1. One of the three chiefs of David's thirty heroes, who shared with David and Eleazar the honor of the exploit recorded in 2 Samuel 23:11,12; 1 Chronicles 11:12-14 . Another feast is described in 2 Samuel 23:13 - 17 .

2. A brother of David, 1 Samuel 16:9; 17:13; elsewhere called Shimeah, 2 Samuel 13:3,22; 1 Chronicles 2:13 .

Others of this name are mentioned, Genesis 36:13,17; 2 Samuel 23:25,33; 1 Chronicles 11:27; 27:8 .