shammai Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
shammai in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SHAM'MAI (desolated). 1, 2, 3. Three descendants of Judah. 1 Chr 2:28, 1 Chr 2:32, 1 Chr 2:44-45; 1 Chr 4:17.
shammai in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
1. 1 Chronicles 2:28; 1 Chronicles 2:32. 2. Of Maon (1 Chronicles 2:44-45). 1 Chronicles 2:3. Brother of Miriam and Ishbah, all three being sons of" Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh whom Mered took" (these words ought to be transposed after "Jalon": 1 Chronicles 4:17-18). (See BITHIAH; MERED; JEHUDIJAH.)