Semei

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Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]

Sem'ei. (the Greek form of Shimei ).

1. Shimei, 1 .  1 Esdras 9:33.

2. Shimei, 16 .  Esther 11:2.

3. The father of Mattathias, in the genealogy of Jesus Christ .  Luke 3:26. See Shimei, 1; Shimei, 16 .

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]

Semei ( 1Es 9:33 ) = Shimei ,   Ezra 10:33 .

Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]

Son of Joseph, in the genealogy of the Lord Jesus.  Luke 3:26 .

Holman Bible Dictionary [4]

 Luke 3:26

Easton's Bible Dictionary [5]

 Luke 3:26

Fausset's Bible Dictionary [6]

 Luke 3:26.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]

( Σεμεϊ v ), the Graecized form apparently of two Hebrew names:

1. SHIMEI (See Shimei) (q.v.), spoken of as ( A ) one of the "sons of Asom" ( 1 Esdras 9:33), i.e. of Hashum ( Ezra 10:33); ( B ) the son of Cisai and father of Jairus, among the ancestors of Mordecai (Esther 11:2. Σεμεϊ v Ας ) ..

2. The son of Joseph and father of Mattathias in our Lord's genealogy ( Luke 3:26, v.r. Σεμεείν ) , probably SHEMAIAH (See Shemaiah) (q.v.), the son of Shechaniah and father of Neariah ( 1 Chronicles 3:22).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]

sem´ḗ - ı̄  :

(1) (Codex Alexandrinus Σεμεί , Semeı́  ; Codex Vaticanus Σεμεεί , Semeeı́ ): One of those who put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:33) = "Shimei" "of the sons of Hashum" in   Ezra 10:33 .

(2) the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) "Semeias" (Additions to  Esther 11:2 ).

(3) the King James Version form of the Revised Version (British and American) "Semein" ( Luke 3:26 ).

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