Lexical Definition
שֶׁלֶמְיָה Shelemyâh (shel-em-yaw') Shelemiah N:N-M-P
or שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ Shelemyâhûw (shel-em-yaw'-hoo); from שֶׁלֶם and יָהּ; thankoffering of Jah
Shelemiah.
- § Shelemiah = "repaid by Jehovah"
- Shelemjah, the name of nine Israelites
1) a son of Bani who put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra
2) another son of Bani who put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra
3) father of Hananiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
4) a priest in the time of Nehemiah in charge of the treasury
5) father of Jehucal or Jucal in the time of Zedekiah
6) Levite upon whom the lot for the East Gate fell; in the time of David
6a) also 'Meshelemiah' and 'Shallum'
7) father of Nethaniah and grandfather of Jehudi, who was the messenger sent to Baruch the scribe of Jeremiah
8) son of Abdeel and one the men commanded by king Jehoiakim of Judah to seize the prophet Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch
9) father of Irijah, the captain of the guard who arrested Jeremiah
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| שֶׁלֶמְיָ֣הוּ | Shelemiah | Jer.36.14 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.36.14
- son of: Cushi (כּוּשִׁי)
- father of: Nethaniah (נְתַנְיָה)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Also see: שַׁלּוּם
שֶׁלֶמְיָה(וּׅ
proper name, masculine 1. Jeremiah's time; Σελεμιου (genitive):
a. יָ֫הוּ- Jer 36:14.
b. י֫הוּ vJer 36:26.
c. יָה- Jer 37:3, יָהוּ- Jer 38:1.
d. יָה-
2. Levite, יָהוּ- 1Chr 26:14, τῷ Σαλαμεια, etc., = שַׁלּוּם 12 a, q. v.
3. post-exilic names:
a. יָה- Neh 3:30, Τελεμια(ς), ᵐ5L Σελ'.
b. יָה- Neh 13:13, priest, Σελεμια(ς) ( = c or d ?).
c. יָה- Ezra 10:39, Σελεμια.
d. יָהוּ- vEzra 10:41, ᵐ5 id.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles | 26:14 |
| Ezra | 10:39 · 10:41 |
| Nehemiah | 3:30 · 13:13 |
| Jeremiah | 36:14 · 36:26 · 37:3 · 38:1 |
Profile
Male • Son of Cushi • Grandfather of Jehudi, who read Jeremiah's scroll
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Shelemiah, the grandfather of Jehudi, who read Jeremiah's scroll to the officials.
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.36.14;
- only referred to as Shelemiah שֶׁלֶמְיָה;
- a son of Cushi כּוּשִׁי;
- father of Nethaniah נְתַנְיָה.
Shelemiah was the father of Nethaniah who was father of Jehudi, a man mentioned in Jeremiah 36:14. When Jeremiah's scribe Baruch read the prophet's scroll in the temple, the officials sent Jehudi to retrieve the scroll. Jehudi then read the scroll to the officials in the chamber of Elishama the scribe. Shelemiah's role is limited to being identified as Jehudi's father, and no other details are given about his life.
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