Strong's Hebrew · H8096
שִׁמְעִי
Shimʻîy · shim-ee'
DefinitionShimi, the name of twenty Israelites
Derivationfrom H8088 (שֵׁמַע); famous;
KJV usageShimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.
Occurrences43 in the KJV · 39 verses
שִׁמְעִי in Scripture
Exodus 6:17
The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
Numbers 3:18
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
2 Samuel 16:5
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
2 Samuel 16:7
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
2 Samuel 16:13
And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill' s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
2 Samuel 19:16
And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
2 Samuel 19:18
And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king' s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
2 Samuel 19:21
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD' s anointed?
2 Samuel 19:23
Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.
1 Kings 1:8
But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
1 Kings 2:8
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
1 Kings 2:36
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
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