Shᵉmaʻyâh — H8098

Definition

masculine proper noun

Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites

1. Shemaiah = "heard by Jehovah"
2. a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah
3. the Nehelamite, a false prophet in the time of the prophet Jeremiah
4. father of Delaiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of the prophet Jeremiah
5. an inhabitant of Kirjathjearim and father of Urijah, a prophet of the Lord in the time of the prophet Jeremiah
6. a Judaite, son of Shechaniah, father of Hattush, and descendant of Zerubbabel
7. a Simeonite, father of Shimri
8. a Reubenite, son of Joel and father of Gog
9. a Merarite Levite, son of Hasshub in the time of Nehemiah
10. a Levite, son of Galal and father of Obadiah
11. a Levite and head of the family of the sons of Elizaphan who were commissioned to bring the ark to Jerusalem in the time of David
12. a Levite and scribe, son of Nethaneel in the time of David
13. a Levite, 1st son of Obed-Edom in the time of David
14. a Levite, descendant of Jeduthun the singer in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
15. a Levite, one of the messengers of Ezra to Iddo
16. a Levite in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah
17. a Levite, one of several in charge of distributing the free will offerings brought to God to their Levite brethren in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
18. a Levite in the time of king Josiah of Judah
19. head of a family of exiles who returned with Ezra
20. a priest, of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
21. an Israelite of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
22. son of Delaiah, grandson of Mehetabeel, and a false prophet hired by Tobiah and Sanballat to give false guidance to Nehemiah
23. a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah and participated in the dedication of the wall
24. a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
25. a leader of the people at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
26. grandfather of the priest Zechariah who participated in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah
27. another of the priests who along with 25 took part in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah

Usually translated as

Shemaiah

Origin

or Shᵉmaʻyâhûw; from H8085 and H3050; Jah has heard

• Derived from Shâmaʻ (H8085)
• Derived from Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

Shᵉmaʻyâh occurs 41 times in 39 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (11), 2 Chronicles (8), Ezra (4), Nehemiah (10), Jeremiah (5)

• 1 Kings 12:22 — But the word of God came unto Shemaiah (שְׁמַעְיָ֥ה) the man of God, saying,
• 1 Chronicles 3:22 — And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah (שְׁמַעְיָ֑ה): and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
• 1 Chronicles 3:22 — And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah (שְׁמַעְיָ֗ה); Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
• 1 Chronicles 4:37 — And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָֽה);
• 1 Chronicles 5:4 — The sons of Joel; Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה) his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
• 1 Chronicles 9:14 — And of the Levites; Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה) the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
• 1 Chronicles 9:16 — And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה), the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
• 1 Chronicles 15:8 — Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה) the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
• 1 Chronicles 15:11 — And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה), and Eliel, and Amminadab,
• 1 Chronicles 24:6 — And Shemaiah (שְֽׁמַֽעְיָה֩) the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
• 1 Chronicles 26:4 — Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֤ה) the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,
• 1 Chronicles 26:6 — Also unto Shemaiah (וְלִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤ה) his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.
• 1 Chronicles 26:7 — The sons of Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֗ה); Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
• 2 Chronicles 11:2 — But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּ) the man of God, saying,
• 2 Chronicles 12:5 — Then came Shemaiah (וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤ה) the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
• 2 Chronicles 12:7 — And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה), saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
• 2 Chronicles 12:15 — Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה) the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
• 2 Chronicles 17:8 — And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah (שְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֡הוּ), and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
• 2 Chronicles 29:14 — And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֖ה), and Uzziel.
• 2 Chronicles 31:15 — And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah (וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הוּ), Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
• 2 Chronicles 35:9 — Conaniah also, and Shemaiah (וּשְׁמַֽעְיָ֨הוּ) and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.
• Ezra 8:13 — And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah (וּֽשְׁמַעְיָ֑ה), and with them threescore males.
• Ezra 8:16 — Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah (לִֽ֠שְׁמַעְיָה), and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
• Ezra 10:21 — And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah (וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה), and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
• Ezra 10:31 — And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה), Shimeon,
• Nehemiah 3:29 — After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֣ה) the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
• Nehemiah 6:10 — Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah (שְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה) the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
• Nehemiah 10:8 — Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֑ה): these were the priests.
• Nehemiah 11:15 — Also of the Levites: Shemaiah (שְׁמַעְיָ֧ה) the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
• Nehemiah 12:6 — Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה), and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
• Nehemiah 12:18 — Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah (לִֽשְׁמַעְיָ֖ה), Jehonathan;
• Nehemiah 12:34 — Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah (וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖ה), and Jeremiah,
• Nehemiah 12:35 — And certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah (שְׁמַֽעְיָ֗ה), the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
• Nehemiah 12:36 — And his brethren, Shemaiah (שְֽׁמַעְיָ֡ה), and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
• Nehemiah 12:42 — And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah (וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜ה), and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
• Jeremiah 26:20 — And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah (שְׁמַעְיָ֔הוּ) of Kirjath-jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:
• Jeremiah 29:24 — Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah (שְׁמַעְיָ֥הוּ) the Nehelamite, saying,
• Jeremiah 29:31 — Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah (שְׁמַעְיָ֖ה) the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:
• Jeremiah 29:31 — Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah (שְׁמַעְיָ֗ה) hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:
• Jeremiah 29:32 — Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah (שְׁמַעְיָ֣ה) the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD.
• Jeremiah 36:12 — Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah (שְׁ֠מַעְיָהוּ), and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.