ΣΑΜΜΑΙΑ, σαμμαια
SAMMAIA, sammaia
Sounds Like: sam-MAI-ah
Translations: Shemaiah, Shammah
From the root: ΣΑΜΜΑΙΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun, referring to a male personal name. It is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Shemaiah or Shammah, which means 'heard by God' or 'God has heard'. It is used to refer to various individuals in the Old Testament, including a prophet who advised King Rehoboam.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Accusative, or Genitive. The form ΣΑΜΜΑΙΑ can be Nominative (subject) or Genitive (of Shemaiah), while ΣΑΜΜΑΙΑΝ is Accusative (direct object).
Strong’s number: G4545 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Chronicles — 12:15
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΣΑΜΜΑΙΑ, appear in our texts.
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