Shemaiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name שְׁמַעְיָה

שְׁמַעְיָה

Shᵉmaʻyâh · pronounced shem-aw-yaw' · Strong's H8098 · a man

Shemaiah means Jah has heard.

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

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

or שְׁמַעְיָהוּ; from H8085 and H3050; Jah has heard; Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites.

1Kgs 12:22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying, (KJV)

39 occurrences in 39 verses — 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Jeremiah

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