Shemaiah
the name means Jah has heard Strong's Lexicon
Shemaiah, a Levite summoned by Ezra to join the return to Jerusalem.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Whom Jehovah heard. (1.) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
First named at Ezra 8:16.
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Verses that name Shemaiah
- Ezra 8:16 Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.