“Shammua” means renowned

1. Reubenite spy, son of Zaccur. (Numbers 13:4) (B.C. 1490.)
2. Son of David, by his wife Bathsheba. (1 Chronicles 14:4) (B.C. 1045.)
3. A Levite, the father of Abda. (Nehemiah 11:17) The same as SHEMAIAH, 6.
4. The representative of the priestly family of Bilgah or Bilgai, in the days of Joiakim. (Nehemiah 12:18) (B.C. about 500.)