Shᵉmaryâh — H8114

Definition

masculine proper noun

Shemarjah, the name of four Israelites

1. Shemariah = "kept by Jehovah"
2. a Benjamite, one of David's mighty warriors who joined him at Ziklag
3. a son of king Rehoboam of Judah
4. an Israelite of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
5. an Israelite of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

Usually translated as

Shemariah, Shamariah

Origin

or Shᵉmaryâhûw; from H8104 and H3050; Jah has guarded

• Derived from Shâmar (H8104)
• Derived from Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

Shᵉmaryâh occurs 4 times in the King James.

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

• 1 Chronicles 12:5 — Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah (וּשְׁמַרְיָ֔הוּ), and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
• 2 Chronicles 11:19 — Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah (שְׁמַרְיָ֖ה), and Zaham.
• Ezra 10:32 — Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah (שְׁמַרְיָֽה).
• Ezra 10:41 — Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah (שְׁמַרְיָֽה),