8087. Shema'
Strong's Lexicon
Shema': Shema

Original Word: שֶׁמַע
Part of Speech: proper name, masculine
Transliteration: Shema'
Pronunciation: sheh-MAH
Phonetic Spelling: (sheh'-mah)
Definition: Shema
Meaning: Shema

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁמַע (shama'), meaning "to hear" or "to listen."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for the proper noun Shema', the concept of hearing and listening is captured in Greek by the word ἀκούω (akouo - Strong's Greek 191), which means "to hear."

Usage: The name Shema' is used in the Hebrew Bible as a proper noun, referring to individuals within the genealogies of Israel. It is derived from the root word שָׁמַע, which means "to hear" or "to listen," and is often associated with the concept of obedience and attentiveness to God's word.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, names were often reflective of personal characteristics, divine encounters, or familial hopes. The root שָׁמַע is significant in Jewish tradition, most notably in the "Shema Yisrael" prayer, which begins with the imperative to "hear" and is central to Jewish worship and identity. The name Shema' would thus carry connotations of being attentive to God and His commandments.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. שֶׁ֫מַע proper name, masculine usually Σαμα(α), Σεμαα (compare Sabean proper name סמע Hal509); —

1 in Judah 1 Chronicles 2:44, שָׁ֑מַע 1 Chronicles 2:43.

2 in Reuben 1 Chronicles 5:8.

3 in Benjamin 1 Chronicles 8:13 (= שִׁמְעִי 1 Chronicles 8:21).

4 post-exilic Nehemiah 8:4, Σαμαιας.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Shema

For the same as shema'; Shema, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites -- Shema.

see HEBREW shema'

Forms and Transliterations
וְשֶׁ֡מַע וְשֶׁ֣מַע וָשֶׁ֔מַע וָשָֽׁמַע׃ ושמע ושמע׃ שֶׁ֖מַע שמע še·ma‘ šema‘ Shema vaShama vaShema veShema wā·šā·ma‘ wā·še·ma‘ wāšāma‘ wāšema‘ wə·še·ma‘ wəšema‘
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1 Chronicles 2:43
HEB: וְתַפֻּ֖חַ וְרֶ֥קֶם וָשָֽׁמַע׃
NAS: and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema.
KJV: and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
INT: and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema

1 Chronicles 2:44
HEB: וְשֶׁ֣מַע הוֹלִ֔יד אֶת־
NAS: Shema became the father
KJV: And Shema begat Raham,
INT: Shema became of Raham

1 Chronicles 5:8
HEB: עָזָ֔ז בֶּן־ שֶׁ֖מַע בֶּן־ יוֹאֵ֑ל
NAS: the son of Shema, the son
KJV: the son of Shema, the son
INT: of Azaz the son of Shema the son of Joel

1 Chronicles 8:13
HEB: וּבְרִעָ֣ה וָשֶׁ֔מַע הֵ֚מָּה רָאשֵׁ֣י
NAS: and Beriah and Shema, who were heads
KJV: Beriah also, and Shema, who
INT: and Beriah and Shema who were heads

Nehemiah 8:4
HEB: אֶצְל֡וֹ מַתִּתְיָ֡ה וְשֶׁ֡מַע וַ֠עֲנָיָה וְאוּרִיָּ֧ה
NAS: Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah,
KJV: Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah,
INT: and beside Mattithiah Shema Anaiah Uriah

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8087
5 Occurrences


še·ma‘ — 1 Occ.
wā·šā·ma‘ — 1 Occ.
wā·še·ma‘ — 1 Occ.
wə·še·ma‘ — 2 Occ.
















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