Quick Definition
Shema
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Shema, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites
Derivation: for the same as H8088 (שֵׁמַע);
KJV Usage: Shema.
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שֶׁ֫מַע (she.ma) — Shema. A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.43; 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 Bela 2) a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham 3) 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
שֶׁ֫מַע (she.ma) — Shema. A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.8; son of: Joel (H3100J); father of: Azaz (H5811) § Shema = "hear" 1) a Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela 2) a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham 3) 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
שֶׁ֫מַע (she.ma) — Shema. A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.13; son of: Elpaal (H0508); brother of: Eber (H5677I), Misham (H4936), Shemed (H8106B), Beriah (H1283I), Zebadiah (H2069H), Meshullam (H4918J), Hizki (H2395), Heber (H2268J), Ishmerai (H3461), Izliah (H3152) and Jobab (H3103K) § Shema = "hear" 1) a Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela 2) a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham 3) 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
שֶׁ֫מַע (she.ma) — Shema. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.8.4 § Shema = "hear" 1) a Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela 2) a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham 3) 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
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · שׁמע
name · שׁמע
Names of People
Shema = man; ► after exile; stood to the right of Ezra when he read from the book of the Law
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שֶׁ֫מַע n.pr.m. in Judah
in Reuben
in Benj.
post-ex.
base