Shimei
Shimei is the name of 16 people in the Tanakh .
etymology
The Hebrew personal name שִׁמְעִי šim'î " Shimei " is a short form of a verb sentence name, the subject (and at the same time theophoric element) has been omitted. The predicate is from the root of the verbשׁמע šm ' , German' to hear 'can be derived. The name can therefore be translated as "(God) has heard". A full form of the name is Schemaya (שְׁמַעְיָה šəma'jāh andשְׁמַעְיָהוּ šəma'jāhû , “ YHWH has heard”). The Septuagint gives the name as Σεμεϊ Semei , the Vulgate as Semei .
Shimei, son of Geras
Shimei, the son of Gera, belonged to the Israelite tribe of Benjamin and the family of Saul . He is described as a resident of Bahurim, who cursed King David and threw stones and clods of earth at him when he flees from Absalom to Bahurim. Contrary to the advice of his people, David lets him go, and when he returns as king and Shimei submits, he guarantees his life ( 2 Sam 16.5–13 EU ; 2 Sam 19.17–24 EU ). On his deathbed, however, David tells his son Solomon not to leave Shimei unpunished. Solomon sends Shimei to Jerusalem and forbids him to leave the city, otherwise he will be executed. Shimei initially promises to adhere to the condition. After three years, however, he breaks the ban and travels to Gat to bring back two runaway slaves. Solomon then calls him over and has him killed. The final verse of the narrative classifies the elimination of Shimis as a dynastic precautionary measure: With Shimei, Solomon eliminated the last descendant of Saul's dynasty who could have claimed the throne, and is now the undisputed king of Israel ( 1 Kings 2,36– 46 EU ).
More name bearers
| father | children | Bible passage | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gershom | Jahat, Sisa, Jëusch and Beria | Ex 6.17 EU , 1 Chr 6 EU , 1 Chr 23.10 EU | Ancestor of the Shimites, ancestor of the temple singers Etan and Asaf |
| 1 Kings 1,8 EU , 1 Kings 4,18 EU | Supporter of Solomon after the death of David, together with the priest Zadok, Benaja, the son of Jehoiada, the prophet Nathan, Reï and the heroes of David against Adonijja, Joab and Abiatar, appointed by Solomon as governor in the area Benjamin | ||
| Kish | Jaïr | Est 2.5 EU | Grandfather Mordechais , Benjaminite, the name creates a historical reference to the Saul house, it is an anachronism in the Ester book |
| Esr 10.23 EU | lives in mixed marriage | ||
| Esr 10.33 EU | Descendant of Hashum, lives in mixed marriage | ||
| Esr 10.38 EU | Descendant of Binnuis, lives in mixed marriage | ||
| Pedaja | 1 Chr 3.19 EU | Grandson of King Jehoiachin, who was deported to Babylon in 597 | |
| Mischma | 16 sons, 6 daughters | 1 Chr 4.26 EU | 7th generation descendant of Simeon |
| Gog | 1 Chr 5.4 EU | Rubenites | |
| Libni | United States | 1 Chr 6.14 EU | Great-grandson of Merari, Levi's third son |
| Jakim, Sichri, Sabdi, Eliënai, Zilletai, Eliël, Adaja, Beraja and Schimrat | 1 Chr 8,13 EU | Benjaminite, head of the family in Ajalon | |
| Do it | 1 Chr 25.17 EU | Levite, on whom the tenth lot falls in the division of the groups of singers and musicians | |
| 1 Chr 27.27 EU | Overseer appointed by David over the vineyards, from Rama | ||
| 2 Chr 29.14 EU | Levite, descendant of Heman, supporter of the cultic reforms under Hezekiah, possibly identical to the following | ||
| 2 Chr 31.12-13 EU | Brother and assistant to Konanyas, appointed by Hezekiah to oversee the collection of the donations for the sanctuary and the priests |
literature
- Thomas Hieke : Schemaja / Schimi. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (Eds.): The Scientific Biblical Lexicon on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff.
- Fritz Rienecker : Lexicon of the Bible ; Wuppertal: Brockhausverlag, 1991 2 ; P. 1303
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Rechenmacher : Old Hebrew personal names , Münster 2012, p. 138.