Hebrew · H8096

שִׁמְעִי

Shimi , the name of twenty Israelites

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שִׁמְעִיH8096

What does שִׁמְעִי mean in the Bible?

שִׁמְעִי is a Hebrew word meaning "Shimi , the name of twenty Israelites".

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What does שִׁמְעִי mean in the Bible?

שִׁמְעִי is a Hebrew word meaning "Shimi , the name of twenty Israelites".

How does the BSB render H8096?

The BSB source-word alignment has 44 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Shimei (19), and Shimei (10), of Shimei (6), - (1), . . . (1).

Where does שִׁמְעִי appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 6:17. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (14), 1 Kings (13), 2 Samuel (8), 2 Chronicles (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
Shimei19×2 Samuel 16:7, 2 Samuel 19:21, 2 Samuel 19:23, 2 Samuel 21:21
and Shimei10×Exodus 6:17, Numbers 3:18, 1 Kings 2:38, 1 Kings 2:39
of Shimei1 Chronicles 6:42, 1 Chronicles 8:21, 1 Chronicles 23:9, 1 Chronicles 23:10
-1 Kings 2:40
. . .1 Kings 2:44
as Shimei2 Samuel 16:13
of Shimei’s1 Kings 2:39
So Shimei1 Kings 2:40
Then Shimei2 Samuel 19:16
to Shimei1 Chronicles 25:17
was Shimei2 Samuel 16:5
When Shimei2 Samuel 19:18
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 6:17
Aligned rows44
Books represented8
Exodus1Numbers12 Samuel81 Kings131 Chronicles142 Chronicles3Ezra3Esther1
Source forms
שִׁמְעִ֖י4xšim·‘î2 Samuel 16:7, 2 Samuel 19:23, 1 Chronicles 23:10, 1 Chronicles 27:27
שִׁמְעִ֥י4xšim·‘î1 Kings 4:18, 1 Chronicles 4:26, 1 Chronicles 5:4, 1 Chronicles 6:29
וְשִׁמְעִ֣י3xwə·šim·‘î2 Samuel 19:18, 1 Kings 1:8, 2 Chronicles 31:13
שִׁמְעִ֗י3xšim·‘î1 Kings 2:40, 1 Kings 2:44, 1 Chronicles 23:9
שִׁמְעִ֔י3xšim·‘î1 Kings 2:40, 1 Chronicles 23:10, 1 Chronicles 25:17
שִׁמְעִֽי׃3xšim·‘î1 Chronicles 6:42, 1 Chronicles 8:21, Ezra 10:38
וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃2xwə·šim·‘îNumbers 3:18, 1 Chronicles 6:17
לְשִׁמְעִ֔י2xlə·šim·‘î1 Kings 2:36, 1 Kings 2:39
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular27x2 Samuel 16:5, 2 Samuel 16:7, 2 Samuel 19:16, 2 Samuel 19:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular12xExodus 6:17, Numbers 3:18, 2 Samuel 16:13, 2 Samuel 19:18
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular4x1 Kings 2:36, 1 Kings 2:39, 1 Kings 2:42
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular1x1 Chronicles 4:27
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