Know the Word.

Hebrew word

Shimʻîy

shim-ee'

שִׁמְעִי

What it means

a Shimite or descendants of Shimi

a Shimite (collectively) or descendants of Shimi

Where it comes from

patronymically from Shimʻîy (שִׁמְעִי)

How the King James translates it

  • shimites1
  • shimei1

Every place it appears 2

Numbers3:21
Zechariah12:13