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שֶׁ֫מַע

she.maShema
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man5 occurrences2 books5 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people in the Bible:
  • Shema: Son of Hebron, a Judahite
  • Shema: Descendant of Reuben
  • Shema: Son of Elpaal, a Benjaminite
  • Shema: Stood beside Ezra during the reading of the Law

Definition

for the same as H8088; Shema, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites
Traditional renderings: Shema.

Glossary entries

Shema (Person)

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

5 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 2:43וָשָֽׁמַע׃ · and Shema
    The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:44וְשֶׁ֣מַע · Shema
    Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.
  3. 1 Chronicles 5:8שֶׁ֖מַע · of Shema
    …and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
  4. 1 Chronicles 8:13וָשֶׁ֔מַע · and Shema
    …and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).
  5. Nehemiah 8:4וְשֶׁ֡מַע · Shema
    Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.