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Lexicon :: Strong's H8098 - šᵊmaʿyâ

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שְׁמַעְיָה
Transliteration
šᵊmaʿyâ
Pronunciation
shem-aw-yaw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

שְׁמַעְיָה Shᵉmaʻyâh, shem-aw-yaw'; or שְׁמַעְיָהוּ Shᵉmaʻyâhûw; from H8085 and H3050; Jah has heard; Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites:—Shemaiah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's H8098 in the following manner: Shemaiah (41x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x
The KJV translates Strong's H8098 in the following manner: Shemaiah (41x).

  1. Shemaiah = "heard by Jehovah"

    1. a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah

    2. the Nehelamite, a false prophet in the time of the prophet Jeremiah

    3. father of Delaiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of the prophet Jeremiah

    4. an inhabitant of Kirjathjearim and father of Urijah, a prophet of the Lord in the time of the prophet Jeremiah

    5. a Judaite, son of Shechaniah, father of Hattush, and descendant of Zerubbabel

    6. a Simeonite, father of Shimri

    7. a Reubenite, son of Joel and father of Gog

    8. a Merarite Levite, son of Hasshub in the time of Nehemiah

    9. a Levite, son of Galal and father of Obadiah

    10. 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

    11. a Levite and scribe, son of Nethaneel in the time of David

    12. a Levite, 1st son of Obed-Edom in the time of David

    13. a Levite, descendant of Jeduthun the singer in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah

    14. a Levite, one of the messengers of Ezra to Iddo

    15. a Levite in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah

    16. 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

    17. a Levite in the time of king Josiah of Judah

    18. head of a family of exiles who returned with Ezra

    19. a priest, of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

    20. an Israelite of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

    21. son of Delaiah, grandson of Mehetabeel, and a false prophet hired by Tobiah and Sanballat to give false guidance to Nehemiah

    22. a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah and participated in the dedication of the wall

    23. a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

    24. a leader of the people at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

    25. grandfather of the priest Zechariah who participated in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah

    26. another of the priests who along with 25 took part in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׁמַעְיָה Shᵉmaʻyâh, shem-aw-yaw'; or שְׁמַעְיָהוּ Shᵉmaʻyâhûw; from H8085 and H3050; Jah has heard; Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites:—Shemaiah.
STRONGS H8098: Abbreviations
†שְׁמַעְיָ֫ה(וּ) proper name, masculine Σαμαιας etc.: שְׁמַעְיָה
1. prophet, Rehoboam's time 1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chronicles 12:5, 7, 15; = יָהוּ - 2 Chronicles 11:2.
2. Jeremiah's time:
a. false prophet Jeremiah 29:31 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 29:32 = יָהוּ- Jeremiah 29:24.
b. יָהוּ- Jeremiah 36:12.
3. יָהוּ- a prophet's father Jeremiah 26:20.
4. descendant of Zerubbabel 1 Chronicles 3:22 (twice in verse).
5. in Simeon 1 Chronicles 4:37.
6. in Reuben 1 Chronicles 5:4.
7. Levites:
a. 1 Chronicles 9:14.
b. 1 Chronicles 9:16 = שַׁמּוּעַ 3.
c. 1 Chronicles 15:8, 11
d. 1 Chronicles 24:6.
e. 1 Chronicles 26:4, 6, 7
f. 2 Chronicles 29:14.
g. Ezra 8:16.
h. Nehemiah 11:15. Also יָהוּ-
i. 2 Chronicles 17:8.
j. 2 Chronicles 31:15.
k. 2 Chronicles 35:9.
8. Companions of Ezra:
a. Ezra 8:13.
b. Ezra 10:21.
c. Ezra 10:31.
9. Companions of Nehemiah:
a. Nehemiah 3:39.
b. Nehemiah 6:10.
10. priests:
a. Nehemiah 10:9; Nehemiah 12:42.
b. Nehemiah 12:6, 18.
c. Nehemiah 12:35
d. Nehemiah 12:36.
11. a prince Nehemiah 12:34.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

12:22

1 Chronicles

3:22; 4:37; 5:4; 9:14; 9:16; 15:8; 15:11; 24:6; 26:4; 26:6; 26:7

2 Chronicles

11:2; 12:5; 12:7; 12:15; 17:8; 29:14; 31:15; 35:9

Ezra

8:13; 8:16; 10:21; 10:31

Nehemiah

6:10; 10:9; 11:15; 12:6; 12:18; 12:34; 12:35; 12:36; 12:42

Jeremiah

26:20; 29:24; 29:31; 29:32; 36:12

H8098

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8098 matches the Hebrew שְׁמַעְיָה (šᵊmaʿyâ),
which occurs 41 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:22 - And the word of the Lord came to Samaia the man of God, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:22 - And the son of Sechenias; Samaia: and the sons of Samaia; Chattus, and Joel, and Berri and Noadia, and Saphath, six.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:37 - and Zuza the son of Saphai, the son of Alon, the son of Jedia, the son of Semri, the son of Samaias.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:4 - The sons of Joel; Semei, and Banaia his son: and the sons of Gug the son of Semei.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:14 - And of the Levites; Samaia son of Asob, son of Ezricam, son of Asabia, of the sons of Merari.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:16 - and Abdia, son of Samia, son of Galaal, son of Idithun, and Barachia son of Ossa, son of Helcana—who dwelt in the villages of the Notephatites.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:8 - Of the sons of Elisaphat; Semei the chief, and his brethren, two hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:11 - And David called Sadoc and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites, Uriel, Asaia, and Joel, and Semaia, and Eliel, and Aminadab,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:6 - And Samaias the son of Nathanael, the scribe, of the family of Levi, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Sadoc the priest, and Achimelech the son of Abiathar were present; and the heads of the families of the priests and the Levites, each of a household were assigned one to Eleazar, and one to Ithamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:4 - And to Abdedom there were born sons, Samaias the first-born, Jozabath the second, Joath the third, Sachar the fourth, Nathanael the fifth,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:6 - And to Samaias his son were born the sons of his first-born, chiefs over the house of their father, for they were mighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:7 - The sons of Samai; Othni, and Raphael, and Obed, and Elzabath, and Achiud, mighty men, Heliu, and Sabachia, and Isbacom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:2 - And the word of the Lord came to Samaias the man of God, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:5 - And Samaias the prophet came to Roboam, and to the princes of Juda that were gathered to Jerusalem for fear of Susakim, and said to them, Thus said the Lord, Ye have left me, and I will leave you in the hand of Susakim.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:7 - And when the Lord saw that they repented, then came the word of the Lord to Samaias, saying, They have repented; I will not destroy them, but I will set them in safety for a little while, and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:15 - And the acts of Roboam, the first and the last, behold, are they not written in the book of Samaia the prophet, and Addo the seer, with his achievements.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:8 - And with them were the Levites, Samaias, and Nathanias, and Zabdias, and Asiel, and Semiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonias, and Tobias, and Tobadonias, Levites, and with them Elisama and Joram, the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:14 - and of the sons of Æman; Jeiel, and Semei: and of the sons of Idithun; Samaias, and Oziel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:15 - by the hand of Odom, and Benjamin, and Jesus, and Semei, and Amarias, and Sechonias, by the hand of the priests faithfully, to give to their brethren according to the courses, as well to great as small;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:9 - And Chonenias, and Banæas, and Samæas, and Nathanael his brother, and Asabias, and Jeiel, and Jozabad, heads of the Levites, gave an offering to the Levites for the passover, of five thousand sheep and five hundred calves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:13 - And of the sons of Adonicam were the last, and these were their names, Eliphalat, Jeel, and Samæa, and with them sixty males.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:16 - And I sent men of understanding to Eleazar, to Ariel, to Semeias, and to Alonam, and to Jarib, and to Elnatham, and to Nathan, and to Zacharias, and to Mesollam, and to Joarim, and to Elnathan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:21 - And of the sons of Eram; Masael, and Elia, and Samaia, and Jeel, and Ozia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:31 - And of the sons of Eram; Eliezer, Jesia, Melchia, Samaias, Semeon,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:29 - And after him Sadduc the son of Emmer repaired opposite his own house: and after him repaired Samaea son of Sechenia, guard of the east-gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:10 - And I came into the house of Semei the son of Dalaia the Son of Metabeel, and he was shut up; and he said, Let us assemble together in the house of God, in the midst of it, and let us shut the doors of it; for they are coming by night to slay thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:8 - (LXX 10:9) Maazia, Belgai, Samaia; these were priests.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:15 - And of the Levites; Samaia, son of Esricam,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:18 - to Balgas, Samue; to Semia, Jonathan;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:34 - and Juda, and Benjamin, and Samaias and Jeremia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:35 - And some of the sons of the priest with trumpets, Zacharias son of Jonathan, son of Samaias, son of Matthania, son of Michaia, son of Zacchur, son of Asaph:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:36 - and his brethren, Samaia, and Oziel, Gelol, Jama, Aia, Nathanael, and Juda, Anani, to praise with the hymns of David the man of God; and Esdras the scribe was before them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:42 - And the singers were heard, and were numbered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:20 - (LXX 33:20) And there was another man prophesying in the name of the Lord, Urias the son of Samæas of Cariathiarim; and he prophesied concerning this land according to all the words of Jeremias.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:24 - (LXX 36:24) And to Samæas the Ælamite thou shalt say,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:31 - (LXX 36:31) Send to the captivity, saying, Thus saith the Lord concerning Samæas the Ælamite, Since Samæas has prophesied to you, and I sent him not, and he has made you to trust in iniquity,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:32 - (LXX 36:32) therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will visit Samæas, and his family: and there shall not be a man of them in the midst of you to see the good which I will do to you: they shall not see it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:12 - (LXX 43:12) And he went down to the king's house, into the house of the scribe: and, behold, there were sitting there all the princes, Elisama the scribe, and Dalæas the son of Selemias, and Jonathan the son of Acchobor, and Gamarias the son of Saphan, and Sedekias the son of Ananias, and all the princes.
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