Shammah

loss; desolation; astonishment

Shammah

(astonishment).

1. The son of Reuel the son of Esau. (Genesis 36:13,17; 1 Chronicles 1:37) (B.C. about 1700.)
2. The third son of Jesse, and brother of David. (1 Samuel 16:9; 17:13) Called also Shimea., Shimeah and Shimma.
3. One of the three greatest of David's mighty men. (2 Samuel 23:11-17) (B.C. 1061.)
4. The Harodite, one of David's mighties. (2 Samuel 23:25) He is called "SHAMMOTH the Harorite" in (1 Chronicles 11:27) and "SHAMHUTH the Izrahite" ibid. (1 Chronicles 27:8)
5. In the list of David's mighty men in (2 Samuel 23:32,33) we find "Jonathan, Shammah the Hararite;" while in the corresponding verse of (1 Chronicles 11:34) it is Jonathan.

Shammah

1. One of the three chiefs of David's thirty heroes, who shared with David and Eleazar the honor of the exploit recorded in 2 Samuel 23:11,12; 1 Chronicles 11:12-14. Another feast is described in 2 Samuel 23:13 17.

2. A brother of David, 1 Samuel 16:9; 17:13; elsewhere called Shimeah, 2 Samuel 13:3,22; 1 Chronicles 2:13.

Others of this name are mentioned, Genesis 36:13,17; 2 Samuel 23:25,33; 1 Chronicles 11:27; 27:8.

SHAMMAH

sham'-a (shammah):

(1) The son of Reuel, the son of Esau, a tribal chief of Edom (Genesis 36:13, 17 1 Chronicles 1:37, Some).

(2) The third son of Jesse and brother of David. Together with his two other brothers he fought under Saul in the campaign against the Philistines and was with the army in the valley of Elah when David slew Goliath (1 Samuel 17:13). One redactor states that he was a witness of the anointing of David by Samuel (1 Samuel 16:1-13). He was the father of Jonadab, the friend of Amnon (2 Samuel 13:3), and that Jonathan whose victory over a Philistine giant is narrated in 2 Samuel 21:20; was also his son. His name is rendered as "Shammah" (1 Samuel 16:9; 1 Samuel 17:13), "Shimeah" (2 Samuel 13:3, 12), "Shimei" (2 Samuel 21:21), and "Shimea" (1 Chronicles 2:13; 1 Chronicles 20:7).

(3) The son of Agee, a Hararite, one of the "three mighty men" of David (2 Samuel 23:11, Septuagint Samaia), who held the field against the Philistines. The parallel passage (1 Chronicles 11:10) ascribes this deed to Eleazar, the son of Dodo. The succeeding incident (2 Samuel 23:13), namely, the famous act of three of David's heroes who risked their lives to bring their leader water from the well of Bethlehem, has frequently been credited to Shammah and two other members of "the three"; but the three warriors are plainly said (2 Samuel 23:13) to belong to "the thirty"; 2 Samuel 23:33 should read "Jonathan, son of Shammah, the Hararite." Jonathan, one of David's "thirty," was a son of Shammah; the word "son" has been accidentally omitted (Driver, Budde, Kittel, etc.). The parallel passage (1 Chronicles 11:34) has "son of Shagee," which is probably, a misreading for "son of Agee." Lucian's version, "son of Shammah," is most plausible. "Shimei the son of Ela" (1 Kings 4:18) should also appear in this passage if Lucian's reading of "Ela" for "Agee" (2 Samuel 23:11) be correct.

(4) A Harodite (2 Samuel 23:25, 33), i.e. probably a native of `Ain-charod (`Ain Jalud, Judges 7:1; see HAROD). One of "the thirty" and captain of Solomon's 5th monthly course. In the parallel lists (1 Chronicles 11:27) he is called "the Harorite" (this last being a scribal error for Harodite) and "Shamhuth the Izrahate" (1 Chronicles 27:8).

Horace J. Wolf

Desert.

(1.) One of the "dukes" of Edom (Genesis 36:13, 17).

(2.) One of the sons of Jesse (1 Samuel 16:9). He is also called Shimeah (2 Samuel 13:3) and Shimma (1 Chronicles 2:13).

(3.) One of David's three mighty men (2 Samuel 23:11, 12).

(4.) One of David's mighties (2 Samuel 23:25); called also Shammoth (1 Chronicles 11:27) and Shamhuth (27:8).

8048. Shammah -- an Edomite, also several Israelites
... << 8047, 8048. Shammah. 8049 >>. an Edomite, also several Israelites. Transliteration:
Shammah Phonetic Spelling: (sham-maw') Short Definition: Shammah. ...
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3074. Yhvh Shammah -- Jehovah-shammah
Yhvh Shammah. << 3073, 3074. Yhvh Shammah. 3075 >>. Jehovah-shammah.
Transliteration: Yhvh Shammah Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-ho-vaw' shawm ...
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8047. shammah -- waste, horror
... << 8046b, 8047. shammah. 8048 >>. waste, horror. Transliteration: shammah Phonetic
Spelling: (sham-maw') Short Definition: desolation. ... shammah. 8048 >>. ...
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8049. Shamhuth -- a captain of Isr.
... NASB Word Usage Shamhuth (1). Shamhuth. For Shammah; desolation; Shamhuth, an Israelite
-- Shamhuth. see HEBREW Shammah. << 8048, 8049. Shamhuth. 8050 >>. ...
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8054. Shammoth -- one of David's heroes
... Shamoth. Plural of shammah; ruins; Shammoth, an Israelite -- Shamoth. see HEBREW
shammah. << 8053, 8054. Shammoth. 8055 >>. Strong's Numbers.
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