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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^H1961 to Shemaiah^H8098 the man^H376 of God,^H430 saying,^H559

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:22

1Ch 3:22 - The [fn]descendants^H1121 of Shecaniah^H7935 were Shemaiah,^H8098 and the sons^H1121 of Shemaiah:^H8098 Hattush,^H2407 Igal,^H3008 Bariah,^H1282 Neariah^H5294 and Shaphat,^H8202 six.^H8337

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:37

1Ch 4:37 - 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 were 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 - Of the Levites^H3881 were 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 [fn]Obadiah^H5662 the son^H1121 of [fn]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 who lived^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 200^H3967 of his relatives;^H251

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:11

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:6

1Ch 24:6 - Shemaiah,^H8098 the son^H1121 of Nethanel^H5417 the scribe,^H5608 from the Levites,^H3881 recorded^H3789 them in the presence^H6440 of the king,^H4428 the princes,^H8269 Zadok^H6659 the priest,^H3548 Ahimelech^H288 the son^H1121 of Abiathar,^H54 and the heads^H7218 of the fathers’^H1 households of the priests^H3548 and of the Levites;^H3881 one^H259 father’s^H1 household^H1004 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 - Obed-edom^H5654 had sons:^H1121 Shemaiah^H8098 the firstborn,^H1060 Jehozabad^H3075 the second,^H8145 Joah^H3098 the third,^H7992 Sacar^H7940 the fourth,^H7243 Nethanel^H5417 the fifth,^H2549

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:6

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:7

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:2

2Ch 11:2 - But the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came^H1961 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 Shemaiah^H8098 the prophet^H5030 came^H935 to Rehoboam^H7346 and the princes^H8269 of Judah^H3063 who^H834 had gathered^H622 at Jerusalem^H3389 because^H4480^H6440 of Shishak,^H7895 and he said^H559 to them, “Thus^H3541 says^H559 the LORD,^H3068 ‘You have forsaken^H5800 Me, so I also^H637 have forsaken^H5800 you [fn]to Shishak.’”^H7895

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:7

2Ch 12:7 - When the LORD^H3068 saw^H7200 that they humbled^H3665 themselves, the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came^H1961 to Shemaiah,^H8098 saying,^H559 “They have humbled^H3665 themselves so I will not destroy^H7843 them, but I will grant^H5414 them some^H4592 measure of deliverance,^H6413 and My wrath^H2534 shall not be poured^H5413 out on Jerusalem^H3389 by means^H3027 of Shishak.^H7895

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:15

2Ch 12:15 - Now the acts^H1697 of Rehoboam,^H7346 from first^H7223 to last,^H314 are they not written^H3789 in the [fn]records^H1697 of Shemaiah^H8098 the prophet^H5030 and of Iddo^H5714 the seer,^H2374 according to genealogical^H3187 enrollment?^H3187 And there were wars^H4421 between Rehoboam^H7346 and Jeroboam^H3379 continually.^H3605^H3117

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:8

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:15

2Ch 31:15 - [fn]Under^H5921 his authority^H3027 were Eden,^H5731 Miniamin,^H4509 Jeshua,^H3091 Shemaiah,^H8098 Amariah^H568 and Shecaniah^H7935 in the cities^H5892 of the priests,^H3548 to distribute^H5414 faithfully^H530 their portions to their brothers^H251 by divisions,^H4256 whether great^H1419 or small,^H6996

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:9

2Ch 35:9 - Conaniah^H3562 also, and Shemaiah^H8098 and Nethanel,^H5417 his brothers,^H251 and Hashabiah^H2811 and Jeiel^H3262 and Jozabad,^H3107 the officers^H8269 of the Levites,^H3881 contributed^H7311 to the Levites^H3881 for the Passover^H6453 offerings^H6453 5,000^H2568^H505 from the flocks and 500^H2568^H3967 bulls.^H1241

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:13

Ezr 8:13 - and of the sons^H1121 of Adonikam,^H140 the last^H314 ones,^H314 these^H428 being their names,^H8034 Eliphelet,^H467 Jeuel^H3262 and Shemaiah,^H8098 and 60^H8346 males^H2145 with them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:16

Ezr 8:16 - So I sent^H7971 for Eliezer,^H461 Ariel,^H739 Shemaiah,^H8098 Elnathan,^H494 Jarib,^H3402 Elnathan,^H494 Nathan,^H5416 Zechariah^H2148 and Meshullam,^H4918 [fn]leading^H7218 men,^H7218 and for Joiarib^H3080 and Elnathan,^H494 teachers.^H995

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:21

Ezr 10:21 - and of the sons^H1121 of Harim:^H2766 Maaseiah,^H4641 Elijah,^H452 Shemaiah,^H8098 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 Isshijah,^H3449 Malchijah,^H4441 Shemaiah,^H8098 Shimeon,^H8095

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:29

Neh 3:29 - After^H310 [fn]them Zadok^H6659 the son^H1121 of Immer^H564 carried^H2388 out repairs^H2388 in front^H5048 of his house.^H1004 And after^H310 him Shemaiah^H8098 the son^H1121 of Shecaniah,^H7935 the keeper^H8104 of the East^H4217 Gate,^H8179 carried^H2388 out repairs.^H2388

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:10

Neh 6:10 - When I entered^H935 the house^H1004 of Shemaiah^H8098 the son^H1121 of Delaiah,^H1806 son^H1121 of Mehetabel,^H4105 who^H1931 was [fn]confined^H6113 at home, he said,^H559 “Let us meet^H3259 together^H3259 in the house^H1004 of God,^H430 within^H8432 the temple,^H1964 and let us close^H5462 the doors^H1817 of the temple,^H1964 for they are coming^H935 to kill^H2026 you, and they are coming^H935 to kill^H2026 you at night.”^H3915

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:8

Neh 10:8 - Maaziah,^H4590 Bilgai,^H1084 Shemaiah.^H8098 These^H428 were the priests.^H3548

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:15

Neh 11:15 - Now from the Levites:^H3881 Shemaiah^H8098 the son^H1121 of Hasshub,^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,^H3080 Jedaiah,^H3048

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:18

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 Benjamin,^H1144 Shemaiah,^H8098 Jeremiah,^H3414

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:35

Neh 12:35 - and some^H4480 of the sons^H1121 of the priests^H3548 with trumpets;^H2689 and Zechariah^H2148 the son^H1121 of Jonathan,^H3083 the son^H1121 of Shemaiah,^H8098 the son^H1121 of Mattaniah,^H4983 the son^H1121 of Micaiah,^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 [fn]kinsmen,^H251 Shemaiah,^H8098 Azarel,^H5832 Milalai,^H4450 Gilalai,^H1562 Maai,^H4597 Nethanel,^H5417 Judah^H3063 and Hanani,^H2607 with the musical^H7892 instruments^H3627 of David^H1732 the man^H376 of God.^H430 And Ezra^H5830 the scribe^H5608 went before^H6440 them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:42

Neh 12:42 - and Maaseiah,^H4641 Shemaiah,^H8098 Eleazar,^H499 Uzzi,^H5813 Jehohanan,^H3076 Malchijah,^H4441 Elam^H5867 and Ezer.^H5827 And the singers^H7891 [fn]sang,^H8085 with Jezrahiah^H3156 their leader,^H6496

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:20

Jer 26:20 - Indeed,^H1571 there was also^H1571 a man^H376 who prophesied^H5012 in the name^H8034 of the LORD,^H3068 Uriah^H223 the son^H1121 of Shemaiah^H8098 from Kiriath-jearim;^H7157 and he prophesied^H5012 against^H5921 this^H2088 city^H5892 and against^H5921 this^H2088 land^H776 words^H1697 similar to all^H3605 those of Jeremiah.^H3414

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:24

Jer 29:24 - To Shemaiah^H8098 the Nehelamite^H5161 you shall speak,^H559 saying,^H559

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Jer 29:31 - “Send^H7971 to all^H3605 the exiles,^H1473 saying,^H559 ‘Thus^H3541 says^H559 the LORD^H3068 concerning^H413 Shemaiah^H8098 the Nehelamite,^H5161 “Because^H3282^H834 Shemaiah^H8098 has prophesied^H5012 to you, although I did not send^H7971 him, and he has made you trust^H982 in a lie,”^H8267

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:32

Jer 29:32 - therefore^H3651 thus^H3541 says^H559 the LORD,^H3068 “Behold,^H2009 I am about to punish^H6485 Shemaiah^H8098 the Nehelamite^H5161 and his [fn]descendants;^H2233 he will not have^H1961 anyone^H376 living^H3427 among^H8432 this^H2088 people,^H5971 and he will not see^H7200 the good^H2896 that I am about to do^H6213 to My people,”^H5971 declares^H5002 the LORD,^H3068 “because^H3588 he has [fn]preached^H1696 rebellion^H5627 against^H5921 the LORD.”’”^H3068

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:12

Jer 36:12 - he went^H3381 down^H3381 to the king’s^H4428 house,^H1004 into the scribe’s^H5608 chamber.^H3957 And behold,^H2009 all^H3605 the officials^H8269 were sitting^H3427 there^H8033—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^H3605 the other officials.^H8269

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