Enciclopedia Cattolica

Semma (Heb. Šammā' or Šammāh; Vulgate Semma or Semmaa)

SEMMA (EBR. ŠAMMĀ' O ŠAMMĀH; VOLGATA SEMMA O SEMMAA)

Volume XI · p. 194 · 1953

English translation · Testo originale italiano

Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.

SEMMA (Heb. Šammā' or Šammāh; Vulgate Semma or Semmaa). — Name of several figures of the Old Testament.

1. Son of Isai, brother of David, and father of Ionadab (II Sam. 13:3, 32). In I Sam. 16:9; 17:13 he is called Samma, Simmaa in I Par. 2:13, and Samaa in I Par. 20:7 (Heb. Šimā').

2. One of the “mighty men” of David’s army, son of Age the Hararite (II Sam. 23:11, 33).

3. One of David’s “Thirty” heroes (ibid. 23:25), called Sammoth (Heb. Šammāth) in I Par. 11:26 and Sammoth (Heb. Šammāth) in I Par. 27:8.

4. A descendant of Esaü (Gen. 36:13; I Par. 1:37).

5. A member of the tribe of Aser (I Par. 7:37).

Angelo Penna

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“SEMMA (EBR. ŠAMMĀ' O ŠAMMĀH; VOLGATA SEMMA O SEMMAA).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI (1953), p. 194. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/semma-ebr-samma-o-sammah-volgata-semma-o-semmaa.