The meaning of “שַׁמּוּעַ”
Understanding Shammûwaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Shammua, Shammuah. - § Shammua = "renowned" - Shammua, the name of four Israelites 1) son of Zaccur and the spy from the...
שַׁמּוּעַ
Shammua, Shammuah. - § Shammua = "renowned" - Shammua, the name of four Israelites 1) son of Zaccur and the spy from the tribe of Reuben 2) son of David by his wife Bathsheba 2a) also 'Shammuah' and 'Shimea' 3) aLevite, son of Galal and father of Abda who lived in Jerusalem after the return from exile in the time of Nehemiah 3a) also 'Shemaiah' 4) a priest, head of the family of Bilgah in the time of Joiakim after the return from exile
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 13:4 | “And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.” Word: שַׁמּוּעַ (Shammûwaʻ) | |
| 2 Samuel 5:14 | “And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,” Word: שַׁמּוּעַ (Shammûwaʻ) | |
| 1 Chronicles 14:4 | “Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,” Word: שַׁמּוּעַ (Shammûwaʻ) | |
| Nehemiah 11:17 | “And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.” Word: שַׁמּוּעַ (Shammûwaʻ) | |
| Nehemiah 12:18 | “Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;” Word: שַׁמּוּעַ (Shammûwaʻ) |