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שִׁמְעָתִי

𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤉

Shimeati

H8101 noun

SILEX Entry

Root שׁמע to hear, listen, obey

Definition

A descendant or clan member of Shimʻah (שִׁמְעָה), a personal name; refers specifically to an identified group or lineage traced to an ancestor named Shimʻah within genealogical lists.

Semantic Range

member of the Shimʻah clan, descendant of Shimʻah, collective designation for families from Shimʻah

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root שׁמע (sh-m-ʿ), meaning 'to hear, listen, obey'; the form שִׁמְעָתִי is a gentilic or clan designation formed by adding the -ִי suffix to the personal name שִׁמְעָה (Shimʻah), denoting descent or affiliation.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, שִׁמְעָתִי appears in genealogical contexts to indicate members of a family, lineage, or clan associated with Shimʻah, notably in 1 Chronicles 2:55, where the 'Shimʻathites' are listed among the scribal families of Yabes in Judah. This gentilic form echoes common Israelite naming practice, in which community identity is anchored in ancestral figures. The formation does not refer to a geographic region but to familial or clan descent. English translations often render this term directly as 'Shimeathites' or 'Shimathites,' sometimes obscuring its character as a plural gentilic. The term should be understood as an indicator of clan identity within the social structure of Israelite and Judahite society. It is distinct from purely personal names and from toponyms.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

patronymically from שִׁמְעָה; a Shimathite (collectively) or descendants of Shimah; Shimeathites.

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Root Family

שׁמע (sh-m-ʿ) — to hear, listen, obey

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1953 הוֹשָׁמָע Yahweh-has-heard
H3460 יִשְׁמַעְיָה Yahweh hears
H4926 מִשְׁמָע to report-of
H4928 מִשְׁמַעַת their obedience
H8037 שַׁמָּא he heard

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8101-01 שִׁמְעָתִ֖ים shimeatim HNgmpa the Shimeathites Shimʻah clansmen 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8101-01 1 Chronicles 2:55 שִׁמְעָתִ֖ים shimeatim HNgmpa the Shimeathites Shimʻah clansmen
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