Shema
she.ma is a personal name borne by people named in genealogies, leadership, and an assembly list.
The attested forms function consistently as a personal name: they identify individuals in genealogical succession, name a family head at Aijalon, and list a person standing beside Ezra.
Senses in use
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Personal name in genealogies and named lists · dominant
All supplied forms are tagged Noun · Proper. In 1 Chronicles 2:43 the APB renders the name among Hebron's sons, while 1 Chronicles 2:44 and 1 Chronicles 5:8 place it within lines of descent. In 1 Chronicles 8:13 the named person is among heads of fathers, and in Nehemiah 8:4 appears among those standing beside Ezra.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Shema” in each supplied verse, within genealogies and lists of named people. This reflects the verse-level presentation rather than a separate lexical rendering.