The meaning of Shammua; Shammuah in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

sha-mu'-a, sham'-u-a (shammua'):

(1) The Reubenite spy (Numbers 13:4, Samouel, and other forms).

(2) One of David's sons (II Samuel 5:14; I Chronicles 14:4, Sammous). In I Chronicles 3:5 he is called "Shimea."

(3) A Levite (Nehemiah 11:17); he is called "Shemaiah" in I Chronicles 9:16.

(4) The head of a priestly family (Nehemiah 12:18); a contemporary of Joiakim.


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