sem-a-ki'-a (cemakhyahu, "Yah has sustained"): A Korahite family of gatekeepers (1Ch 26:7). Perhaps the same name should be substituted for "Ismachiah" in 2Ch 31:13 (see HPN, 291, 295).
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Semachiah
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.