שַׁמּוּעַ

Detailed Definition

• 1son of zaccur and the spy from the tribe of reuben
• 2also 'shammuah' and 'shimea'
• 3also 'shemaiah'
• 4son of david by his wife bathsheba
• 5a levite, son of galal and father of abda who lived in jerusalem after the return from exile in the time of nehemiah
• 6a priest, head of the family of bilgah in the time of joiakim after the return from exile