# H8096 שִׁמְעִי

שִׁמְעִי (Shimʻîy), Strong’s H8096: Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites KJV: Shimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.. Occurs 44 times.

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*Shimʻîy* — Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites

KJV: Shimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.

Derived from [שֵׁמַע shêmaʻ](https://besorah.bible/word/H8088) (something heard)

Occurs 44 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- שִׁמְעִי 43 n.pr.m.
- 1 in Benj.
- 2 a Ramathite
- 3 Levites
- 4 brother of Zerub.
- 5 in Simeon
- 6 in Reuben
- 7 1
- 8 post-ex. names
- 9 grandfather of Mordecai
- 10 2

## Where it occurs
- [Exodus 6:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/6?v=17) — The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.
- [Numbers 3:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/3?v=18) — These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
- [2 Samuel 16:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/16?v=5) — When King David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of Saul’s house came out, whose name was Shimei, the son…
- [2 Samuel 16:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/16?v=7) — Shimei said when he cursed, “Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and wicked fellow!
- [2 Samuel 16:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/16?v=13) — So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, threw…
- [2 Samuel 19:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/19?v=17) — Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King…
- [2 Samuel 19:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/19?v=19) — A ferry boat went to bring over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. Shimei the son of Gera fell down…
- [2 Samuel 19:22](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/19?v=22) — But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s…
- [2 Samuel 19:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/19?v=24) — The king said to Shimei, “You will not die.” The king swore to him.
- [2 Samuel 21:21](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/21?v=21) — When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, killed him.