Shama — the meaning of the Hebrew name שָׁמָע

שָׁמָע

Shâmâʻ · pronounced shaw-maw' · Strong's H8091 · a man

Shama means obedient.

Built from

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ (from, H8085) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc open in the lexicon ›

from H8085; obedient; Shama, an Israelite.

1Chr 11:44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite, (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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