Shemiramoth

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Shemiramoth: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

a Levite worship leader in David's time
a Levite whom Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah

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the height of the heavens

Hebrew

Strongs #08070: twmrymv Sh@miyramowth or twmyrmv Sh@mariymowth

Shemiramoth = "name of heights"

1) a Merarite Levite in the second rank in the choir of David
2) a Levite in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah

8070 Shmiyramowth shem-ee-raw-moth'

or Shmariymowth {shem-aw-ree- moth'}; probably from 8034 and
plural of 7413; name of heights; Shemiramoth, the name of two
Israelites:-Shemiramoth.
see HEBREW for 08034
see HEBREW for 07413

Shemiramoth [EBD]

most high name. (1.) A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 17:8).

(2.) A Levite in David's time (1 Chr. 15:18, 20).

Shemiramoth [NAVE]

SHEMIRAMOTH
1. A Levite musician, 1 Chr. 15:18, 20; 16:5.
2. A Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people in the law, 2 Chr. 17:8.

SHEMIRAMOTH [ISBE]

SHEMIRAMOTH - she-mir'-a-moth, she-mi'-ra-moth, shem-i-ra'-moth (shemiramoth; in 2 Ch 17:8, Kethibh shemiramoth; Semeiramoth): The name of a Levitical family. In 1 Ch 15:18,20; 16:5 Shemiramoth is listed among the names of David's choirs; in 2 Ch 17:8 the same name is given among the Levites delegated by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law in the cities of Judah. According to Schrader (KAT (2), 366) the name is to be identified with the Assyrian Sammuramat; the latter occurs as a woman's name on the monuments, more especially on the statues of Nebo from Nimrod. Another suggestion is that Shemiramoth was originally a place-name meaning "image of Shemiram" (= name of Ram or "the Exalted One").

Horace J. Wolf