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Harodite

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2733

חֲרֹדִי

cha.ro.di — Harodite

Group of en cha.rod (עֵין חֲרֹד "Harod" H5878) § Harodite , of Harod "trembling" a resident or descendant of Harod otherwise unknown; two of David's 37 guards, Shammah and Elika, called Harodites

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8048

שַׁמָּה

sham.mah — Shammah

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.13; son of: Reuel (H7467); brother of: Nahath (H5184), Zerah (H2226) and Mizzah (H4199) § Shammah = "astonishment" 1) son of Reuel, grandson of Esau, and a chief of Edom 2) the 3rd son of Jesse and a brother of David 3) son of Agee the Hararite and one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors 4) the Harodite, one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors 5) another Hararite, one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8054

שַׁמּוֹת

sham.mot — Shammoth

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.25; also called Shammoth at 1Ch.11.27; Another name of sham.mah (שַׁמָּה "Shammah" H8048H) § Shammoth = "desolations" the Harodite, one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors

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Historical dictionary entry

An epithet applied to two of David’s heroes (2 Sam. 23:25). (Comp. 1 Chr. 11:27.)

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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