◄ 8125. Shamsheray ►
Strong's Lexicon Shamsheray: Shamsheray Original Word: שַׁמְשְׁרַי Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Transliteration: Shamshray 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 שֵׁאָה √ יָשֵׁן. 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 Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts 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.