7767. Shunammith

Lexicon

Shunammith: Shunammite

Original Word: שׁוּנַמִּית
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: Shuwnammiyth
Pronunciation: shoo-nam-meeth
Phonetic Spelling: (shoo-nam-meeth')
Definition: Shunammite
Meaning: a Shunammitess

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Shunamite

Patrial from Shuwnem; a Shunammitess, or female inhabitant of Shunem -- Shunamite.

see HEBREW Shuwnem

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from Shunem
Definition
female inhab. of Shunem
NASB Translation
Shunammite (8).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שׁוּנַמִּית adjective, of a people, feminine of foregoing:

1 ׳אֲבִישַׁג הַשּׁ 1 Kings 1:3,15; 1 Kings 2:17,21 (׳הַשֻּׁ), 1 Kings 2:22 (id.).

2 ׳הַשּׁ 2 Kings 4:12,25,36.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the name of the town שׁוּנֵם (Shunem), a location in the territory of Issachar.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the term "Shunammite" in the Septuagint or the New Testament, as it is a specific Hebrew ethnonym. However, the concept of a person from a particular place is common in both Hebrew and Greek texts, often indicated by the use of a similar suffix or descriptive term.

Usage: The term "Shunammite" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a woman from the town of Shunem. It is specifically used to describe two notable women: Abishag, who served King David, and the hospitable woman who provided for the prophet Elisha.

Context: The term "Shunammite" appears in the context of two significant biblical narratives. The first is Abishag the Shunammite, a young woman chosen to care for King David in his old age. Her story is found in 1 Kings 1:3-4, where she is described as very beautiful and serving the king, though the text specifies that the king did not have intimate relations with her. Abishag's presence at the court later becomes a point of contention in the succession narrative involving Adonijah and Solomon (1 Kings 2:17-22).

The second notable Shunammite is the woman who showed great hospitality to the prophet Elisha. Her story is recounted in 2 Kings 4:8-37 and 2 Kings 8:1-6. She is depicted as a wealthy and influential woman who, along with her husband, provided a room for Elisha to stay whenever he passed through Shunem. In gratitude, Elisha prophesied that she would have a son, despite her husband's old age. The child was later miraculously revived by Elisha after he died suddenly. This Shunammite woman is also noted for her wisdom and faith, as seen in her interactions with Elisha and the king of Israel.

The town of Shunem itself was located in the territory of Issachar, near the Jezreel Valley, and played a role in various biblical events, including the encampment of the Philistines before the battle of Gilboa (1 Samuel 28:4).

Forms and Transliterations

הַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑ית הַשֻּׁנַמִּ֣ית הַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית הַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖ית הַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥ית השונמית השנמית לַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣ית לשונמית haš·šu·nam·mîṯ haš·šū·nam·mîṯ hashShunamMit haššunammîṯ haššūnammîṯ laš·šū·nam·mîṯ lashshunamMit laššūnammîṯ

Englishman's Concordance

1 Kings 1:3
HEB: אֶת־ אֲבִישַׁג֙ הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית וַיָּבִ֥אוּ אֹתָ֖הּ
NAS: Abishag the Shunammite, and brought
KJV: Abishag a Shunammite, and brought
INT: and found Abishag the Shunammite and brought the king

1 Kings 1:15
HEB: מְאֹ֑ד וַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙ הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית מְשָׁרַ֖ת אֶת־
NAS: and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering
KJV: and Abishag the Shunammite ministered
INT: was very and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king

1 Kings 2:17
HEB: אֶת־ אֲבִישַׁ֥ג הַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖ית לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
NAS: me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife.
KJV: me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
INT: may give Abishag the Shunammite A wife

1 Kings 2:21
HEB: אֶת־ אֲבִישַׁ֣ג הַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑ית לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּ אָחִ֖יךָ
NAS: Let Abishag the Shunammite be given
KJV: Let Abishag the Shunammite be given
INT: be given Abishag the Shunammite to Adonijah your brother

1 Kings 2:22
HEB: אֶת־ אֲבִישַׁ֤ג הַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ לַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ וְשַֽׁאֲלִי־
NAS: Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah?
KJV: Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah?
INT: asking Abishag the Shunammite Adonijah asking

2 Kings 4:12
HEB: נַעֲר֔וֹ קְרָ֖א לַשּׁוּנַמִּ֣ית הַזֹּ֑את וַיִּקְרָא־
NAS: this Shunammite. And when he had called
KJV: Call this Shunammite. And when he had called
INT: his servant Call Shunammite he had called

2 Kings 4:25
HEB: נַעֲר֔וֹ הִנֵּ֖ה הַשּׁוּנַמִּ֥ית הַלָּֽז׃
NAS: Behold, there is the Shunammite.
KJV: Behold, [yonder is] that Shunammite:
INT: his servant Behold is the Shunammite there

2 Kings 4:36
HEB: קְרָא֙ אֶל־ הַשֻּׁנַמִּ֣ית הַזֹּ֔את וַיִּקְרָאֶ֖הָ
NAS: this Shunammite. So he called
KJV: Call this Shunammite. So he called
INT: Call about Shunammite he called

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7767
8 Occurrences

haš·šū·nam·mîṯ — 7 Occ.
laš·šū·nam·mîṯ — 1 Occ.