Shelemyâh — H8018

Definition

masculine proper noun

Shelemjah, the name of nine Israelites

1. Shelemiah = "repaid by Jehovah"
2. a son of Bani who put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra
3. another son of Bani who put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra
4. father of Hananiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
5. a priest in the time of Nehemiah in charge of the treasury
6. father of Jehucal or Jucal in the time of Zedekiah
7. Levite upon whom the lot for the East Gate fell; in the time of David
1. also 'Meshelemiah' and 'Shallum'
8. father of Nethaniah and grandfather of Jehudi, who was the messenger sent to Baruch the scribe of Jeremiah
9. son of Abdeel and one the men commanded by king Jehoiakim of Judah to seize the prophet Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch
10. father of Irijah, the captain of the guard who arrested Jeremiah

Usually translated as

Shelemiah

Origin

or Shelemyâhûw; from H8002 and H3050; thankoffering of Jah

• Derived from Shelem (H8002)
• Derived from Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

Shelemyâh occurs 10 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (1), Ezra (2), Nehemiah (2), Jeremiah (5)

• 1 Chronicles 26:14 — And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah (לְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֑הוּ). Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
• Ezra 10:39 — And Shelemiah (וְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֥ה), and Nathan, and Adaiah,
• Ezra 10:41 — Azareel, and Shelemiah (וְשֶׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּ), Shemariah,
• Nehemiah 3:30 — After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah (שֶׁלֶמְיָ֗ה), and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
• Nehemiah 13:13 — And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah (שֶׁלֶמְיָ֨ה) the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.
• Jeremiah 36:14 — Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah (שֶׁלֶמְיָ֣הוּ), the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.
• Jeremiah 36:26 — But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah (שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֙הוּ֙) the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.
• Jeremiah 37:3 — And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah (שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗ה) and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.
• Jeremiah 37:13 — And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah (שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖ה), the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.
• Jeremiah 38:1 — Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah (שֶׁ֣לֶמְיָ֔הוּ), and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,