Bible Dictionary
Zimmah
The name of several Gershonite Levites, including an ancestor of Joah.
Definition
Zimmah was the name of Gershonite Levites. The name is also associated with the meaning “mischief” or “purpose,” and one Zimmah was the father of Joah.
Biblical Usage
Zimmah is mentioned in the genealogies of the Gershonite Levites in 1 Chronicles 6 and as the father of Joah in 2 Chronicles 29:12.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Mischief. (1.) A Gershonite Levite (1 Chr. 6:20). (2.) Another Gershonite Levite (1 Chr. 6:42). (3.) The father of Joah (2 Chr. 29:12).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(purpose).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>zim'-a (zimmah, perhaps "device," "plan"): A Gershonite Levite (1Ch 6:20 (Hebrew, verse 5); also in 6:42 (Hebrew verse 27); 2Ch 29:12). See Curtis, Chronicles, 130, 134 ff.</p>