# H8114 שְׁמַרְיָה

שְׁמַרְיָה (Shᵉmaryâh), Strong’s H8114: Shemarjah, the name of four Israelites KJV: Shamariah, Shemariah.. Occurs 4 times.

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*Shᵉmaryâh* — Shemarjah, the name of four Israelites

KJV: Shamariah, Shemariah.

Built from [שָׁמַר shâmar](https://besorah.bible/word/H8104) (to hedge about) + [יָהּ Yâhh](https://besorah.bible/word/H3050) (Jah, the sacred name) — means “Jah has guarded”

Occurs 4 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- שְׁמַרְיָ֫ה(וּ) n.pr.m. (י׳ has kept, preserved)
- 1 a hero of David
- 2 son of Rehoboam
- 3 contemporaries of Ezra

## Where it occurs
- [Ezra 10:32](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezra/10?v=32) — Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
- [Ezra 10:41](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezra/10?v=41) — Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
- [1 Chronicles 12:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/12?v=6) — Eluzai; Jerimoth; Bealiah; Shemariah; Shephatiah the Haruphite;
- [2 Chronicles 11:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-chronicles/11?v=19) — She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.