8125. Shamsheray
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Shamsheray: Shamsheray

Original Word: שַׁמְשֵׁרַי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Shamsheray
Pronunciation: sham-sheh-RAI
Phonetic Spelling: (sham-sher-ah'-ee)
Definition: Shamsheray
Meaning: Shamsherai

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh), meaning "sun."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Shamsheray, as it is a unique Hebrew proper noun. However, Greek names or terms related to the sun, such as Ἥλιος (Helios), might conceptually correspond in terms of thematic elements.

Usage: Shamsheray is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. The name likely means "sun-like" or "servant of the sun," reflecting the cultural significance of the sun in ancient Near Eastern societies.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel and surrounding cultures, names often held significant meanings and were sometimes linked to natural elements or deities. The sun was a powerful symbol, often associated with strength, guidance, and divine presence. Names incorporating "shemesh" (sun) could imply attributes of brightness, strength, or divine favor.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as shemesh
Definition
a Benjamite
NASB Translation
Shamsherai (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
שַׁמְשְׁרַי proper name, masculine in Benjamin 1 Chronicles 8:26, Ισμασαρια, A Σαμσαρια, ᵐ5L Σαμψαια.

שֻׁמָתִי see [ שֻׁמָה].

שָׁן, שַׁן see בֵּית שְׁאָן. שֵׁן see שׁנן.

שָׁנָא see I. [ שָׁנָה]. שֵׁנָא see שֵׁאָהיָשֵׁן. below,

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Shamsherai

Apparently from shemesh; sunlike; Shamsherai, an Israelite -- Shamsherai.

see HEBREW shemesh

Forms and Transliterations
וְשַׁמְשְׁרַ֥י ושמשרי veshamsheRai wə·šam·šə·ray wəšamšəray
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 8:26
HEB: וְשַׁמְשְׁרַ֥י וּשְׁחַרְיָ֖ה וַעֲתַלְיָֽה׃
NAS: Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
KJV: And Shamsherai, and Shehariah,
INT: Shamsherai Shehariah Athaliah

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 8125
1 Occurrence


wə·šam·šə·ray — 1 Occ.
















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