H8087 H8087
Shema; a personal name meaning 'hearing, report,' borne by several Israelites
Shema is a proper name derived from the root שׁמע ('to hear') and appears across several tribal genealogies. One Shema belongs to the tribe of Judah as a descendant of Caleb (1 Chr 2:43-44), another to Reuben (1 Chr 5:8), and a third to Benjamin (1 Chr 8:13, possibly identical with Shimei in v. 21). A post-exilic Shema stands beside Ezra during the public Torah reading (Neh 8:4). The LXX renders the name variously as Σαμα or Σαμαα.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A proper masculine name meaning 'hearing' or 'report,' borne by multiple individuals across Judah, Reuben, Benjamin, and the post-exilic community. The Judahite Shema descends from Caleb (1 Chr 2:43-44), while the Nehemiah 8:4 bearer stands as a public figure alongside Ezra. German glosses render the name phonetically as 'hoerte' (heard), reflecting the verbal root. Spanish 'Sema' and French 'Schéma' preserve the Septuagintal Σαμα tradition. 5×
AR["شامَع", "وَ-شامَع", "وَ-شَمَع", "وَشَامَع"]·ben["আর-শেমা", "ও-শেমা", "শেমার"]·DE["hoerte", "und-hoerte"]·EN["Shema", "and-Shema"]·FR["Schéma", "et-Schéma"]·heb["ו-שמע", "שמע"]·HI["और-शेमा", "शेमा"]·ID["Dan-Syema", "Syema", "dan-Sema", "dan-Syema"]·IT["Shema", "e-Shema"]·jav["Lan-Séma", "Séma", "lan-Sema", "lan-Séma"]·KO["그-와-세마", "그-와-션마", "그리고-쉐마", "세마"]·PT["E-Shema", "Shema", "e-Shama", "e-Shema"]·RU["И-Шема", "Шемы", "и-Шема"]·ES["Sema", "Y-Sema", "y-Sema"]·SW["Na-Shema", "Shema", "na-Shema"]·TR["ve-Şema", "Şema'nın"]·urd["اور-شمع", "شمع-کا", "و-شماع"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. שֶׁ֫מַע n.pr.m. usually Σαμα(α), Σεμαα (cf. Sab. n.pr. סמע Hal509);— 1. in Judah 1 Ch 2:44, שָׁ֑מַע v 43. 2. in Reuben 5:8. 3. in Benj. 8:13 (= שִׁמְעִי v 21). 4. post-ex. Ne 8:4, Σαμαιας.