7767. Shunammith

Strong's 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

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "Shunammith" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew text.

Usage: The term "Shunammith" refers to a female inhabitant of Shunem. In the Bible, it is used to describe two notable women: the Shunammite woman who showed hospitality to the prophet Elisha and the Shulammite woman in the Song of Solomon, often considered to be the same person or a representation of an idealized beloved.

Cultural and Historical Background: Shunem was a town located in the territory of Issachar, near the Jezreel Valley. It was strategically positioned and known for its fertile land. The Shunammite woman in the narrative of Elisha is depicted as a wealthy and influential figure, demonstrating the role and status women could hold in ancient Israelite society. Her interactions with Elisha highlight the cultural importance of hospitality and the prophetic tradition in Israel.

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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Shunamite

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

see HEBREW Shuwnem

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.