In the bible, Shimeath is the name of the mother of Jozacar (2KI 12:21) an Ammonitess (2CH 24:26). Meaning of the name: guardian, watcher. Related names are: Jehozabad, Jozachar,
Amaziah (and others ...)
. The translations of Shimeath in 19 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Símeat in Afrikaans to
Ιεμουαθ in Greek!
For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead. (2KI 12:21)
And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess. (2CH 24:26)