Strongs Number: H8051
- Hebrew Word
- שַׁמּוּעַ
- Transliteration
- Shammûwaʻ
- Phonetic
- sham-moo'-ah
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
renowned; {Shammua} the name of four Israelites
- BDB Definition
-
Shammua = "renowned"
1. son of Zaccur and the spy from the tribe of Reuben
2. son of David by his wife Bathsheba
a. also 'Shammuah' and 'Shimea'
3. a Levite, son of Galal and father of Abda who lived in Jerusalem after the return from exile in the time of Nehemiah
a. also 'Shemaiah'
4. a priest, head of the family of Bilgah in the time of Joiakim after the return from exile
- Origin
- From H8074
- Bible Usage
- {Shammua} Shammuah.