שְׁמַֽעְיָֽה
𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤄
Shemaeyah
Shemaiah
A personal name meaning 'Yah has heard' or 'YHWH has heard.' Throughout the Hebrew Bible, שְׁמַעְיָה is the name of multiple Israelite figures, appearing in narrative, prophetic, and administrative contexts. The name expresses the idea of divine attentiveness or response, reflecting a theophoric naming tradition invoking the deity's attribute of hearing. Its usage is confined to personal identification and does not carry further semantic extensions beyond being a proper name.
1 Chronicles 4:37 · Word #11
Lexicon H8098
| Lemma | שְׁמַעְיָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Shemaeyah |
| Strong's | H8098 |
| Definition | A personal name meaning 'Yah has heard' or 'YHWH has heard.' Throughout the Hebrew Bible, שְׁמַעְיָה is the name of multiple Israelite figures, appearing in narrative, prophetic, and administrative contexts. The name expresses the idea of divine attentiveness or response, reflecting a theophoric naming tradition invoking the deity's attribute of hearing. Its usage is confined to personal identification and does not carry further semantic extensions beyond being a proper name. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Shemaiah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8098-02
Yah Has Heard
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper name (theophoric), formed from verbal root שׁמע + suffix יָהּ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines the root שׁמע (to hear) with the theophoric element יָהּ (Yah), yielding the declarative sense "Yah has heard." Rendering it as a translated proper name preserves both the root meaning and its theophoric morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Shemaeyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: to YHWH-has-heard |
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