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Shemiramoth

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(heights of heaven). (1) A musical Levite in time of David (1 Chron. 15:18,20; 16:5¹⁸And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters. (1 Chronicles 15:18)
²⁰And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; (1 Chronicles 15:20)
⁵Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; (1 Chronicles 16:5)). (2) A Levite in reign of Jehoshaphat (2 Chron. 17:8⁸And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. (2 Chronicles 17:8)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Levite appointed as musician and doorkeeper when David brought up the ark (1 Chron. 15:18,20¹⁸And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters. (1 Chronicles 15:18)
²⁰And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; (1 Chronicles 15:20); 1 Chron. 16:5⁵Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; (1 Chronicles 16:5)).

2. Levite, sent by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people (2 Chron. 17:8⁸And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. (2 Chronicles 17:8)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

8070 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Shmiyramowth

Phonic:

shem-ee-raw-moth’

Meaning:

or Shmariymowth {shem-aw-ree- moth'}; probably from 8034 and plural of 7413; name of heights; Shemiramoth, the name of two Israelites

KJV Usage:

Shemiramoth

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

name of heights

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Exaltation of the names; heights of heaven:―name of two Israelites, 1 Chron. 15:18. {Nominis exaltationes}