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H8087 שֶׁמַע (Shemaʻ) sheh'-mah
Hebrew
Noun (Masculine)
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Shema

Biblical Persons & Places

Shema Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.43; only referred to as Shema (שֶׁ֫מַע); son of Hebron; a brother of Korah, Tappuah and Rekem; father of Raham.
Shema Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.8; only referred to as Shema (שֶׁ֫מַע); a son of Joel; father of Azaz.
Shema Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.13; only referred to as Shema (שֶׁ֫מַע); son of Elpaal; a brother of Eber, Misham, Shemed, Beriah, Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, Ishmerai, Izliah and Jobab.
Shema Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.8.4; only referred to as Shema (שֶׁ֫מַע).

Strong's Definition

Shema, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites

Derivation: for the same as H8088 (שֵׁמַע);

KJV Usage: Shema.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Shema = "hear"
n pr m
1) a Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela
2) a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham
3) a Benjamite, son of Elpaal who along with his brother Beriah were heads of their fathers houses in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. Probably the same as 'Shimhi'
4) an Israelite who stood on the right hand of Ezra as he read the Law to the people

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.43; son of: Hebron (H2275I); brother of: Korah (H7141J), Tappuah (H8599A) and Rekem (H7552I); father of: Raham (H7357) § Shema = "hear" 1) a Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela 2) a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham 3) a Benjamite, son of Elpaal who along with his brother Beriah were heads of their fathers houses in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. Probably the same as 'Shimhi' 4) an Israelite who stood on the right hand of Ezra as he read the Law to the people

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שֶׁמַע shema‛ BDB Definition: Shema = hear 1) a Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela 2) a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham 3) a Benjamite, son of Elpaal who along with his brother Beriah were heads of their fathers houses in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. Probably the same as Shimhi 4) an Israelite who stood on the right hand of Ezra as he read the Law to the people Part of Speech: noun proper masculine Total KJV Occurrences: 6

Bible Occurrences (5)

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