שַׁמּוּעַShammûwaʻ

Shammua, the name of four Israelites

Pronunciation: sham-moo'-ah · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8051

Meanings

1. son of David (2 Samuel 5:14; 1 Chronicles 14:4)

2. Reubenite (Numbers 13:4)

3. Levite (Nehemiah 11:17; 1 Chronicles 9:16; 1 Chronicles 12:18)

Same root

שָׁמֵםshâmêm · H8074to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

Numbers 13:4 These were the tribes and the names of their leaders:TribeLeaderReuben Shammua son of Zaccur
2 Samuel 5:14 These are the names of David’s sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
1 Chronicles 14:4 These are the names of David’s sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
Nehemiah 11:17 Also Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, a descendant of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer. Also Bakbukiah, who was Mattaniah’s assistant, and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
Nehemiah 12:18 Shammua was leader of the family of Bilgah. Jehonathan was leader of the family of Shemaiah.

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).