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שְׁמָעָה
she.ma.ah
H8094
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Shemaah

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she.ma.ah is a personal name used for the father of Joash in 1 Chronicles 12:3.

The attested use is as a personal name in a father-son identification: 1 Chronicles 12:3 names Joash as the son of this person.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in a family identification · dominant

    In 1 Chronicles 12:3, the Proper noun occurs in the phrase identifying Joash as this person's son; the APB renders the clause "Joash son of Shemaah the Gibeathite."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 12:3, the APB presents the name in the family phrase "Joash son of Shemaah." The verse is read as a whole, but the clause identifies the term as Joash's father.

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