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Shimri

שִׁמְרִיStrong’s H8113

shimri (shim-ri)

Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Shimri is the Hebrew word usually translated “shimri”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.

“And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;”
1 Chronicles 4:37 KJV
Meaning
  1. A Simeonite, son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah
  2. Father of Jediael, one of David's mighty warriors
  3. A Merarite Levite, son of Hosah
  4. A Kohathite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan
  5. A Simeonite, son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah
  6. Father of Jediael, one of David's mighty warriors
  7. A Merarite Levite, son of Hosah
  8. A Kohathite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan
  9. A Simeonite, son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah
  10. Father of Jediael, one of David's mighty warriors
  11. A Merarite Levite, son of Hosah
  12. A Kohathite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan
  13. A Simeonite, son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah
  14. Father of Jediael, one of David's mighty warriors
  15. A Merarite Levite, son of Hosah
  16. A Kohathite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan
How it's translated
  • shimri 4

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

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 3
  • 2 Chronicles 1

2 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

שִׁמְרִי shimri · Shimri

A man of the tribe of Simeon(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.37; son of: Shemaiah (H8098C); father of: Jedaiah (H3042) § Shimri = "vigilant" 1) a Simeonite, son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah 2) father of Jediael, one of David's mighty warriors 3) a Merarite Levite, son of Hosah 4) a Kohathite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan

שִׁמְרִי shimri · Shimri

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.11.45; father of: Jediael (H3043H), Joha (H3109H) § Shimri = "vigilant" 1) a Simeonite, son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah 2) father of Jediael, one of David's mighty warriors 3) a Merarite Levite, son of Hosah 4) a Kohathite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan

שִׁמְרִי shimri · Shimri

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.10; son of: Hosah (H2621H); brother of: Hilkiah (H2518J), Tebaliah (H2882) and Zechariah (H2148F) § Shimri = "vigilant" 1) a Simeonite, son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah 2) father of Jediael, one of David's mighty warriors 3) a Merarite Levite, son of Hosah 4) a Kohathite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan

שִׁמְרִי shimri · Shimri

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.13 § Shimri = "vigilant" 1) a Simeonite, son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah 2) father of Jediael, one of David's mighty warriors 3) a Merarite Levite, son of Hosah 4) a Kohathite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan

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.