Given name
Shimshai
“sunny”
Shimshai is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “sunny.”
Original Hebrewשמשי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Shimshai means “sunny.”
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Where it comes from
Shimshai is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun shemesh (שמש), “sun.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Shimshai appears in Ezra 4:8.
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Shimshai’s family of names
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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Shilshah
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“guarding” · “ward”
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Sippai
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Shimron
“guardian” · “watching”
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Shillem
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