Lexical Definition

‎שְׁמַעְיָה‎ Shᵉmaʻyâh (shem-aw-yaw') Shemaiah N:N-M-P
or שְׁמַעְיָהוּ Shᵉmaʻyâhûw (shem-aw-yaw'-hoo); from ‎שָׁמַע‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; Jah has heard

Shemaiah.

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

Usage: 1 form in 1 verse
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
שְׁמַֽעְיָ֣ה Shemaiah Neh.3.29

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שְׁמַעְיָ֫ה(וּׅ‎ proper name, masculine Σαμαιας etc.: ‎שְׁמַעְיָה‎

1. prophet, Rehoboam's time 1Kgs 12:22; 2Chr 12:5; 2Chr 12:7; 2Chr 12:15 = ‎יָהוּ‎- 2Chr 11:2.

2. Jeremiah's time:
a. false prophet Jer 29:31 (twice in verse); Jer 29:32 = ‎יָהוּ‎- vJer 29:24.
b. ‎יָהוּ‎- Jer 36:12.

3. ‎יָהוּ‎- a prophet's father Jer 26:20.

4. descendant of Zerubbabel 1Chr 3:22 (twice in verse).

5. in Simeon 1Chr 4:37.

6. in Reuben 1Chr 5:4.

7. Levites:
a. 1Chr 9:14.
b. v1Chr 9:16 = ‎שַׁמּוּעַ‎

3.
c. 1Chr 15:8; 1Chr 15:11
d. 1Chr 24:6.
e. 1Chr 26:4; 1Chr 26:6; 1Chr 26:7 feminine 2Chr 29:14.
g. Ezra 8:16.
h. Neh 11:15. Also ‎יָהוּ‎-
i. 2Chr 17:8.
j. 2Chr 31:15.
k. 2Chr 35:9.

8. companions of Ezra:
a. Ezra:
a. Ezra 8:13.
b. Ezra 6:10. 10 priests:
a. Neh 10:9*; Neh 12:42.
b. vNeh 12:6.18.
c. vNeh 12:35 d. vNeh 12:36.

11. a prince vNeh 12:34.

‎אֶשְׁתְּמוֺעַ‎ see above.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
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 6:10 · 8:13 · 8:16
Nehemiah 10:9* · 11:15 · 12:6 · 12:34 · 12:35 · 12:36 · 12:42
Jeremiah 26:20 · 29:24 · 29:31 · 29:32 · 36:12

Profile

Male • Returned builder • Levite who helped rebuild Jerusalem's wall

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Shemaiah, a Levite who made repairs to a section of Jerusalem's wall near his house.

Shemaiah was a Levite who participated in the rebuilding of Jerusalem's wall under the leadership of Nehemiah. According to Nehemiah 3:29, Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah (or 'Shechaniah'), the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs to a section of the wall next to his house. This was part of a larger effort to restore the walls and gates of Jerusalem, which had been damaged during the Babylonian conquest. Shemaiah's contribution, along with that of many others, helped to fortify the city and provide a sense of security for the Jewish community.

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