- Original: שׁמתי - Transliteration: Shumathiy - Phonetic: shoo-maw-thee' - Definition: Shumathites = the exalted 1. a descendant or inhabitant of Shumah - Origin: patronymically from an unused name from H7762 probably meaning garlic-smell - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name - Strong's: Patronymic from an unused name from H7762 probably meaning garlic smell; a Shumathite (collectively) or descendant of Shumah: - Shumathites. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Shumathites, 1 1 Chronicles 2:53