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Shamai

שַׁמַּאי

Gender: Male
Origin: Biblical / Rabbinic Hebrew
Meaning: appraiser
Alternate Spellings: Shammai
Potential Sibling Name:
Tamar
,
Alma
,
Hillel
,
Maimon

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