How to Pronounce Shimei
SHIHM-ee-ai
Shimei is pronounced SHIHM-ee-ai (ˈʃɪmiːaɪ): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: SHIH-migh, SHIM-ee-eye.
What does Shimei mean?
Shimei means “Shimi, that hears or obeys; my reputation; my fame”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Shimei?
Famous. (1.) A son of Gershon, and grandson of Levi (Num. 3:18; 1 Chr. 6:17, 29); called Shimi in Ex. 6:17. (2.) A Benjamite of the house of Saul, who stoned and cursed David when he reached Bahurim in his flight from Jerusalem on the occasion of the rebellion of Absalom (2 Sam. 16:5-13). After the defeat of Absalom he “came cringing to the king, humbly suing for pardon, bringing with him a thousand of his Benjamite tribesmen, and representing that he was heartily sorry for his crime, and had hurried the first of all the house of Israel to offer homage to the king” (19:16-23).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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