Shammai

Father of Maon, ancestor of Caleb

A written article for Shammai is still to come. Below and alongside: where Shammai appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1600 BC
    1400 BC
  • Shammai
    c. 1450 BC

Original word

  • שַׁמַּי shammai
    H8060
Relationships
Son: Maon Father: Rekem Member of: Tribe of Judah
Citations
“Shammai.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Shammai appears in Scripture

1 Chronicles 2

וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵֽי-אוֹנָם שַׁמַּי וְיָדָע וּבְנֵי שַׁמַּי נָדָב וַֽאֲבִישֽׁוּר׃
28
And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.
וּבְנֵי יָדָע אֲחִי שַׁמַּי יֶתֶר וְיֽוֹנָתָן וַיָּמָת יֶתֶר לֹא בָנִֽים׃
32
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.
וְשֶׁמַע הוֹלִיד אֶת-רַחַם אֲבִי יָרְקֳעָם וְרֶקֶם הוֹלִיד אֶת-שַׁמָּֽי׃
44
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
וּבֶן-שַׁמַּי מָעוֹן וּמָעוֹן אֲבִי בֵֽית-צֽוּר׃
45
And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.

1 Chronicles 4

וּבֶן-עֶזְרָה יֶתֶר וּמֶרֶד וְעֵפֶר וְיָלוֹן וַתַּהַר אֶת-מִרְיָם וְאֶת-שַׁמַּי וְאֶת-יִשְׁבָּח אֲבִי אֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃
17
And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.