Strong's Number H8051
שַׁמּוּעַ
Shammuwa` · sham-moo'-ah
Transliteration:
Shammuwa`{sham-moo'-ah}
Word Origin:
from 8074
Part of Speech:
proper name masculine
Strong's Definition:
Shammua, the name of four Israelites
Usage in the KJV:
Definition:
Shammua = "renowned"
- son of Zaccur and the spy from the tribe of Reuben
- son of David by his wife Bathsheba
- also 'Shammuah' and 'Shimea'
- a Levite, son of Galal and father of Abda who lived in Jerusalem after the return from exile in the time of Nehemiah
- also 'Shemaiah'
- a priest, head of the family of Bilgah in the time of Joiakim after the return from exile
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