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Shillemites

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Descendants of Shillem

(Num. 26:49⁴⁹Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. (Numbers 26:49)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

One of the sons of Naphtali and his descendants (Gen. 46:24²⁴And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. (Genesis 46:24); Num. 26:49⁴⁹Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. (Numbers 26:49)): he is called SHALLUM in 1 Chronicles 7:13¹³The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. (1 Chronicles 7:13).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

8016 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Shillemiy

Phonic:

shil-lay-mee’

Meaning:

patronymically from 8006; a Shilemite (collectively) or descendants of Shillem

KJV Usage:

Shillemites

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

patronymic of Shillem

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Descendants of Shillem, the son of Naphtali, Num. 26:49.