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Shammay <a href="../hebrew/8061.htm" title="8061">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Shammay: Shammay</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שַׁמַּי</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Shammay<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>SHAM-may<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(sham-mah'-ee)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Shammay<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Shammai<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root word שָׁמַם (shamam), meaning "to be desolate" or "to be appalled."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Shammay in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Shammay is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. The name is associated with the idea of desolation or astonishment, reflecting the root meaning of the word.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes reflective of circumstances surrounding a person's birth or life. The name Shammay, with its connotations of desolation, might have been given in a context of hardship or as a prophetic statement about the individual's life or the times they lived in.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm">shamem</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>three men of Isr.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Shammai (6).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שַׁמַּי</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>in Judah:</b></font> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-28.htm">1 Chronicles 2:28</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-32.htm">1 Chronicles 2:32</a>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σαμ</font>(<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">μ</font>)<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">αι</font>, etc. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-44.htm">1 Chronicles 2:44</a>,45 <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σαμαι</font> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>3</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-17.htm">1 Chronicles 4:17</a>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σεμεν</font>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σεμμαι</font>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σαμι</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Shammai <p>From <a href="/hebrew/8073.htm">Shamlay</a>; destructive; Shammai, the name of three Israelites -- Shammai. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8073.htm">Shamlay</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שַׁמַּ֔י שַׁמַּ֖י שַׁמַּ֣י שַׁמָּֽי׃ שמי שמי׃ šam·may šam·māy šammay šammāy shamMai<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/2-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 2:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְנֵי־ אוֹנָ֖ם <b> שַׁמַּ֣י </b> וְיָדָ֑ע וּבְנֵ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Onam <span class="itali">were Shammai</span> and Jada.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Onam <span class="itali">were, Shammai,</span> and Jada.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sons of Onam <span class="itali">were Shammai</span> and Jada and the sons<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/2-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 2:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְיָדָ֑ע וּבְנֵ֣י <b> שַׁמַּ֔י </b> נָדָ֖ב וַאֲבִישֽׁוּר׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And the sons <span class="itali">of Shammai</span> [were] Nadab<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And the sons <span class="itali">of Shammai;</span> Nadab,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Jada and the sons <span class="itali">of Shammai</span> Nadab and Abishur<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/2-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 2:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יָדָע֙ אֲחִ֣י <b> שַׁמַּ֔י </b> יֶ֖תֶר וְיוֹנָתָ֑ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the brother <span class="itali">of Shammai</span> [were] Jether<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the brother <span class="itali">of Shammai;</span> Jether,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Jada the brother <span class="itali">of Shammai</span> Jether and Jonathan<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/2-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 2:44</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־ <b> שַׁמָּֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> became the father <span class="itali">of Shammai.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Rekem begat <span class="itali">Shammai.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Rekem the father <span class="itali">of Shammai</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/2-45.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 2:45</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וּבֶן־ <b> שַׁמַּ֖י </b> מָע֑וֹן וּמָע֖וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The son <span class="itali">of Shammai</span> was Maon, and Maon<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And the son <span class="itali">of Shammai</span> [was] Maon:<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-45.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Shammai</span> was Maon and Maon<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/4-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 4:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִרְיָ֣ם וְאֶת־ <b> שַׁמַּ֔י </b> וְאֶת־ יִשְׁבָּ֖ח</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [and bore] Miriam, <span class="itali">Shammai</span> and Ishbah<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Miriam, <span class="itali">and Shammai,</span> and Ishbah<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> bare Miriam <span class="itali">Shammai</span> and Ishbah the father<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8060.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8060.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8060<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shammai_8060.htm">šam·may — 6 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> 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