Shema

Son of Hebron

A written article for Shema is still to come. Below and alongside: where Shema appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1500 BC
    1200 BC
  • Life of Shema son of Hebron
    1400 BC to 1300 BC

Original word

  • שֶׁמַע shema
    H8087

Where Shema appears in Scripture

1 Chronicles 2

וּבְנֵי חֶבְרוֹן קֹרַח וְתַפֻּחַ וְרֶקֶם וָשָֽׁמַע׃
43
And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
וְשֶׁמַע הוֹלִיד אֶת-רַחַם אֲבִי יָרְקֳעָם וְרֶקֶם הוֹלִיד אֶת-שַׁמָּֽי׃
44
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.

1 Chronicles 5

וּבֶלַע בֶּן-עָזָז בֶּן-שֶׁמַע בֶּן-יוֹאֵל הוּא יוֹשֵׁב בַּֽעֲרֹעֵר וְעַד-נְבוֹ וּבַעַל מְעֽוֹן׃
8
And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:

1 Chronicles 8

וּבְרִעָה וָשֶׁמַע הֵמָּה רָאשֵׁי הָֽאָבוֹת לְיֽוֹשְׁבֵי אַיָּלוֹן הֵמָּה הִבְרִיחוּ אֶת-יוֹשְׁבֵי גַֽת׃
13
Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:

Nehemiah 8

וַֽיַּעֲמֹד עֶזְרָא הַסֹּפֵר עַֽל-מִגְדַּל-עֵץ אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ לַדָּבָר וַיַּֽעֲמֹד אֶצְלוֹ מַתִּתְיָה וְשֶׁמַע וַֽעֲנָיָה וְאֽוּרִיָּה וְחִלְקִיָּה וּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה עַל-יְמִינוֹ וּמִשְּׂמֹאלוֹ פְּדָיָה וּמִֽישָׁאֵל וּמַלְכִּיָּה וְחָשֻׁם וְחַשְׁבַּדָּנָה זְכַרְיָה מְשֻׁלָּֽם׃
4
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.