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Strong's G4584 Σεμεΐ (semei)

Semei - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4584 — maon in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4584
Language Greek
Linked Usages 42
Books 10

Strong's G4584 Quick Answer

Strong's G4584 Σεμεΐ (Semei) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Semei (sem-eh-ee"') n/p. 1. Semei (i.e. Shimi), an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H8096)] It has 42 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include semei. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
Semei (sem-eh-ee"') n/p. 1. Semei (i.e. Shimi), an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H8096)]
Usage
42 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
semei

Meaning and Definition

Semei (sem-eh-ee"') n/p. 1. Semei (i.e. Shimi), an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H8096)] KJV: Semei Root(s): H8096

Original Word
Σεμεΐ
Transliteration
Semei
Derivation
Root: שִׁמעִי R1: 8096
Morphology
Name Person

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4584. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's G4584 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Semei, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Semei Luke 3:26

How Strong's G4584 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 40 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4584 (Σεμεΐ) appears 46 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4584 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4584 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Luke 3:26 KJV

Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

Strong's G4584 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

40 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 6:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And these are the sons of Gershon, Libni and Shimei, the houses of their family. And the sons of Kohath,

Numbers 3:18 Septuagint / Brenton

And these are the names of the sons of Gershon according to their families; Libni and Shimei:

Numbers 3:21 Septuagint / Brenton

To Gershon belongs the family of Libni, and the family of Shimei: these are the families of Gershon.

Strong's G4584 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 9:33 Septuagint / Brenton

And of the sons of Hashum; Altaneus, and Mattattah, and Zabad, Eliphelet, and Manasseh, and Shimei.

Usage Excerpts

First 42 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4584.

Exodus 6:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these are the sons of Gershon, Libni and Shimei, the houses of their family. And the sons of Kohath,
Numbers 3:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon according to their families; Libni and Shimei:
Numbers 3:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To Gershon belongs the family of Libni, and the family of Shimei: these are the families of Gershon.
2 Kingdoms 16:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King David came to Bahurim; and, behold, there came out from thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, and his name was Shimei the son of Gera. He came forth and cursed as he went,
2 Kingdoms 16:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thus Shimei said when he cursed him, Go out, go out, thou bloody man, and man of sin.
2 Kingdoms 16:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David and all the men with him went on the way: and Shimei went by the side of the hill next to him, cursing as he went, and casting stones at him, and sprinkling him with dirt.
2 Kingdoms 19:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, of Bahurim, hastened and went down with the men of Judah to meet King David.
2 Kingdoms 19:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and they performed the service of bringing the king over; and there went over a ferryboat to remove the household of the king, and to do that which was right in his eyes. And Shimei the son of Gera fell on his face before the king, as he went over Jordan;
2 Kingdoms 19:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei therefore be put to death, because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?
2 Kingdoms 19:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said to Shimei, Thou shalt not die: and the king swore to him.
2 Kingdoms 21:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he defied Israel, and Jonathan son of Shimei brother of David, smote him.
3 Kingdoms 1:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men of David, did not follow Adonijah.
3 Kingdoms 2:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjaminite of Bahurim: and he cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went into the camp; and he came down to Jordan to meet me, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
3 Kingdoms 2:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
3 Kingdoms 2:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
is the word that thou hast spoken, my lord O king: thus will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem three years.
3 Kingdoms 2:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
are in Gath.
3 Kingdoms 2:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
3 Kingdoms 2:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
3 Kingdoms 2:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
3 Kingdoms 2:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
own head.
1 Chronicles 3:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sons of Pedaiah; Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister.
1 Chronicles 4:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hammuel his son, Sabud his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
1 Chronicles 4:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Shimei had sixteen sons, and six daughters; and his brethren had not many sons, neither did all their families multiply as the sons of Judah.
1 Chronicles 5:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The sons of Joel; Shemaiah, and Benaiah his son: and the sons of Gog the son of Shemaiah.
1 Chronicles 6:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these are the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 6:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son;
1 Chronicles 6:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the son of Adaiah, the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
1 Chronicles 23:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And for the family of Gershon, Ladan, and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 23:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The sons of Shimei; Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three: these were the chiefs of the families of Ladan.
1 Chronicles 23:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to the sons of Shimei, Jahath, and Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah: these were the four sons of Shimei.
1 Chronicles 25:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To Jeduthun were reckoned the sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, and Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six after their father Jeduthun, sounding loudly on the harp thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.
1 Chronicles 25:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the tenth Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
1 Chronicles 27:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And over the fields was Shimei of Ramah; and over the treasures of wine in the fields was Zabdi the son of Shiphmi.
2 Chronicles 29:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and of the sons of Heman; Jehuel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
2 Chronicles 31:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and they brought thither the firstfruits and the tithes faithfully: and Conaniah the Levite was superintendent over them, and Shimei his brother was next.
2 Chronicles 31:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, and his sons, were appointed by Conaniah and Shimei his brother, as Hezekiah the king, and Azariah who was over the house of the Lord commanded.
2 Chronicles 31:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
by the hand of Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, and Amariah, and Shecaniah, by the hand of the priests faithfully, to give to their brethren according to the courses, as well to great as small;
Ezra 10:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
Ezra 10:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
Nehemiah 6:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
Luke 3:26 New Testament, KJV
Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,
1 Esdras 9:33 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And of the sons of Hashum; Altaneus, and Mattattah, and Zabad, Eliphelet, and Manasseh, and Shimei.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4584, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4584 FAQ

What does semei (Σεμεΐ) mean?

Semei (Strong's G4584) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Semei". Semei (sem-eh-ee"') n/p. 1. Semei (i.e. Shimi), an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H8096)]

How many times is semei (Σεμεΐ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 42 linked usages for Strong's G4584 across 10 books.

Where can I study semei (Σεμεΐ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4584 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate semei (Σεμεΐ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as semei. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4584 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 40 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4584, with linked reader references where each row is available.