What does שִׁמְעִי mean in the Bible?
שִׁמְעִי is a Hebrew word meaning "Shimi , the name of twenty Israelites".
Hebrew · H8096
שִׁמְעִי
Shimi , the name of twenty Israelites
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שִׁמְעִי H8096
What does שִׁמְעִי mean in the Bible?
שִׁמְעִי is a Hebrew word meaning "Shimi , the name of twenty Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
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 Shimei 19× 2 Samuel 16:7, 2 Samuel 19:21, 2 Samuel 19:23, 2 Samuel 21:21
and Shimei 10× Exodus 6:17, Numbers 3:18, 1 Kings 2:38, 1 Kings 2:39
of Shimei 6× 1 Chronicles 6:42, 1 Chronicles 8:21, 1 Chronicles 23:9, 1 Chronicles 23:10
- 1× 1 Kings 2:40
. . . 1× 1 Kings 2:44
as Shimei 1× 2 Samuel 16:13
of Shimei’s 1× 1 Kings 2:39
So Shimei 1× 1 Kings 2:40
Then Shimei 1× 2 Samuel 19:16
to Shimei 1× 1 Chronicles 25:17
was Shimei 1× 2 Samuel 16:5
When Shimei 1× 2 Samuel 19:18
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Exodus 6:17 וְשִׁמְעִ֖י to and Shimei Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 3:18 וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ to and Shimei Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 16:5 שִׁמְעִ֣י to was Shimei Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 16:7 שִׁמְעִ֖י to Shimei Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 16:13 וְשִׁמְעִ֡י to as Shimei Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 19:16 שִׁמְעִ֤י to Then Shimei Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 19:18 וְשִׁמְעִ֣י to When Shimei Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 19:21 שִׁמְעִ֑י to Shimei Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 19:23 שִׁמְעִ֖י to Shimei Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 21:21 שִׁמְעִי to Shimei Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 6:17
Aligned rows 44
Books represented 8
Exodus 1 Numbers 1 2 Samuel 8 1 Kings 13 1 Chronicles 14 2 Chronicles 3 Ezra 3 Esther 1
Source forms
שִׁמְעִ֖י 4x šim·‘î 2 Samuel 16:7, 2 Samuel 19:23, 1 Chronicles 23:10, 1 Chronicles 27:27
שִׁמְעִ֥י 4x šim·‘î 1 Kings 4:18, 1 Chronicles 4:26, 1 Chronicles 5:4, 1 Chronicles 6:29
וְשִׁמְעִ֣י 3x wə·šim·‘î 2 Samuel 19:18, 1 Kings 1:8, 2 Chronicles 31:13
שִׁמְעִ֗י 3x šim·‘î 1 Kings 2:40, 1 Kings 2:44, 1 Chronicles 23:9
שִׁמְעִ֔י 3x šim·‘î 1 Kings 2:40, 1 Chronicles 23:10, 1 Chronicles 25:17
שִׁמְעִֽי׃ 3x šim·‘î 1 Chronicles 6:42, 1 Chronicles 8:21, Ezra 10:38
וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ 2x wə·šim·‘î Numbers 3:18, 1 Chronicles 6:17
לְשִׁמְעִ֔י 2x lə·šim·‘î 1 Kings 2:36, 1 Kings 2:39
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 27x 2 Samuel 16:5, 2 Samuel 16:7, 2 Samuel 19:16, 2 Samuel 19:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 12x Exodus 6:17, Numbers 3:18, 2 Samuel 16:13, 2 Samuel 19:18
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 4x 1 Kings 2:36, 1 Kings 2:39, 1 Kings 2:42
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 4:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Shimi , the name of twenty Israelites
Source Gloss
Shimi , the name of twenty Israelites
Extended definition
Shimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.
Word Origins
שִׁמְעִי is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G4584 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain