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Strong's H8125 שַׁמְשְׁרַי (shamsheray)

Shamsheray means “Shamsherai” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8125
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H8125 Quick Answer

Strong's H8125 שַׁמשְׁרַי (Shamshray) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Shamshray (sham-sher-ah'-ee) n/p. 1. sunlike 2. Shamsherai, an Israelite It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include shamsherai. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Shamshray (sham-sher-ah'-ee) n/p. 1. sunlike 2. Shamsherai, an Israelite
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
shamsherai

Meaning and Definition

Shamshray (sham-sher-ah'-ee) n/p. 1. sunlike 2. Shamsherai, an Israelite [apparently from H8121] KJV: Shamsherai. Root(s): H8121

Original Word
שַׁמשְׁרַי
Transliteration
Shamshray
Derivation
Root: שׁמשׁ First root strongs: 8121
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8125. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Shamsherai

Usage: A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.26; son of: Jeroham (H3395H); brother of: Shehariah (H7841), Athaliah (H6271H), Jaareshiah (H3298), Elijah (H0452H) and Zichri (H2147J) § Shamsherai = "sunlike" a Benjamite, son of Jeroham

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How Strong's H8125 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Shamshray, 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.

Shamsherai 1 Chronicles 8:26

How Strong's H8125 Usage Compares

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.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8125 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 H8125 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H8125.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8125, grouped by book.

1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8125 FAQ

What does shamsheray (שַׁמְשְׁרַי) mean?

Shamsheray (Strong's H8125) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Shamsherai". Shamshray (sham-sher-ah'-ee) n/p. 1. sunlike 2. Shamsherai, an Israelite

How many times is shamsheray (שַׁמְשְׁרַי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H8125 across 1 book.

Where can I study shamsheray (שַׁמְשְׁרַי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8125 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shamsheray (שַׁמְשְׁרַי)?

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