shim.ri is a personal name used for men named in genealogies, family lists, and temple-related groups.

The attested form functions as a personal name: it identifies men in a genealogy, a family list, and groups named in temple-related contexts.

1. Personal name in lists and genealogies · dominant

   All four occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and identify a person within a named relationship or group. In 1 Chronicles 11:45 the APB renders “Jediael son of Shimri”; in 1 Chronicles 4:37 it places the name within Ziza’s ancestral line; in 1 Chronicles 26:10 it names the man appointed head; and in 2 Chronicles 29:13 it lists him among those from the sons of Elizaphan.

   1 Chronicles 11:451 Chronicles 26:101 Chronicles 4:372 Chronicles 29:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Shimri” in each verse, variously within a son-of relationship, an ancestral line, an appointment to headship, and a group list. The verse is read as a whole, but these clauses consistently present it as a personal name.