Strong H8051H8051Jשַׁמּוּעַ

Shammua

One of the 4 senses of Strong H8051

Transliteration
shammûa‛
Pronunciation
sham-moo'-ah
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.16;
son of: Galal (H1559H);
father of: Obadiah (H5662K); also called Shammua at Neh.11.17;
Another name of she.ma.yah (שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ "Shemaiah" H8098F)

Meaning of the name

Shammua = "renowned"

General definition

From H8074; renowned;
{Shammua} the name of four Israelites: - {Shammua} Shammuah.

In the biblical story

Shemaiah

Levite gatekeeper and singer

Shemaiah (or Shammua), a Levite who served as a gatekeeper and singer in Jerusalem.

In the Bible

Strong H8051J appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • shammua1

First verses

  1. Nehemiah 11:17
    And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
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