H8098 שְׁמַעְיָה
Shᵉmaʻyâh — Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites
KJV: Shemaiah.
Built from שָׁמַע shâmaʻ (to hear intelligently) + יָהּ Yâhh (Jah, the sacred name) — means “Jah has heard”
Occurs 41 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- שְׁמַעְיָ֫ה(וּ) n.pr.m.
- 1 prophet, Rehob.’s time
- 2 Jer.’s time
- 3 a prophet’s father
- 4 descendant of Zerub.
- 5 in Simeon
- 6 in Reuben
- 7 Levites
- 8 companions of Ezra
- 9 of Neh.
- 10 priests
- 11 a prince
Where it occurs
- 1 Kings 12:22 — But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
- Jeremiah 26:20 — There was also a man who prophesied in the LORD’s name, Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath Jearim; and he prophesied…
- Jeremiah 29:24 — Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying,
- Jeremiah 29:31 — “Send to all of the captives, saying, ‘The LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: “Because Shemaiah has…
- Jeremiah 29:32 — therefore the LORD says, “Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his offspring. He will not have a man to…
- Jeremiah 36:12 — he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s room; and behold, all the princes were sitting there, Elishama…
- Ezra 8:13 — Of the sons of Adonikam, who were the last, their names are: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them sixty males.
- Ezra 8:16 — Then I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, for Elnathan, for Jarib, for Elnathan, for Nathan, for Zechariah, and…
- Ezra 10:21 — Of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
- Ezra 10:31 — Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,