Lexical Definition

‎שֶׁמַע‎ Shemaʻ (sheh'-mah) Shema ^N:N-M-P
for the same as ‎שֵׁמַע‎

Shema.

• § Shema = "hear"
• Shema, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites

n pr m
1) a Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela
2) a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham
3) a Benjamite, son of Elpaal who along with his brother Beriah were heads of their fathers houses in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. Probably the same as 'Shimhi'
4) an Israelite who stood on the right hand of Ezra as he read the Law to the people

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: שִׁמְעִי

II. ‎שֶׁ֫מַע‎ proper name, masculine usually Σαμα(α), Σεμαα (compare Sabean proper name ‎סמע‎ Hal⁵⁰⁹); —

1. in Judah 1Chr 2:44, ‎שָׁ֑מַע‎ v1Chr 2:43.

2. in Reuben 1Chr 5:8.

3. in Benjamin 1Chr 8:13 (= ‎שִׁמְעִי‎ v1Chr 8:21).

4. post-exilic Neh 8:4, Σαμαιας.

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