Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H8124
שִׁמְשַׁי
shim.shay · “Shimshai”
Used 4 times across 1 book
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.8
§ Shimshai = "sunny"
the scribe for Rehum, the satrap of Judea for the Persian government
§ Shimshai = "sunny"
the scribe for Rehum, the satrap of Judea for the Persian government
Where it appears
Ezra4
In the text
Ezra 4:8Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:Ezra 4:9Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,Ezra 4:17Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.Ezra 4:23Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
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