Strong H8098H8098Kשְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ

Shemaiah

One of the 26 senses of Strong H8098

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 Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.14;
son of: Jeduthun (H3038);
brother of: Uzziel (H5816K)

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 during Hezekiah's reign

Shemaiah, a Levite of the sons of Heman who helped cleanse the temple during Hezekiah's reign.

In the Bible

Strong H8098K appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • shemaiah1

First verses

  1. 2 Chronicles 29:14
    And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
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