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Zimmah
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Zimmah: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
son of Jahath of Gershom son of Levi
son of Shimei of Gershom of Levi; ancestor of Asaph
father of Joah (Gershon Levi), a temple cleaner under Hezekiah
thought; wickedness
son of Shimei of Gershom of Levi; ancestor of Asaph
father of Joah (Gershon Levi), a temple cleaner under Hezekiah
thought; wickedness
Hebrew
Strongs #02155: hmz Zimmah
Zimmah = "plotter"1) a Gershonite Levite, son of Jahath
2) another Gershonite, son of Shimei; perhaps the same as 1 above
3) father or ancestor of Joah, a Gershonite in the reign of Hezekiah
2155 Zimmah zim-maw'
the same as 2154; Zimmah, the name of twoIsraelites:-Zimmah.
see HEBREW for 02154
Zimmah [EBD]
mischief. (1.) A Gershonite Levite (1 Chr. 6:20).
(2.) Another Gershonite Levite (1 Chr. 6:42).
(3.) The father of Joah (2 Chr. 29:12).
Zimmah [NAVE]
ZIMMAH1. A son of Jahath, 1 Chr. 6:20.
2. Two Gershonites, 1 Chr. 6:42; 2 Chr. 29:12.
ZIMMAH [SMITH]
(purpose).- A Gershonite Levite, son of Jahath. (1 Chronicles 6:20) (B.C. after 1706.)
- Another Gershonite, son of Shimei, (1 Chronicles 6:42) possibly the same as the preceding.
- Father of ancestor of Joab, a Gershonite in the reign of Hezekiah. (2 Chronicles 29:12) (B.C. before 726.) At a much earlier period we find the same collocation of names, Zimmah and Joah as father and son. (1 Chronicles 6:20)
ZIMMAH [ISBE]
ZIMMAH - zim'-a (zimmah, perhaps "device," "plan"): A Gershonite Levite (1 Ch 6:20 (Hebrew, verse 5); also in 6:42 (Hebrew verse 27); 2 Ch 29:12). See Curtis, Chronicles, 130, 134 ff.