ΣΑΜΑΙΑ, σαμαια
SAMAIA, samaia
Sounds Like: sah-MAH-yah
Translations: Shemaiah
From the root: ΣΑΜΑΙΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun, specifically a masculine personal name. It is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Shemaiah, which means 'heard by God' or 'Yahweh has heard'. It appears in various biblical contexts, referring to different individuals.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: G4545 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Samuel — 23:11
- 1 Chronicles — 3:22, 9:14, 26:6
- Ezra (Beta) — 8:13, 8:16, 10:21, 10:31
- Nehemiah — 3:29, 10:8, 11:15, 12:35, 12:36
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΣΑΜΑΙΑ, appear in our texts.
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