'Shemaiah' definitions:

Definition of 'shemaiah'

From: Easton
  • Shemaiah whom Jehovah heard.
  • A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24).
  • Neh. 3:29.
  • A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37).
  • A priest (Neh. 12:42).
  • A Levite (1 Chr. 9:16).
  • 1 Chr. 9:14; Neh. 11:15.
  • A Levite in the time of David, who with 200 of his brethren took part in the bringing up of the ark from Obed-edom to Hebron (1 Chr. 15:8).
  • A Levite (1 Chr. 24:6).
  • The eldest son of Obed-edom (1 Chr. 26:4-8).
  • A Levite (2 Chr. 29:14).
  • A false prophet who hindered the rebuilding of Jerusalem (Neh. 6:10).
  • A prince of Judah who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 12:34-36).
  • A false prophet who opposed Jeremiah (Jer. 29:24-32).
  • One of the Levites whom Jehoshaphat appointed to teach the law (2 Chr. 17:8).
  • A Levite appointed to "distribute the oblations of the Lord" (2 Chr. 31:15).
  • A Levite (2 Chr. 35:9).
  • The father of Urijah the prophet (Jer. 26:20).
  • The father of a prince in the reign of Jehoiakim (Jer. 36:12).

Definition of 'shemaiah'

From: Hitchcock
  • Shemaiah, that hears or obeys the Lord