Quick Definition
Semachiah
Biblical Persons & Places
Semachiah
Levite living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.7;
only referred to as Semachiah (סְמַכְיָהוּ);
son of Shemaiah;
a brother of Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad and Elihu.
Strong's Definition
Semakjah, an Israelite
Derivation: from H5564 (סָמַךְ) and H3050 (יָהּ); supported of Jah;
KJV Usage: Semachiah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Semachiah = "Jehovah has sustained"
1) a Korahite Levite, one of the sons of Shemaiah
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
סְמַכְיָהוּ (se.makh.ya.hu) — Semachiah. A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.7; son of: Shemaiah (H8098I); brother of: Othni (H6273), Rephael (H7501), Obed (H5744J), Elzabad (H0443H) and Elihu (H0453I) § Semachiah = "Jehovah has sustained" a Korahite Levite, one of the sons of Shemaiah
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
סְמַכְיָהוּ n.pr.m. (= י׳ hath sustained);—Korahite name 1 Ch 26:7 ref