Bible dictionaries

Semachiah

What Bible dictionaries say about “Semachiah”, one article after the other.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)

sem-a-ki'-a (cemakhyahu, "Yah has sustained"): A Korahite family of gatekeepers (1Ch 26:7). Perhaps the same name should be substituted for "Ismachiah" in 2Ch 31:13 (see HPN, 291, 295).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2

The article in ISBE 1915

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

(Jehovah sustains him) one of the sons of SKEMAIAH, 9. (1 Chronicles 26:7)

William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3

The article in Smith