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Semachiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name סְמַכְיָהוּ

סְמַכְיָהוּ

Çᵉmakyâhûw · pronounced sem-ak-yaw'-hoo · Strong's H5565 · a man

Semachiah means supported of Jah.

Built from

סָמַךְ çâmak (from, H5564) — to prop (literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H5564 and H3050; supported of Jah; Semakjah, an Israelite.

First appearance

1Chr 26:7 The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah. (KJV)

Every verse that names Semachiah

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Chronicles

1Chr 26:7

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