BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2125
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'
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8096
shim.i — Shimei
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17; son of: Gershon (H1648); brother of: Libni (H3845G); father of: Jahath (H3189I), Zizah (H2126), Jeush (H3266J) and Beriah (H1283J) Also named: shim.i (שִׁמְעִי "Shimeite" H8097) § Shimei or Shimhi or Shimi or Shimea = "renowned" 1) a Benjamite, son of Gera of the house of Saul in the time of David 2) a Benjamite, son of Elah and commissariat officer in the time of Solomon 3) the Ramathite in charge of the vineyards of David 4) son of Gershon and grandson of Levi 5) a Levite, son of Jeduthun and chief of the 10th division of singers in the time of David 6) a Levite of the sons of Heman who took part in the purification of the temple in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 7) a Levite, brother of Cononiah in charge of receiving the tithes and offerings in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah 8) a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 9) a Judaite, son of Pedaiah and brother of Zerubbabel 10) a Simeonite, son of Zacchur 11) a Reubenite, son of Gog and father of Micah 12) one of the sons of Hashum who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 13) one of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 14) a Benjamite, son of Kish, father of Jair, and grandfather of Mordecai in the time of Esther 15) a Levite, son of Jahath, grandson of Gershon, and great grandson of Levi 16) Benjamite, father of Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. Spelled 'Shimhi'
39 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8097
shim.i — Shimeite
Someone descended from Shimei who was A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17; son of: Gershon (H1648); brother of: Libni (H3845G); father of: Jahath (H3189I), Zizah (H2126), Jeush (H3266J) and Beriah (H1283J) Group of shim.i (שִׁמְעִי "Shimei" H8096) § Shimites, of Shimei "renowned" descendants of Shimei or Shimi
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2126
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'
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →A Gershonite Levite (1 Chr. 23:11).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
