Strong H8098H8098Bשְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ

Shemaiah

Transliteration: shema‛yâh shema‛yâhû
Pronunciation: {shem-aw-yaw'} shem-aw-yaw'-hoo
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.22;
son of: Shecaniah (H7935);
father of: Hattush (H2407), Igal (H3008I), Bariah (H1282), Neariah (H5294) and Shaphat (H8202I)

Meaning of the name

Shemaiah = "heard by Jehovah"

General definition

From H8085 and H3050; Jah has heard;
{Shemajah} the name of twenty five Israelites: - Shemaiah.

In the biblical story

Shemaiah

Descendant of Solomon

Shemaiah, a descendant of King Solomon, mentioned twice in the genealogy.

In the Bible

Strong H8098B appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

1 Chronicles 3:22
And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.