שֶׁ֫מַע
she.maProper Noun (Masculine)H8087
Shema
From: for the same as H8088 (שֵׁמַע);
Short Definition
Shema, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; 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 ) a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of ) 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
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
5 timesAppears 5 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Chronicles
4
Nehemiah
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 2:43
- 1 Chronicles 2:44
- 1 Chronicles 5:8
- 1 Chronicles 8:13
- Nehemiah 8:4
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