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שִׁמְעִי H8096

H8096 is the Hebrew word שִׁמְעִי, transliterated Shimʻîy and said shim-ee'. The King James Version most often renders it shimei.

Word: שִׁמְעִיTransliteration: ShimʻîySaid: shim-ee'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 36 verses

What it means

Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites.

Where it comes from

from H8088 (שֵׁמַע); famous.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 40 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

shimei 36×shimi 1×hast with thee shimei 1×moreover to shimei 1×shimhi 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Shimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.

Verses using שִׁמְעִי

All 36 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 6:17 · KJV

The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

2 Samuel 16:5 · KJV

And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

2 Samuel 16:7 · KJV

And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

2 Samuel 16:13 · KJV

And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

2 Samuel 19:16 · KJV

And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.

2 Samuel 19:18 · KJV

And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;

2 Samuel 19:21 · KJV

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?

2 Samuel 19:23 · KJV

Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

1 Kings 1:8 · KJV

But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

1 Kings 2:8 · KJV

And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

1 Kings 2:36 · KJV

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.

1 Kings 2:38 · KJV

And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

1 Kings 2:39 · KJV

And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.

1 Kings 2:40 · KJV

And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

1 Kings 2:41 · KJV

And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.

1 Kings 2:42 · KJV

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.

1 Kings 2:44 · KJV

The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;

1 Kings 4:18 · KJV

Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

1 Chronicles 3:19 · KJV

And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:

1 Chronicles 4:26 · KJV

And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

1 Chronicles 4:27 · KJV

And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.

1 Chronicles 5:4 · KJV

The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

1 Chronicles 6:17 · KJV

And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.

1 Chronicles 6:29 · KJV

The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,

1 Chronicles 6:42 · KJV

The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

1 Chronicles 8:21 · KJV

And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;

1 Chronicles 23:7 · KJV

Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

1 Chronicles 23:9 · KJV

The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.

1 Chronicles 23:10 · KJV

And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.

1 Chronicles 25:17 · KJV

The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

1 Chronicles 27:27 · KJV

And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:

2 Chronicles 29:14 · KJV

And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.

2 Chronicles 31:12 · KJV

And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.

2 Chronicles 31:13 · KJV

And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

Ezra 10:23 · KJV

Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

Esther 2:5 · KJV

Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

Common questions

What does Strong's H8096 mean?

H8096 is the Hebrew word שִׁמְעִי (Shimʻîy), meaning Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites.

How is H8096 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it shimei (36 times), shimi (1 time), hast with thee shimei (1 time), moreover to shimei (1 time), shimhi (1 time).

How many times does H8096 appear in the Bible?

שִׁמְעִי (Shimʻîy) is tagged in 36 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8096 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H8088 (שֵׁמַע); famous.

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