Shammay means “Shammai” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Strong's H8060 שַׁמַּי (Shammay) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Shammay (sham-mah'-ee) n/p. 1. destructive 2. Shammai, the name of three Israelites It has 5 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include shammai. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Shammay (sham-mah'-ee) n/p. 1. destructive 2. Shammai, the name of three Israelites [from H8073] KJV: Shammai. Root(s): H8073
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Shammai
Usage: A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.28; son of: Onam (H0208H); brother of: Jada (H3047); father of: Nadab (H5070I) and Abishur (H0051) § Shammai = "desolate" 1) a Judaite, son of Onam and descendant of Jerahmeel 2) a Judaite, son of Rekem, father of Maon, and descendant of Jerahmeel's brother, Caleb 3) a Judaite, son of Mered and brother of Miriam and Ishbah
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Shammay, 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.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. 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.
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5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab and Abishur.
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8060.
And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab and Abishur.
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8060, grouped by book.
Shammay (Strong's H8060) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Shammai". Shammay (sham-mah'-ee) n/p. 1. destructive 2. Shammai, the name of three Israelites
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H8060 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8060 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as shammai. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.