MEANING & HISTORY
What does Shemaiah mean?
Shemaiah is independently documented as a Hebrew biblical name built from hearing and the divine name Yahweh. The Cebuano dictionary records feminine use of this exact spelling, while the biblical account describes older male bearers.
Usage categories should not be confused with a different lexical root. The historical meaning does not establish a modern person's beliefs or turn the name into evidence that a particular prayer was answered.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
Hebrew
Dictionary accounts by language
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
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