שְׁמַרְיָ֫הוּ

she.mar.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H8114

Shemariah

From: or שְׁמַרְיָהוּ; from H8104 (שָׁמַר) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has guarded;

Short Definition

Shemarjah, the name of four Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at § Shemariah = "kept by Jehovah" 1) a Benjamite, one of David's mighty warriors who joined him at Ziklag 2) a son of king Rehoboam of ) an Israelite of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of ) an Israelite of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

3 times

Appears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ezra
2
2 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

  • 2 Chronicles 11:19
  • Ezra 10:32
  • Ezra 10:41

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