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Shemaiah

/ʃɛmɛˈjɑː/

Shemaiah proper noun: a prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24).

Proper noun

Shemaiah

  1. A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24).
  2. Neh. 3:29.
  3. A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37).
  4. A priest (Neh. 12:42).
  5. A Levite (1 Chr. 9:16).
  6. 1 Chr. 9:14; Neh. 11:15.
  7. A Levite in the time of David, who with 200 of his brethren took part in the bringing up of the ark from Obed-edom to Hebron (1 Chr. 15:8).
  8. A Levite (1 Chr. 24:6).
  9. The eldest son of Obed-edom (1 Chr. 26:4-8).
  10. A Levite (2 Chr. 29:14).
  11. A false prophet who hindered the rebuilding of Jerusalem (Neh. 6:10).
  12. A prince of Judah who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 12:34-36).
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  1. A false prophet who opposed Jeremiah (Jer. 29:24-32).
  2. One of the Levites whom Jehoshaphat appointed to teach the law (2 Chr. 17:8).
  3. A Levite appointed to "distribute the oblations of the Lord" (2 Chr. 31:15).
  4. A Levite (2 Chr. 35:9).
  5. The father of Urijah the prophet (Jer. 26:20).
  6. The father of a prince in the reign of Jehoiakim (Jer. 36:12).
  7. A rabbinic sage who was leader of the Pharisees in 1st century BC.

Origin of Shemaiah

From the Biblical Hebrew שְׁמַעְיָה (“[whom] God heard”).

Questions about Shemaiah

What does Shemaiah mean?
Shemaiah means a prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24).
What part of speech is Shemaiah?
Shemaiah is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Shemaiah?
Shemaiah is pronounced /ʃɛmɛˈjɑː/.

Words near Shemaiah in the dictionary

  1. Shem
  2. Shem HaMephorash
  3. Shema
  4. shemagh
  5. shemaghs
  6. Shemaiah
  7. Shemakha
  8. shemale
  9. shemales
  10. shematrin
  11. shematrins

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