In the bible, Shammai is the name of the son of Onam, son of Jerahmeel (1CH 2:28), as well as name of son of Rekem (1CH 2:44) and son of Mered and Bithia (1CH 4:17). Meaning of the name: my name; my desolations. Related names are:
Jada,
Jether,
Nadab (and others ...)
. The translations of Shammai in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Sa-Mai in Vietnamese to
Σαμαι in Greek!
And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. (1CH 2:28)
And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. (1CH 2:28)
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether and Jonathan: and Jether died without children. (1CH 2:32)
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai. (1CH 2:44)
And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur. (1CH 2:45)
And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. (1CH 4:17)