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(Heb. Shimri" '' ùַׁîְøַé , my watch, or vigilant), the name of four Hebrews.
1. (Sept. Óåìñß , v. r. ÓáìÜñ , Óáìáñßáò .) Son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah, chief Simeonites (1Ch_4:37). B.C. post 1618.
2. (Sept. Óáìåñß v. r. Óáìáñß .).p) Father of. Jediael (q.v.), one of David's body-guard (1Ch_11:45). B.C. ante 1043.
3. (Sept. ÖõëÜóóïíôåò , reading ùֹׁîְøֵé .) 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. Óáìâñß v. r. Æáìâñß .) 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.