A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.8 § Shimshai = "sunny" the scribe for Rehum, the satrap of Judea for the Persian government
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H8124 — שִׁמְשַׁי
shim.shay · Shimshai · Hebrew/Aramaic
4 tagged verse occurrences
Ezra 4:8 · וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe have written a letter concerning Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, thus:Ezra 4:9 · וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙Then Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe, and the rest of their companions, Dinaites, and Apharsathchites, Tarpelites, Apharsites, Archevites, Babylonians, Susanchites, (who are Elamites),Ezra 4:17 · וְשִׁמְשַׁ֣יAn answer hath the king sent unto Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe, and the rest of their companions who are dwelling in Samaria, and the rest beyond the river, ‘Peace, and at such a time:Ezra 4:23 · וְשִׁמְשַׁ֥יThen from the time that a copy of the letter of king Artaxerxes is read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they have gone in haste to Jerusalem, unto the Jews, and caused them to cease by force and strength;