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Zina

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2126

זִינָא

zi.na — Zina

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.10; son of: Shimei (H8096G); brother of: Jahath (H3189I), Jeush (H3266J) and Beriah (H1283J); also called Zina at 1Ch.23.10; Also named: zi.zah (זִיזָה "Zizah" H2125) § Zina = "well-fed" a Gershonite Levite, second son of Shimei; also called 'Zizah'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2125

זִיזָה

zi.zah — Zizah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.10; son of: Shimei (H8096G); brother of: Jahath (H3189I), Jeush (H3266J) and Beriah (H1283J); also called Zina at 1Ch.23.10; Another name of zi.na (זִינָא "Zina" H2126) § Zizah = "abundance" a Gershonite Levite, second son of Shimei; also called 'Zina'

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Historical dictionary entry

Ornament, one of the sons of Shimei (1 Chr. 23:10).

Scripture references

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

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