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

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.37.3
• father of: Jehucal (יְהוּכַל)

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), ᵐ5^L 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.

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Profile

Male • Father of Jehucal • Priest during Zedekiah's reign

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shelemiah, a priest during King Zedekiah's reign; father of Jehucal.

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.37.3;
• only referred to as Shelemiah שֶׁלֶמְיָה;
• father of Jehucal יְהוּכַל.

Shelemiah was a priest who lived during the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah. He was the father of Jehucal (or Jucal), who was one of the officials sent by Zedekiah to ask Jeremiah to pray for the people (Jeremiah 37:3). Later, Jehucal was among the officials who accused Jeremiah of discouraging the soldiers and sought to have him put to death (Jeremiah 38:1-4). Shelemiah's role is limited to being mentioned as Jehucal's father.

All entries for Shelemiah: שֶׁלֶמְיָה

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• Jehucal (child)