Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(desolation), the fifth captain for the fifth month in David’s arrangement of his army. (1 Chronicles 27:8) (B.C. 1020.)
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SHAM'HUTH (desolation), one of David's captains. 1 Chr 27:8.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
desolation; destruction