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Strong's H8098 שְׁמַעְיָה (shemayah)

Shemayah means “Shemaiah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8098
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 39
Books 6

Strong's H8098 Quick Answer

Strong's H8098 שְׁמַעיָה שְׁמַעיָהוּ (Shma`yah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Shma`yah (shem-aw-yaw') (or Shmamyahuw {shem-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has heard 2. Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites It has 39 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include name. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Shma`yah (shem-aw-yaw') (or Shmamyahuw {shem-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has heard 2. Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites
Usage
39 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
name

Meaning and Definition

Shma`yah (shem-aw-yaw') (or Shmamyahuw {shem-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has heard 2. Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites [from H8085 and H3050] KJV: Shemaiah. Root(s): H8085, H3050

Original Word
שְׁמַעיָה שְׁמַעיָהוּ
Transliteration
Shma`yah
Derivation
Root: שׁמע First root strongs: 8085 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8098. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Shemaiah

Usage: A prophet living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.12.22 § Shemaiah = "heard by Jehovah" 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

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How Strong's H8098 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Shma`yah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H8098 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 39 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8098 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8098 in the Old Testament

39 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Kings 12:22 KJV

But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

1 Chronicles 3:22 KJV

And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.

1 Chronicles 4:37 KJV

And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;

Usage Excerpts

First 39 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8098.

1 Kings 12:22 Old Testament, KJV
But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
1 Chronicles 3:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
1 Chronicles 4:37 Old Testament, KJV
And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
1 Chronicles 5:4 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
1 Chronicles 9:14 Old Testament, KJV
And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
1 Chronicles 9:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
1 Chronicles 15:8 Old Testament, KJV
Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
1 Chronicles 15:11 Old Testament, KJV
And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
1 Chronicles 24:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 26:4 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover the sons of Obededom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth.
1 Chronicles 26:6 Old Testament, KJV
Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.
1 Chronicles 26:7 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
2 Chronicles 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
2 Chronicles 12:5 Old Testament, KJV
Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
2 Chronicles 12:7 Old Testament, KJV
And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
2 Chronicles 12:15 Old Testament, KJV
Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
2 Chronicles 17:8 Old Testament, KJV
And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
2 Chronicles 29:14 Old Testament, KJV
And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
2 Chronicles 31:15 Old Testament, KJV
And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
2 Chronicles 35:9 Old Testament, KJV
Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.
Ezra 8:13 Old Testament, KJV
And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.
Ezra 8:16 Old Testament, KJV
Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
Ezra 10:21 Old Testament, KJV
And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
Ezra 10:31 Old Testament, KJV
And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Nehemiah 3:29 Old Testament, KJV
After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
Nehemiah 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
Nehemiah 10:8 Old Testament, KJV
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
Nehemiah 11:15 Old Testament, KJV
Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
Nehemiah 12:6 Old Testament, KJV
Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
Nehemiah 12:18 Old Testament, KJV
Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
Nehemiah 12:34 Old Testament, KJV
Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
Nehemiah 12:35 Old Testament, KJV
And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
Nehemiah 12:36 Old Testament, KJV
And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
Nehemiah 12:42 Old Testament, KJV
And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
Jeremiah 26:20 Old Testament, KJV
And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 29:24 Old Testament, KJV
Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
Jeremiah 29:31 Old Testament, KJV
Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:
Jeremiah 29:32 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD.
Jeremiah 36:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8098, grouped by book.

1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 11 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 8 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 4 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 10 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 5 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H8098 FAQ

What does shemayah (שְׁמַעְיָה) mean?

Shemayah (Strong's H8098) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Shemaiah". Shma`yah (shem-aw-yaw') (or Shmamyahuw {shem-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has heard 2. Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites

How many times is shemayah (שְׁמַעְיָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 39 linked usages for Strong's H8098 across 6 books.

Where can I study shemayah (שְׁמַעְיָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8098 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shemayah (שְׁמַעְיָה)?

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