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shim´rı̄ (ש×מרי, 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 ().
(2) The father of Jediael, a bodyguard of King David ().
(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 ().
(4) One of the sons of Elizaphan, a Levite. He assisted in purifying the temple in the time of Hezekiah ().
S. L. Umbach