Strong H8098H8098Vשְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ

Shemaiah

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

Definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.36;
son of: Jonathan (H3129K);
brother of: Zechariah (H2148Z), Azarel (H5832J), Milalai (H4450), Gilalai (H1562), Maai (H4597), Nethanel (H5417P), Judah (H3063K) and Hanani (H2607K)

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

Priest who played an instrument

Shemaiah, a priest who played an instrument during the dedication of Jerusalem's wall.

In the Bible

Strong H8098V appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

shemaiah1

First verses

Nehemiah 12:36
And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.