shim´rith ( שׁמרית , shimrı̄th , "guard," feminine): A M oabitess, the mother of Jehozabad, one of those that conspired against King Joash (2 Chronicles 24:26 ). Elsewhere (2 Kings 12:21 ) Jehozabad is described as the son of SHOMER (which see), the same name without the feminine ending.
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source-manifest/isbe— ISBE (PD)