Shemaiah
the name means Jah has heard Strong's Lexicon
Shemaiah, a priest who played a trumpet during the dedication of Jerusalem's wall.
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.
Family
Parents
Mattaniah
Children
Jonathan
Siblings
Hashabiah
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Nehemiah 12:35.
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Verses that name Shemaiah
- Nehemiah 12:35 and some of the priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,