H8098 H8098
Shemaiah — theophoric name meaning 'Yahweh has heard,' borne by prophets, priests, Levites, and others
Shema'yah (also Shema'yahu in the longer theophoric form) combines shama' ('to hear') with the divine name Yah, yielding 'Yahweh has heard.' Its 41 occurrences refer to numerous individuals spanning Israel's history from the monarchy through the postexilic period. The most prominent is Shemaiah the prophet who prevented Rehoboam from warring against the northern tribes after the kingdom's division (1 Kgs 12:22; 2 Chr 11:2; 12:5, 7, 15). A later Shemaiah was the false prophet from Nehelam whom Jeremiah condemned (Jer 29:24-32). The name also belongs to a Levite who helped distribute tithes under Hezekiah (2 Chr 31:15), a descendant of Zerubbabel (1 Chr 3:22), and multiple priestly and Levitical figures in Nehemiah's reconstruction community. Translations uniformly transliterate rather than translate.
Senses
1. Shemaiah (proper name) — The proper masculine name Shema'yah/Shema'yahu ('Yahweh has heard'), identifying at least fifteen different individuals across the biblical record. The most theologically significant are the prophet who delivered God's word to Rehoboam against civil war (1 Kgs 12:22; 2 Chr 11:2) and the false prophet from Nehelam whom Jeremiah denounced (Jer 29:24-32). The remainder are genealogical entries in Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah — Levites (1 Chr 9:14, 16; 15:8; 24:6; 26:4-7), priests (Neh 10:8; 12:6, 18), and laymen (Ezr 8:13; 10:21, 31). Greek renders it Samaias; translations consistently transliterate: Spanish 'Semaias,' German 'Schemaja.' 41×
AR["شَمَعيا", "شَمَعْيا", "شَمَعْيَا"]·ben["-কাছে", "ইলীষাফন-এর", "শমঠিয়া", "শমঠিয়ার", "শময়িয়", "শময়িয়া", "শময়িয়ের", "শময়ীয়ের", "শময়ীয়ের-কাছে", "শমায়ীয়া"]·DE["Schemaja"]·EN["Shema'yah", "Shemaiah", "Shemayah"]·FR["Schemaeja"]·heb["שמעיה", "שמעיה ׀", "שמעיהו"]·HI["और-नहीं", "पर", "शमआया", "शमआया-के", "शमआयाह", "शमायाह", "शमैयाह", "शमैयाह-के", "शमैयाहू-से", "शेमयह"]·ID["Semaya", "Syemaya"]·IT["Semaia"]·jav["Semaya", "Syémaya", "Sémaya"]·KO["셰마야", "셰마야-의", "셰마야후", "쉐마야", "쉐마야의", "스마야", "스마야가", "스마야라", "스마야와", "스마야의"]·PT["Shema'yah", "Shemayah", "Shemayahu", "Shema‘yah"]·RU["Шемаи", "Шемаия", "Шемайе", "Шемайи", "Шемайю", "Шемайя", "Шемайяху", "Шемаьи", "Шемаья", "Шемаьяху", "Шемая"]·ES["Semaya", "Semayas", "Semaías", "Shemaya", "Shemayah"]·SW["Shemaya"]·TR["Semaya", "Şemaya", "Şemaya'nın", "Şemaya'ya", "Şemayah", "Şemayah'a"]·urd["سمعیاہ", "سمعیاہ-نے", "سمعیاہ-کے", "شمعیاہ", "شمعیاہ-کا", "شمعیہ"]
1 Kgs 12:22, 1 Chr 3:22, 1 Chr 3:22, 1 Chr 4:37, 1 Chr 5:4, 1 Chr 9:14, 1 Chr 9:16, 1 Chr 15:8, 1 Chr 15:11, 1 Chr 24:6, 1 Chr 26:4, 1 Chr 26:6 (+29 more)
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
† שְׁמַעְיָ֫ה(וּ) n.pr.m. Σαμαιας, etc.: שְׁמַעְיָה, 1. prophet, Rehob.’s time 1 K 12:22 2 Ch 12:5, 7, 15; = -יָהוּ 11:2. 2. Jer’s time: a. false proph. Je 29:31(×2), 32 = -יָהוּ v 24. b. -יָהוּ 36:12. 3. -יָהוּ a prophet’s father 26:20. 4. descendant of Zerub. 1 Ch 3:22(×2). 5. in Simeon 4:37. 6. in Reuben 5:4. 7. Levites: a. 1 Ch 9:14. b. v 16 = שַׁמּוּעַ 3. c. 15:8, 11. d. 24:6. e. 26:4, 6, 7.…