Biblica Analytica
H8098H Hebrew

שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ

she.ma.yah

Shemaiah

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Shemaiah
Transliteration
she.ma.yah
Strong's Number
H8098H
Occurrences
1
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

Based on the provided data, Shemaiah (שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ) is a Hebrew name that means "Listen to Yah [God]" or "Yah hears". It appears only once in the Bible. As a proper noun, Shemaiah is a name given to an individual, emphasizing its unique and personal significance. The etymology of the name suggests that it may hold cultural or divine significance, possibly implying a listener or interpreter of God's will. Given its semantic domain as a proper name, Shemaiah's usage in the Bible is likely to provide specific information about the person or their relationship with God. Without more context or occurrences, we can only infer that Shemaiah is a distinctive figure in the biblical narrative, possibly playing a key role or serving as an example.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H8098H
Lemma
שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ
Transliteration
she.ma.yah
Definition
Shemaiah
Occurrences
1
Model
cerebras
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence across the text