Shema

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

Shema
Shema (Tel Yeshua)
Shema (Horbat Beer Shama)

Original words

שֶׁמַע shema

H8087
שְׁמָע shema

H8090

Citations

“Shema.” OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data. openbible.info/geo/ancient/shema. OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data · CC BY 4.0 Accessed 2026-07-21.

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Where Shema appears in Scripture

Joshua 15

אֲמָם וּשְׁמַע וּמֽוֹלָדָֽה׃

Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

1 Chronicles 2

וּבְנֵי חֶבְרוֹן קֹרַח וְתַפֻּחַ וְרֶקֶם וָשָֽׁמַע׃

And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.

וְשֶׁמַע הוֹלִיד אֶת-רַחַם אֲבִי יָרְקֳעָם וְרֶקֶם הוֹלִיד אֶת-שַׁמָּֽי׃

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׃

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׃

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׃

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.