thorn; dregs
(same as Shimrith, Shimron)
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
1. 1Ch_4:37.
2. 1Ch_11:45.
3. 2Ch_29:13.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Shim'ri. (vigilant).
1. A Simeonite, son of Shemaiah. 1Ch_4:37. (B.C. after 1450).
2. The father of Jediael, one of David's guard. 1Ch_11:45. (B.C. before 1043).
3. A Kohathite Levite, in the reign of Hezekiah. 2Ch_29:13. (B.C. 726).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
shim?rı̄ (שׁמרי, shimrı̄; various forms in the Septuagint): There are four Hebrews mentioned in the Bible who bear this name:
(1) A Simeonite, a son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah, a chief of his tribe (1Ch_4:37).
(2) The father of Jediael, a bodyguard of King David (1Ch_11:45).
(3) A son of Hosah, a Levite. He was appointed by David to be doorkeeper in the house of the Lord. He was made chief of the tribe, although not the firstborn of his family (1Ch_26:10).
(4) One of the sons of Elizaphan, a Levite. He assisted in purifying the temple in the time of Hezekiah (2Ch_29:13).
S. L. Umbach
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
(Heb. Shimri" '' שַׁמְרַי, my watch, or vigilant), the name of four Hebrews.
1. (Sept. Σεμρί, v. r. Σαμάρ, Σαμαρίας.) Son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah, chief Simeonites (1Ch_4:37). B.C. post 1618.
2. (Sept. Σαμερί v. r. Σαμαρί.).p) Father of. Jediael (q.v.), one of David's body-guard (1Ch_11:45). B.C. ante 1043.
3. (Sept. Φυλάσσοντες, reading שֹׁמְרֵי.) Son of Hosah, a Merarite Levite appointed by David a doorkeeper of the ark. Although not the first-born, his father made him chief among his brothers (1Ch_26:10; A.V. '"Simri"). B.C. 1043.
4. (Sept. Σαμβρί v. r. Ζαμβρί.) First named of the two, sons. of. Elizaphan, and one of the Levites who assisted at the purification of the Temple under Hezekiah (2Ch_29:13). B.C. '726.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.