shim.i identifies a family group named alongside the Gershonites and the house of Levi.

The attested use identifies a family group: it is listed among the Gershonite families in Numbers 3:21 and named as a family acting separately in Zechariah 12:13.

1. A named family group · dominant

   Both occurrences are masculine singular absolute gentilics used with “family.” In Numbers 3:21 the APB renders a family among the Gershonite families as “the family of the Shimeite”; in Zechariah 12:13 it likewise names that family as acting “by itself” with its women separately.

   Numbers 3:21Zechariah 12:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the form as “Shimeite” in both verses, within phrases naming a family. The exact contribution is best identified from its gentilic form and family context.