Transliteration: shema‛yâh shema‛yâhû

Phonetic: shem-aw-yaw'

BDB Definition:

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
   1. 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
   2. a Levite and scribe, son of Nethaneel in the time of David
   3. a Levite, 1st son of Obed-Edom in the time of David
   4. a Levite, descendant of Jeduthun the singer in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
   5. a Levite, one of the messengers of Ezra to Iddo
   6. a Levite in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah
   7. 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
   8. a Levite in the time of king Josiah of Judah
   9. head of a family of exiles who returned with Ezra
   10. a priest, of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
   11. an Israelite of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
   12. son of Delaiah, grandson of Mehetabeel, and a false prophet hired by Tobiah and Sanballat to give false guidance to Nehemiah
   13. a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah and participated in the dedication of the wall
   14. a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
   15. a leader of the people at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
   16. grandfather of the priest Zechariah who participated in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah
   17. another of the priests who along with 25 took part in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah

Origin: from H8085" class="dictionary-topic-link">H8085 and H3050" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3050

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine