Strong H8098H8098Fשְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ

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 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;
Also named: sham.mu.a (שַׁמּוּעַ "Shammua" H8051J)

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

Levite gatekeeper and singer

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

In the Bible

Strong H8098F appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

shemaiah1

First verses

1 Chronicles 9:16
And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

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Occurrences by book

1 Chronicles1

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Word family

Same identity

שַׁמּוּעַShammuaH8051J