah in the time of Joiakim after the return from exile
How it's translated
- shammua 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Nehemiah 2
- Numbers 1
- 2 Samuel 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 5:14And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
- 1 Chronicles 14:4Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,
- Nehemiah 11:17And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
- Nehemiah 12:18Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
Hebrew dictionary
שַׁמּוּעַ shammua · 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
שַׁמּוּעַ shammua · 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; …
שַׁמּוּעַ shammua · 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
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.