H8125 H8125
Shamsherai; personal name of a Benjaminite listed in the tribal genealogies of 1 Chronicles
Shamsherai is a personal name occurring in the genealogical records of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles 8:26. Like many names in these lists, it preserves family identity and tribal heritage during the period when maintaining genealogical records became crucial for establishing legitimacy and inheritance rights. The name's etymology is uncertain, though it may contain solar imagery given the 'shamash' component, though this remains speculative.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Personal name of a Benjaminite in the genealogical list of 1 Chronicles 8:26. The form ושמשרי (we-Shamsheray) appears with the conjunction 'and' in a genealogical sequence. Spanish provides a transliteration ('Samsrai'), while French and German retain the bracketed Hebrew form. The Septuagint shows variation (Ισμασαρια, Σαμσαρια, Σαμψαια), reflecting the challenges of transliterating unfamiliar Hebrew names into Greek. The name appears among the sons of Jeroham who lived in Jerusalem. 1×
AR["وَشَمْشَرَاي"]·ben["ও-শম্শরায়"]·DE["[ושמשרי]"]·EN["and-Shamsheray"]·FR["[ושמשרי]"]·heb["ו-שמשרי"]·HI["और-शम्शरै"]·ID["Dan-Samsyerai"]·IT["[ושמשרי]"]·jav["lan-Samsérai"]·KO["그-와-삼스래"]·PT["e-Shamshray"]·RU["и-Шамшерай"]·ES["Y-Samsrai"]·SW["Na-Shamsherai"]·TR["Ve-Şamşeray"]·urd["اور-شمشرائی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שַׁמְשְׁרַי n.pr.m. in Benj. 1 Ch 8:26, Ισμασαρια, A Σαμσαρια, 𝔊L Σαμψαια.