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Lexicon :: Strong's H8098 - šᵊmaʿyâ

Aa
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 - But the word of God came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:22 - And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah; and the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush and Igal and Bariah and Neariah and Shaphat, six.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:37 - And Ziza, the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:4 - The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:14 - And of the Levites: Shemaiah, the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:16 - And Obadiah, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah, the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who were living in the small towns of the Netophathites.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:8 - Of the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers, two hundred;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:11 - And David sent for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, Uriel, Asaiah and Joel, Shemaiah and Eliel and Amminadab,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:6 - And Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was a Levite, put down their names in writing, the king being present with the rulers, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites; one family being taken for Eleazar and then one for Ithamar, and so on.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:4 - And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the oldest, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:6 - And Shemaiah his son had sons, rulers over the family of their father, for they were able men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:7 - The sons of Shemaiah: Othni and Rephael and Obed, Elzabad, whose brothers were great men of war, Elihu and Semachiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:2

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

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:5 - Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the chiefs of Judah, who had come together in Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, The Lord has said, Because you have given me up, I have given you up into the hands of Shishak.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:7 - And the Lord, seeing that they had made themselves low, said to Shemaiah, They have made themselves low: I will not send destruction on them, but in a short time I will give them salvation, and will not let loose my wrath on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:15 - Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not recorded in the words of Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the seer? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:8 - And with them, Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and Elishama and Jehoram the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:14 - And of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:15 - And under him were Eden and Miniamin and Jeshua and Shemaiah and Amariah and Shecaniah, in the towns of the priests, who were made responsible for giving it to all their brothers, by divisions, to small and great:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:9 - And Conaniah and Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings five thousand small cattle and five hundred oxen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:13 - And of the sons of Adonikam, the last, whose names were Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them sixty males.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:16 - Then I sent for Eliezer and Ariel and Shemaiah and Elnathan Jarib and Elnathan and Nathan and Zechariah and Meshullam, all responsible men; and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were wise men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:21 - And of the sons of Harim, Maaseiah and Elijah and Shemaiah and Jehiel and Uzziah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:31 - And of the sons of Harim, Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:29 - After them Zadok, the son of Immer, was working opposite his house. And after him Shemaiah, the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east door.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:10 - And I went to the house of Shemaiah, the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us have a meeting in the house of God, inside the Temple, and let the doors be shut: for they will come to put you to death; truly, in the night they will come to put you to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:8 - Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:15 - And of the Levites: Shemaiah, the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:6 - Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:18 - Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:34 - Judah and Benjamin and Shemaiah and Jeremiah,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:35 - And certain of the priests' sons with wind instruments; Zechariah, the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:36 - And his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel and Judah, Hanani, with the music-instruments of David, the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was at their head;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:42 - And Maaseiah and Shemaiah and Eleazar and Uzzi and Jehohanan and Malchijah and Elam and Ezer. And the makers of melody made their voices loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:20 - And there was another man who was a prophet of the Lord, Uriah, the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath-jearim; he said against this town and against this land all the words which Jeremiah had said:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:24 - About Shemaiah the Nehelamite.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:31 - Send to all those who have been taken away, saying, This is what the Lord has said about Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has been acting as a prophet to you, and I did not send him, and has made you put your faith in what is false;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:32 - For this cause the Lord has said, Truly I will send punishment on Shemaiah and on his seed; not a man of his family will have a place among this people, and he will not see the good which I am going to do to my people, says the Lord: because he has said words against the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:12 - Went down to the king's house, to the scribe's room: and all the rulers were seated there, Elishama the scribe and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, and all the rulers.
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