Shemaiah

Shemaiah (or Shammua), a Levite who served as a gatekeeper and singer in Jerusalem.

The name Shemaiah means “that hears or obeys the Lord”

MaleLeviteTribe of LeviExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A musician from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 9:16; referred to as Shemaiah (שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ) or Shammua (שַׁמּוּעַ); a son of Galal; father of Obadiah.

Glossary entries

Shemaiah Shammua

Family members

Father: Galal
Children: Obadiah

Alternative names

שַׁמּוּעַShammua
שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּShemaiah

Mentions

1 Chronicles 9:16שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ · Shemaiah
Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
Nehemiah 11:17שַׁמּוּעַ · Shammua
Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.