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שִׁמְעַת H8100

H8100 is the Hebrew word שִׁמְעַת, transliterated Shimʻath and said shim-awth'. The King James Version most often renders it shimeath.

Word: שִׁמְעַתTransliteration: ShimʻathSaid: shim-awth'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

Shimath, an Ammonitess.

Where it comes from

feminine of H8088 (שֵׁמַע); annunciation.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

shimeath 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: Shimath.

Verses using שִׁמְעַת

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

2 Kings 12:21 · KJV

For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 24:26 · KJV

And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8100 mean?

H8100 is the Hebrew word שִׁמְעַת (Shimʻath), meaning Shimath, an Ammonitess.

How is H8100 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it shimeath (2 times).

How many times does H8100 appear in the Bible?

שִׁמְעַת (Shimʻath) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8100 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H8088 (שֵׁמַע); annunciation.

Nearby entries

H8097 · שִׁמְעִי — a Shimite (collectively) or descendants of Shimi H8098 · שְׁמַעְיָה — Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites H8099 · שִׁמְעֹנִי — a Shimonite (collectively) or descendants of Shimon H8101 · שִׁמְעָתִי — a Shimathite (collectively) or descendants of Shimah H8102 · שֶׁמֶץ — an inkling H8103 · שִׁמְצָה — scornful whispering (of hostile spectators)

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