# H8098 שְׁמַעְיָה

שְׁמַעְיָה (Shᵉmaʻyâh), Strong’s H8098: Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites KJV: Shemaiah.. Occurs 41 times.

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*Shᵉmaʻyâh* — Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites

KJV: Shemaiah.

Built from [שָׁמַע shâmaʻ](https://besorah.bible/word/H8085) (to hear intelligently) + [יָהּ Yâhh](https://besorah.bible/word/H3050) (Jah, the sacred name) — means “Jah has heard”

Occurs 41 times.

## 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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/12?v=22) — But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
- [Jeremiah 26:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/26?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/29?v=24) — Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying,
- [Jeremiah 29:31](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/29?v=31) — “Send to all of the captives, saying, ‘The LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: “Because Shemaiah has…
- [Jeremiah 29:32](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/29?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/36?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezra/8?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezra/8?v=16) — Then I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, for Elnathan, for Jarib, for Elnathan, for Nathan, for Zechariah, and…
- [Ezra 10:21](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezra/10?v=21) — Of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
- [Ezra 10:31](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezra/10?v=31) — Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,