וּֽ/שְׁמַֽעְיָ֤ה
𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤄
Shemaeyah
and-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.
2 Chronicles 12:5 · Word #1
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 HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and-Shemaiah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8098-04
and Yah-has-heard
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ ('and') prefixed to a masculine singular proper name (theophoric personal name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines the root שׁמע (to hear) with the theophoric element יָהּ (Yah), yielding the meaning 'Yah has heard.' The prefixed conjunction וּ is preserved as 'and,' reflecting the morphology of this specific form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Shemaeyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: to YHWH-has-heard |
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