(Shimʹe·ah) [possibly a shortened form of Shemaiah, meaning “Jehovah Has Heard (Listened)”].

1. Son of Mikloth, a Benjamite related to King Saul’s ancestors; also called Shimeam.​—1Ch 8:32; 9:35-39.

2. Another name for David’s brother Shammah.​—1Sa 16:9; 2Sa 13:3, 32; see SHAMMAH No. 2.