shim.a.ti identifies a masculine plural group named among the families of scribes at Jabez.

The attested use identifies a plural group included among the families of scribes who lived at Jabez in 1 Chronicles 2:55.

1. A named plural group among Jabez's families · dominant

   In 1 Chronicles 2:55, the masculine plural gentilic form occurs in a list of families of secretaries living at Jabez, alongside the Tirathites and Sucathites. The APB renders the list with “the Shimeathites,” while the verse continues by identifying these families as Kenites.

   1 Chronicles 2:55

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 2:55, the APB presents the term as “the Shimeathites” within a list of families.