Lexical Definition

‎יִשְׁמַעְיָה‎ Yishmaʻyâh (yish-mah-yaw') Ishmaiah ^N:N-M-P
or יִשְׁמַעְיָהוּ Yishmaʻyâhûw (yish-mah-yaw'-hoo); from ‎שָׁמַע‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; Jah will hear

Ishmaiah.

• § Ishmaiah = "Jehovah will hear"
• Jishmajah, the name of two Israelites

1) a Gibeonite and one of David's mighty warriors
2) a son of Obadiah and the ruler of the tribe of Zebulun in the time of king David

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יִשְׁמַעְיָ֫ה(וּׅ‎ proper name, masculine (‎׳‎‎י‎ heareth); — Σαμαιας:

1. ‎יָה‎-, Gibeonite, one of David's heroes 1Chr 12:4.

2. ‎יָהוּ‎- in Zebulun 1Chr 27:19.

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