שְׁמַעְיָהוּ

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.16;

son of: Galal (H1559H);

father of: Obadiah (H5662K); also called Shammua at Neh.11.17;

Also named: sham.mu.a (שַׁמּוּעַ "Shammua" H8051J)

§ Shemaiah = "heard by Jehovah"

1) a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah

2) the Nehelamite, a false prophet in the time of the prophet Jeremiah

3) father of Delaiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of the prophet Jeremiah