Shema
שֶׁ֫מַעStrong’s H8087shema (she-ma)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shema is the Hebrew word usually translated “shema”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.”
Meaning
- A Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela
- A Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham
- 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'
- A Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela
- A Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham
- 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'
- An Israelite who stood on the right hand of Ezra as he read the Law to the people
- A Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela
- A Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham
- A Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela
- A Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham
- 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'
- An Israelite who stood on the right hand of Ezra as he read the Law to the people
How it's translated
- and shema 4
- shema 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 4
- Nehemiah 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 2:44And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
- 1 Chronicles 5:8And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:
- 1 Chronicles 8:13Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
- Nehemiah 8:4And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Hebrew dictionary
שֶׁ֫מַע shema · 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' …
שֶׁ֫מַע shema · 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 shema · 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 …
שֶׁ֫מַע shema · 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.