Shimshai=“sunny” 1) the scribe for Rehum, the satrap of Judea for the Persian government Part of Speech: noun proper masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H8122
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שִׁמְשַׁיproper name, masculine; — always סָֽפְרָא׳שׁ: Ezra 4:8,9,17,23 (AndrM 86 * conjectures Old Iranian caritative ששמי, conformed to שׁמשׁ, compare Scheft92, who, however, prefers Old Baktrian sim¢zhi=sima¢zhi, proper name).
Ezra 4:8 HEB:בְּעֵל־ טְעֵ֗ם וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ סָֽפְרָ֔א כְּתַ֛בוּ NAS: the commander and Shimshai the scribe KJV: the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe INT: chancellor chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote
Ezra 4:9 HEB:בְּעֵל־ טְעֵ֗ם וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ סָֽפְרָ֔א וּשְׁאָ֖ר NAS: the commander and Shimshai the scribe KJV: the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, INT: chancellor chancellor and Shimshai the scribe and the rest
Ezra 4:17 HEB:בְּעֵל־ טְעֵם֙ וְשִׁמְשַׁ֣י סָֽפְרָ֔א וּשְׁאָר֙ NAS: the commander, to Shimshai the scribe, KJV: the chancellor, and [to] Shimshai the scribe, INT: chancellor chancellor to Shimshai the scribe the rest
Ezra 4:23 HEB:קֳדָם־ רְח֛וּם וְשִׁמְשַׁ֥י סָפְרָ֖א וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן NAS: Rehum and Shimshai the scribe KJV: Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, INT: before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their colleagues