Shemaʻ — H8087

Definition

masculine proper noun

Shema, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites

1. Shema = "hear"
2. n pr m
3. a Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela
4. a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham
5. a Benjamite, son of Elpaal who along with his brother Beriah were heads of their fathers houses in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. Probably the same as 'Shimhi'
6. an Israelite who stood on the right hand of Ezra as he read the Law to the people

Usually translated as

Shema

Origin

for the same as H8088

• Same as Shêmaʻ (H8088)

Occurrences

Shemaʻ occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (4), Nehemiah (1)

• 1 Chronicles 2:43 — And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema (וָשָֽׁמַע).
• 1 Chronicles 2:44 — And Shema (וְשֶׁ֣מַע) begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
• 1 Chronicles 5:8 — And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema (שֶׁ֖מַע), the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:
• 1 Chronicles 8:13 — Beriah also, and Shema (וָשֶׁ֔מַע), who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
• Nehemiah 8:4 — And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema (וְשֶׁ֡מַע), and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.