Shammai
שַׁמַּיStrong’s H8060shammay (sham-may)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shammay is the Hebrew word usually translated “shammai”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.”
Meaning
- A Judaite, son of Onam and descendant of Jerahmeel
- A Judaite, son of Rekem, father of Maon, and descendant of Jerahmeel's brother, Caleb
- A Judaite, son of Mered and brother of Miriam and Ishbah
- A Judaite, son of Onam and descendant of Jerahmeel
- A Judaite, son of Rekem, father of Maon, and descendant of Jerahmeel's brother, Caleb
- A Judaite, son of Mered and brother of Miriam and Ishbah
- A Judaite, son of Onam and descendant of Jerahmeel
- A Judaite, son of Rekem, father of Maon, and descendant of Jerahmeel's brother, Caleb
- A Judaite, son of Mered and brother of Miriam and Ishbah
How it's translated
- shammai 6
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 5
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 2:32And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.
- 1 Chronicles 2:44And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
- 1 Chronicles 2:45And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
- 1 Chronicles 4:17And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
Hebrew dictionary
שַׁמַּי shammay · Shammai
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.28; son of: Onam (H0208H); brother of: Jada (H3047); father of: Nadab (H5070I) and Abishur (H0051) § Shammai = "desolate" 1) a Judaite, son of Onam and descendant of Jerahmeel 2) a Judaite, son of Rekem, father of Maon, and descendant of Jerahmeel's brother, Caleb 3) a Judaite, son of Mered and brother of Miriam and Ishbah
שַׁמַּי shammay · Shammai
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.44; son of: Rekem (H7552I); father of: Maon (H4584H) § Shammai = "desolate" 1) a Judaite, son of Onam and descendant of Jerahmeel 2) a Judaite, son of Rekem, father of Maon, and descendant of Jerahmeel's brother, Caleb 3) a Judaite, son of Mered and brother of Miriam and Ishbah
שַׁמַּי shammay · Shammai
A man of the tribe of Judah(?) living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.17; son of: Mered (H4778)(?) and Bithiah (H1332); brother of: Miriam (H4813H) and Ishbah (H3431); half-brother of: Jered (H3382H)(?), Heber (H2268I)(?) and Jekuthiel (H3354)(?) § Shammai = "desolate" 1) a Judaite, son of Onam and descendant of Jerahmeel 2) a Judaite, son of Rekem, father of Maon, and descendant of Jerahmeel's brother, Caleb 3) a Judaite, son of Mered and brother of Miriam and Ishbah
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.