8049. Shamhuth
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Shamhuth: Shamhuth

Original Word: שַׁמְהוּת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Shamhuwth
Pronunciation: sham-HOOTH
Phonetic Spelling: (sham-hooth')
Definition: Shamhuth
Meaning: Shamhuth

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Shamhuth

For Shammah; desolation; Shamhuth, an Israelite -- Shamhuth.

see HEBREW Shammah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a captain of Isr.
NASB Translation
Shamhuth (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
שַׁמְהוּת proper name, masculine captain of Israel 1 Chronicles 27:8, Σαλαωθ, A ᵐ5L Σαμαωθ; prob,=II. שַׁמָּה 3b,

שְׁמוּאֵל see below שֵׁם.

שַׁמּוֺת see II. שַׁמָּה, √ שָׁמם.

שַׁמַּי see √ שׁמם. שְׁמִירָע, דָעִי#NAME?שֵׁם.

שַׁמְלַי Ezra 2:46, see שַׁלְמַי. p. 969.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁמַם (shamam), meaning "to be desolate" or "to be appalled."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Shamhuth, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament.

Usage: Shamhuth is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible.

Context: Shamhuth is mentioned in the context of King David's military organization. He is identified as one of the captains of the divisions of the army. Specifically, Shamhuth is listed as the commander of the fifth division, which served during the fifth month. This division consisted of 24,000 men. The reference to Shamhuth can be found in 1 Chronicles 27:8: "The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; in his division were 24,000 men." Shamhuth's role as a military leader highlights the structured and organized nature of David's army, reflecting the administrative and military strategies employed during his reign.

Forms and Transliterations
שַׁמְה֣וּת שמהות šam·hūṯ šamhūṯ shamHut
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 27:8
HEB: הַחֲמִישִׁ֔י הַשַּׂ֖ר שַׁמְה֣וּת הַיִּזְרָ֑ח וְעַל֙
NAS: [was] the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite;
KJV: month [was] Shamhuth the Izrahite:
INT: the fifth captain Shamhuth the Izrahite and in

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 8049
1 Occurrence


šam·hūṯ — 1 Occ.















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