שַׁמָּהShammâh
Shammah, the name of an Edomite and four Israelites
Pronunciation: sham-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8048
Meanings
1. in Edom (Genesis 36:13; Genesis 36:17; 1 Chronicles 1:37)
2. third son of Jesse (1 Samuel 16:9; 1 Samuel 17:13)
3. heroes of David
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 36:13 The descendants of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the descendants of Esau’s wife Basemath.
- Genesis 36:17 The descendants of Esau’s son Reuel became the leaders of the clans of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Reuel. All these were descendants of Esau’s wife Basemath.
- 1 Samuel 16:9 Next Jesse summoned Shimea, but Samuel said, “Neither is this the one the Lord has chosen.”
- 1 Samuel 17:13 Jesse’s three oldest sons—Eliab, Abinadab, and Shimea—had already joined Saul’s army to fight the Philistines.
- 2 Samuel 23:25 Shammah from Harod; Elika from Harod;
- 2 Samuel 23:33 son of Shagee from Harar; Ahiam son of Sharar from Harar;
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).