Shelemiah
shel-e-mi'-a, she-lem'-ya (shelemyah; Codex Vaticanus Selemia, Codex Alexandrinus (Selemias):(1) One of the sons of Bani who married foreign wives in the time of Ezra (Ezr 10:39...
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Sheleph
she'-lef (shaleph, in pause; Septuagint Saleph): Son of Joktan (Ge 10:26;1Ch 1:20). Sheleph is the name of a Yemenite tribe or district, named on Sabean inscriptions and also by...
Shelesh
she'-lesh (shelesh; Codex Vaticanus Seme; Codex Alexandrinus Selles, Lucian, Selem): An Asherite, son of Helem (1Ch 7:35).
Shelomi
she-lo'-mi, shel'-o-mi (shelomi): An Asherite (Nu 34:27).
Shelomith
she-lo'-mith, shel'-o-mith (shelomith; inEzr 8:10, shelomith):(1) The mother of the man who was stoned for blasphemy (Le 24:11) (BAF, Salomeith, Lucian, Salmith).(2) Daughter of...
Shelomoth
she-lo'-moth, shel'-o-moth, -moth (shelomoth):(1) An Izharite (1Ch 24:22, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Salomoth; Lucian, Salomith = "Shelomith" of1Ch 23:18).(2) A Levi...
Shelumiel
she-lu'-mi-el (shelumi'el; both the punctuation and interpretation are in doubt. Massoretic Text punctuates the first element as a passive participle; the use of the participle ...
Shem
shem (shem; Sem):1. Position in Noah's Family: His Name:The eldest son of Noah, from whom the Jews, as well as the Semitic ("Shemitic") nations in general have descended. When g...
Shema (1)
she'-ma (shema`; Samaa): A city of Judah in the Negeb (Jos 15:26). If, as some think, identical withSHEBA(which see) ofJos 19:2, then the latter must have been inserted here fro...
Shema (2)
(shema`):(1) A Reubenite (1Ch 5:8, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Sama, Lucian, Semeei).SeeSHIMEI.(2) One of the heads of "fathers' houses" in Aijalon, who put to flight...
Shemaah
she-ma'-a, shem'-a-a (ha-shema`-ah; Codex Vaticanus Ama, Codex Alexandrinus Samaa, Lucian, Asma): A Benjamite, who was the father, according to the Massoretic Text, of Ahiezer a...
Shemaiah
she-ma'-ya, she-mi'-a (shema`yah (in2Ch 11:2;17:8;31:15;35:9;Jer 26:20;29:24;36:12, shema`yahu), "Jahveh hears"): The name is most frequently borne by priests, Levites and proph...
Shemariah
shem-a-ri'-a, she-mar'-ya (shemaryah and shemaryahu, "whom Jahveh guards"):(1) A Benjamite warrior who joined David at Ziklag (1Ch 12:5, Codex Vaticanus Sammaraia; Codex Sinaiti...
Shemeber
shem-e'-ber, shem'-e-ber (shem'-ebher): The king of Zeboiim (Ge 14:2).SeeSHINAB.
Shemed
she'-med.See SHEMER, (4).
Shemer
she'-mer (shemer; Semer, Lucian, Semmer):(1) The owner of the hill which Omri bought and which became the site of Samaria (1Ki 16:24, shomeron). Shemer may be an ancient clan na...
Shemida; Shemidah; Shemidaites
she-mi'-da, she-mi'-da-its (shemidha): A Gileadite clan belonging to Manasseh (Nu 26:32;Jos 17:2, Codex Vaticanus Sumareim; Codex Alexandrinus Semirae; Lucian, Samidae;1Ch 7:19,...
Sheminith
shem'-i-nith.SeeMUSIC;PSALMS.
Shemiramoth
she-mir'-a-moth, she-mi'-ra-moth, shem-i-ra'-moth (shemiramoth; in2Ch 17:8, Kethibh shemiramoth; Semeiramoth): The name of a Levitical family. In1Ch 15:18,20;16:5Shemiramoth is ...
Shemites
shem'-its.SeeSEMITES.
Shemuel
she-mu'-el, shem'-u-el (shemu'el, "name of God" (?) (1Ch 6:33(18)); the Revised Version (British and American) Samuel, the prophet (see SAMUEL); compare Gray, HPN, 200, note 3):...
Shen
shen (ha-shen, "the tooth" or "peak"; tes palaias): A place named only in1Sa 7:12to indicate the position of the stone set up by Samuel in connection with the victory over the P...
Shenazar
she-na'-zar: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American)SHENAZZAR(which see).
Shenazzar
she-naz'-ar (shen'atstsar): A son of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) and uncle of Zerubbabel (1Ch 3:18, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Sanesar; Lucian, Sanasar; Vulgate (Jerome's ...
Shenir
she'-ner (senir, shenir): Only found inSo 4:8(Massoretic Text).SeeSENIR.
Sheol
she'-ol (she'ol):1. The Name2. The Abode of the Dead(1) Not a State of Unconsciousness(2) Not Removed from God's Jurisdiction(3) Relation to Immortality3. Post-canonical Period1...
Shepham
she'-fam (shepham; Sepphamar): A place, probably a hill town, on the ideal eastern boundary of Israel, named inNu 34:10, but omitted inEze 47:15-18. It lay between Hazar-enan an...