Strong's H8087 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: שֶׁמַע (Shemaʻ)

Pronunciation: sheh'-mah

POS: sheh'-mah Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: for the same as ;

Definition: for the same as שֵׁמַע; Shema, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites; Shema.

KJV Usage: Shema.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Shema = "hear"
• 2. n pr m
• 3. 1) a Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela
• 4. 2) a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham
• 5. 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'
• 6. 4) an Israelite who stood on the right hand of Ezra as he read the Law to the people

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