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Lexicon :: Strong's H8098 - šᵊmaʿyâ

Strong's

Red Letter

שְׁמַעְיָה

Transliteration

šᵊmaʿyâ

Pronunciation

shem-aw-yaw'

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Part of Speech

proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From שָׁמַע (H8085) and יָהּ (H3050)

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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.

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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

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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 Box 1Ki 12:22

1Ki 12:22 - But the word^H1697 of God^H430 came unto Shemaiah^H8098 the man^H376 of God,^H430 saying,^H559

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:22

1Ch 3:22 - And the sons^H1121 of Shechaniah;^H7935 Shemaiah:^H8098 and the sons^H1121 of Shemaiah;^H8098 Hattush,^H2407 and Igeal,^H3008 and Bariah,^H1282 and Neariah,^H5294 and Shaphat,^H8202 six.^H8337

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:37

1Ch 4:37 - And Ziza^H2124 the son^H1121 of Shiphi,^H8230 the son^H1121 of Allon,^H438 the son^H1121 of Jedaiah,^H3042 the son^H1121 of Shimri,^H8113 the son^H1121 of Shemaiah;^H8098

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:4

1Ch 5:4 - The sons^H1121 of Joel;^H3100 Shemaiah^H8098 his son,^H1121 Gog^H1463 his son,^H1121 Shimei^H8096 his son,^H1121

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:14

1Ch 9:14 - And of the Levites;^H3881 Shemaiah^H8098 the son^H1121 of Hasshub,^H2815 the son^H1121 of Azrikam,^H5840 the son^H1121 of Hashabiah,^H2811 of the sons^H1121 of Merari;^H4847

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:16

1Ch 9:16 - And Obadiah^H5662 the son^H1121 of Shemaiah,^H8098 the son^H1121 of Galal,^H1559 the son^H1121 of Jeduthun,^H3038 and Berechiah^H1296 the son^H1121 of Asa,^H609 the son^H1121 of Elkanah,^H511 that dwelt^H3427 in the villages^H2691 of the Netophathites.^H5200

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:8

1Ch 15:8 - Of the sons^H1121 of Elizaphan;^H469 Shemaiah^H8098 the chief,^H8269 and his brethren^H251 two hundred:^H3967

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1Ch 15:11 - And David^H1732 called^H7121 for Zadok^H6659 and Abiathar^H54 the priests,^H3548 and for the Levites,^H3881 for Uriel,^H222 Asaiah,^H6222 and Joel,^H3100 Shemaiah,^H8098 and Eliel,^H447 and Amminadab,^H5992

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:6

1Ch 24:6 - And Shemaiah^H8098 the son^H1121 of Nethaneel^H5417 the scribe,^H5608 one of the Levites,^H3881 wrote^H3789 them before^H6440 the king,^H4428 and the princes,^H8269 and Zadok^H6659 the priest,^H3548 and Ahimelech^H288 the son^H1121 of Abiathar,^H54 and before the chief^H7218 of the fathers^H1 of the priests^H3548 and Levites:^H3881 one^H259 principal^H1 household^H1004 being taken^H270 for Eleazar,^H499 and one taken^H270 for Ithamar.^H385

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:4

1Ch 26:4 - Moreover the sons^H1121 of Obededom^H5654 were, Shemaiah^H8098 the firstborn,^H1060 Jehozabad^H3075 the second,^H8145 Joah^H3098 the third,^H7992 and Sacar^H7940 the fourth,^H7243 and Nethaneel^H5417 the fifth,^H2549

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:6

1Ch 26:6 - Also unto Shemaiah^H8098 his son^H1121 were sons^H1121 born,^H3205 that ruled^H4474 throughout the house^H1004 of their father:^H1 for they were mighty men^H1368 of valour.^H2428

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:7

1Ch 26:7 - The sons^H1121 of Shemaiah;^H8098 Othni,^H6273 and Rephael,^H7501 and Obed,^H5744 Elzabad,^H443 whose brethren^H251 were strong^H2428 men,^H1121 Elihu,^H453 and Semachiah.^H5565

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:2

2Ch 11:2 - But the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came to Shemaiah^H8098 the man^H376 of God,^H430 saying,^H559

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:5

2Ch 12:5 - Then came^H935 Shemaiah^H8098 the prophet^H5030 to Rehoboam,^H7346 and to the princes^H8269 of Judah,^H3063 that were gathered together^H622 to Jerusalem^H3389 because^H6440 of Shishak,^H7895 and said^H559 unto them, Thus saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 Ye have forsaken^H5800 me, and therefore have I also^H637 left^H5800 you in the hand^H3027 of Shishak.^H7895

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2Ch 12:7 - And when the LORD^H3068 saw^H7200 that they humbled^H3665 themselves, the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came to Shemaiah,^H8098 saying,^H559 They have humbled^H3665 themselves; therefore I will not destroy^H7843 them, but I will grant^H5414 them some^H4592 deliverance;^H6413 and my wrath^H2534 shall not be poured out^H5413 upon Jerusalem^H3389 by the hand^H3027 of Shishak.^H7895

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:15

2Ch 12:15 - Now the acts^H1697 of Rehoboam,^H7346 first^H7223 and last,^H314 are they not written^H3789 in the book^H1697 of Shemaiah^H8098 the prophet,^H5030 and of Iddo^H5714 the seer^H2374 concerning genealogies?^H3187 And there were wars^H4421 between Rehoboam^H7346 and Jeroboam^H3379 continually.^H3117

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:8

2Ch 17:8 - And with them he sent Levites,^H3881 even Shemaiah,^H8098 and Nethaniah,^H5418 and Zebadiah,^H2069 and Asahel,^H6214 and Shemiramoth,^H8070 and Jehonathan,^H3083 and Adonijah,^H138 and Tobijah,^H2900 and Tobadonijah,^H2899 Levites;^H3881 and with them Elishama^H476 and Jehoram,^H3088 priests.^H3548

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:14

2Ch 29:14 - And of the sons^H1121 of Heman;^H1968 Jehiel,^H3171 and Shimei:^H8096 and of the sons^H1121 of Jeduthun;^H3038 Shemaiah,^H8098 and Uzziel.^H5816

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:15

2Ch 31:15 - And next him were Eden,^H5731 and Miniamin,^H4509 and Jeshua,^H3442 and Shemaiah,^H8098 Amariah,^H568 and Shecaniah,^H7935 in the cities^H5892 of the priests,^H3548 in their set office,^H530 to give^H5414 to their brethren^H251 by^H3027 courses,^H4256 as well to the great^H1419 as to the small:^H6996

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:9

2Ch 35:9 - Conaniah^H3562 also, and Shemaiah^H8098 and Nethaneel,^H5417 his brethren,^H251 and Hashabiah^H2811 and Jeiel^H3273 and Jozabad,^H3107 chief^H8269 of the Levites,^H3881 gave^H7311 unto the Levites^H3881 for passover offerings^H6453 five^H2568 thousand^H505 small cattle, and five^H2568 hundred^H3967 oxen.^H1241

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:13

Ezr 8:13 - And of the last^H314 sons^H1121 of Adonikam,^H140 whose names^H8034 are these, Eliphelet,^H467 Jeiel,^H3273 and Shemaiah,^H8098 and with them threescore^H8346 males.^H2145

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Ezr 8:16 - Then sent^H7971 I for Eliezer,^H461 for Ariel,^H740 for Shemaiah,^H8098 and for Elnathan,^H494 and for Jarib,^H3402 and for Elnathan,^H494 and for Nathan,^H5416 and for Zechariah,^H2148 and for Meshullam,^H4918 chief men;^H7218 also for Joiarib,^H3114 and for Elnathan,^H494 men of understanding.^H995

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:21

Ezr 10:21 - And of the sons^H1121 of Harim;^H2766 Maaseiah,^H4641 and Elijah,^H452 and Shemaiah,^H8098 and Jehiel,^H3171 and Uzziah.^H5818

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:31

Ezr 10:31 - And of the sons^H1121 of Harim;^H2766 Eliezer,^H461 Ishijah,^H3449 Malchiah,^H4441 Shemaiah,^H8098 Shimeon,^H8095

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:29

Neh 3:29 - After^H310 them repaired^H2388 Zadok^H6659 the son^H1121 of Immer^H564 over against his house.^H1004 After^H310 him repaired^H2388 also Shemaiah^H8098 the son^H1121 of Shechaniah,^H7935 the keeper^H8104 of the east^H4217 gate.^H8179

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:10

Neh 6:10 - Afterward I came^H935 unto the house^H1004 of Shemaiah^H8098 the son^H1121 of Delaiah^H1806 the son^H1121 of Mehetabeel,^H4105 who was shut up;^H6113 and he said,^H559 Let us meet together^H3259 in the house^H1004 of God,^H430 within^H8432 the temple,^H1964 and let us shut^H5462 the doors^H1817 of the temple:^H1964 for they will come^H935 to slay^H2026 thee; yea, in the night^H3915 will they come^H935 to slay^H2026 thee.

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Neh 10:8 - Maaziah,^H4590 Bilgai,^H1084 Shemaiah:^H8098 these were the priests.^H3548

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:15

Neh 11:15 - Also of the Levites:^H3881 Shemaiah^H8098 the son^H1121 of Hashub,^H2815 the son^H1121 of Azrikam,^H5840 the son^H1121 of Hashabiah,^H2811 the son^H1121 of Bunni;^H1138

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:6

Neh 12:6 - Shemaiah,^H8098 and Joiarib,^H3114 Jedaiah,^H3048

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Neh 12:18 - Of Bilgah,^H1083 Shammua;^H8051 of Shemaiah,^H8098 Jehonathan;^H3083

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:34

Neh 12:34 - Judah,^H3063 and Benjamin,^H1144 and Shemaiah,^H8098 and Jeremiah,^H3414

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Neh 12:35 - And certain of the priests'^H3548 sons^H1121 with trumpets;^H2689 namely, Zechariah^H2148 the son^H1121 of Jonathan,^H3129 the son^H1121 of Shemaiah,^H8098 the son^H1121 of Mattaniah,^H4983 the son^H1121 of Michaiah,^H4320 the son^H1121 of Zaccur,^H2139 the son^H1121 of Asaph:^H623

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:36

Neh 12:36 - And his brethren,^H251 Shemaiah,^H8098 and Azarael,^H5832 Milalai,^H4450 Gilalai,^H1562 Maai,^H4597 Nethaneel,^H5417 and Judah,^H3063 Hanani,^H2607 with the musical^H7892 instruments^H3627 of David^H1732 the man^H376 of God,^H430 and Ezra^H5830 the scribe^H5608 before^H6440 them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:42

Neh 12:42 - And Maaseiah,^H4641 and Shemaiah,^H8098 and Eleazar,^H499 and Uzzi,^H5813 and Jehohanan,^H3076 and Malchijah,^H4441 and Elam,^H5867 and Ezer.^H5829 And the singers^H7891 sang loud,^H8085 with Jezrahiah^H3156 their overseer.^H6496

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:20

Jer 26:20 - And there was also a man^H376 that prophesied^H5012 in the name^H8034 of the LORD,^H3068 Urijah^H223 the son^H1121 of Shemaiah^H8098 of Kirjathjearim,^H7157 who prophesied^H5012 against this city^H5892 and against this land^H776 according to all the words^H1697 of Jeremiah:^H3414

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:24

Jer 29:24 - Thus shalt thou also speak^H559 to Shemaiah^H8098 the Nehelamite,^H5161 saying,^H559

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Jer 29:31 - Send^H7971 to all them of the captivity,^H1473 saying,^H559 Thus saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 concerning Shemaiah^H8098 the Nehelamite;^H5161 Because that Shemaiah^H8098 hath prophesied^H5012 unto you, and I sent^H7971 him not, and he caused you to trust^H982 in a lie:^H8267

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:32

Jer 29:32 - Therefore thus saith^H559 the LORD;^H3068 Behold, I will punish^H6485 Shemaiah^H8098 the Nehelamite,^H5161 and his seed:^H2233 he shall not have a man^H376 to dwell^H3427 among^H8432 this people;^H5971 neither shall he behold^H7200 the good^H2896 that I will do^H6213 for my people,^H5971 saith^H5002 the LORD;^H3068 because he hath taught^H1696 rebellion^H5627 against the LORD.^H3068

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:12

Jer 36:12 - Then he went down^H3381 into the king's^H4428 house,^H1004 into the scribe's^H5608 chamber:^H3957 and, lo, all the princes^H8269 sat^H3427 there, even Elishama^H476 the scribe,^H5608 and Delaiah^H1806 the son^H1121 of Shemaiah,^H8098 and Elnathan^H494 the son^H1121 of Achbor,^H5907 and Gemariah^H1587 the son^H1121 of Shaphan,^H8227 and Zedekiah^H6667 the son^H1121 of Hananiah,^H2608 and all the princes.^H8269

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