Shimei
the name means famous Strong's Lexicon
Shimei was a Benjamite, an ancestor of Mordecai, who lived in Susa during the Persian Empire.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Famous. (1.) A son of Gershon, and grandson of Levi (Num. 3:18; 1 Chr. 6:17, 29); called Shimi in Ex. 6:17.
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Parents
Kish
Children
Jair
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Esther 2:5.
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Verses that name Shimei
- Esther 2:5 Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish.