Senses
1. Shammah (personal name) — The proper noun Shammah (Hebrew שַׁמָּה), a personal name borne by several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, including a son of Jesse and brother of David (1 Sam 16:9, 17:13), an Edomite chief (Gen 36:13, 17; 1 Chr 1:37), and one of David's mighty warriors (2 Sam 23:11-12, 33). All 7 occurrences refer to bearers of this same name. The variant 'Shamah' in S141691 is merely a minor transliteration difference, not a distinct person or meaning. Multilingual evidence: eng 'Shammah / Shamah,' spa 'Shammah / Sama,' hin शम्मा, arb شَمَّاة / شَمَّة, kor 샼마 / 삼마, swa Shama. 7×
AR["شَمَّا","شَمَّاة","شَمَّة","شَمَّةَ","شَمَّةُ"]·ben["শম্মা","শম্মার"]·DE["Schamma","Shammah","sein-Name"]·EN["Shamah","Shammah"]·FR["Shammah","[שמה]"]·heb["שמא","שמה"]·HI["शम्मह","शम्मह-को","शम्मा"]·ID["Sama","Syama"]·IT["Shammah","[שמה]"]·jav["Sama","Shamah","Syama"]·KO["삼마","삼마를","샘마와","샘마의","샼마"]·PT["Shama","Shamah","Shammah"]·RU["Шамма","Шамму"]·ES["Sama","Shama","Shammah"]·SW["Shama","Shamma"]·TR["Şamma","Şamma-yı"]·urd["شمّہ","شمّہ-کو","شمّہ۔","شمہ"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. שַׁמָּה n.pr.m. 1. in Edom Gn 36:13, 17; 1 Ch 1:37, usually Σομε. 2. third son of Jesse 1 S 16:9; 17:13, Σαμ(μ)α, 𝔊L Σαμαα; v. שִׁמְעָא" dir="rtl" >שִׁמְעָא, שִׁמְעָה" dir="rtl" >שִׁמְעָה, שִׁמְעִי" dir="rtl" >שִׁמִעִי. 3. Σαμαια(ς), etc., heroes of David: a. 2 S 23:11 (om. accid. ‖ 1 Ch 11:13 Dr), v 33. b. v 25 = שַׁמּוֹת 1 Ch 11:27, Σαμαωθ, Σαμ(μ)ωθ; prob. also שַׁמְהוּת 1 Ch 27:8.