The meaning of “שְׁלֹמִית”
Understanding Shᵉlômîyth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or שׁלוֹמִית Shlôwmîyth (shel-o-meeth'); (Ezra 8:10), from שָׁלוֹם; peaceableness Shelomith. - § Shelomith = "peaceful" ...
שְׁלֹמִית
or שׁלוֹמִית Shlôwmîyth (shel-o-meeth'); (Ezra 8:10), from שָׁלוֹם; peaceableness Shelomith. - § Shelomith = "peaceful" - Shelomith, the name of five Israelites and three Israelitesses n pr m 1) a Gershonite Levite, son of Zichri in the time of David 1a) also 'Shelomoth'; same as שְׁלֹמוֹת 2) son of king Rehoboam of Judah by Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom 3) head of a family of exiles who returned with Ezra n pr f 4) a woman of Dan, daughter of Dibri, and mother of a son who blasphemed God and was stoned to death in the time of Moses 5) daughter of Zerubbabel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 24:11 | “And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)” Word: שְׁלֹמִית (Shᵉlômîyth) | |
| 1 Chronicles 23:18 | “Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.” Word: שְׁלֹמִית (Shᵉlômîyth) | |
| 2 Chronicles 11:20 | “And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.” Word: שְׁלֹמִית (Shᵉlômîyth) | |
| Ezra 8:10 | “And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.” Word: שְׁלֹמִית (Shᵉlômîyth) |