Lexicon
שׁוּחָמִי
shu.cha.mi
H7749
N:N--PG Hebrew

Shuhamite

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shu.cha.mi identifies the clan designation used for Shuham’s descendants in Dan’s census listing.

The term is used as a masculine singular gentilic designation for the Shuhamite clan within Dan’s listed clans and their census total.

Senses in use

  1. Clan designation within Dan’s census · dominant

    In Numbers 26:42, the masculine singular gentilic form occurs in the clause naming Shuham’s clan among Dan’s clans; the APB renders the surrounding line "Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites." In Numbers 26:43, the same form identifies the clans whose listed total is then given; the APB renders "All the clans of the Shuhamites according to those listed among them."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the designation with "Shuhamites" in both verses, first in a clan identification and then in the statement of the clans’ listed total. Its wording is treated as confirmation of the census context.

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