Scheme
Schemaja is the name of 28 people in the Old Testament .
etymology
The Hebrew personal name Schemaja has been handed down in two different spellings: שְׁמַעְיָה šəma'jāh andשְׁמַעְיָהוּ šəma'jāhû . It is a verb sentence name, consisting of subject and predicate. Subject (and at the same time theophoric element) is a form of " YHWH " (יָהוּ jāhû orיָה jāh ), the predicate derives from the verb root שׁמע šm ' , German for' to hear ' . The name can be translated as "YHWH has heard". The Septuagint gives the name as Σαμαια Samaia , the Vulgate as Semeia .
Schemaya the Prophet
Schemaja is a prophet whose ministry falls during the time of Rehoboam , the first king of Judah after the division of the empire. He is entitled "Man of God". He warned Rehoboam not to go to war against the northern Reich of Israel, since its inhabitants were brothers. Rehoboam then refrains from the campaign ( 1 Kings 12 : 21–24 EU ).
In addition, 2 Chr 12 EU reports that when Pharaoh Shishak I marched against Jerusalem, Shemaya saw the impending calamity as a punishment for apostasy. Thereupon Rehoboam was converted, whereupon God had Shemaya proclaim that because of repentance the disaster would be averted, but a high tribute was to be paid to the Pharaoh. According to 2 Chr 12.15 EU , Schemaya was also a historian. Together with the seer Iddo, he recorded the story of Rehoboam.
More name bearers
| father | children | Bible passage | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uria | Jer 26.20 EU | ||
| Jer 29.24 EU | from Nehelam, adversary of Jeremiah : after Jeremiah has written a letter to the exiles in which he predicts a longer period of exile, Schemaja writes a letter to Zefaniah and calls on him to take action against Jeremiah | ||
| Delia, high official of King Jehoiakim | Jer 36.12 EU | ||
| Adonikam | Esr 8.13 EU | Returnees from exile, possibly identical to the following | |
| Esr 8.16 EU | Messenger of Ezras | ||
| Esr 10.21 EU | Mixed marriages, son of Harim, from a priestly family | ||
| Esr 10.31 EU | Mixed marriages, son of Harim, from a lay family | ||
| Schechanja | Neh 3.29 EU | Gatekeeper of the east gate, builder of the city walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah , perhaps identical to the following | |
| Schechanja | 1 Chr 3.22 EU | Fifth generation descendant of King Jehoiachin | |
| Delaja | Neh 6.10-13 EU | Homeowner, Nehemiah is reported to have entered his house when he is told to seek refuge in the temple because of an alleged impending assassination attempt on Nehemiah; Nehemiah recognizes this as false prophecy, the only purpose of which is to put him in fear that he would have committed sacrilege by entering the inside of the temple as a lay person | |
| Neh 10.9 EU | Signer of the commitment to the Torah, possibly a descendant of the following, possibly identical to the following | ||
| Neh 12.34 EU | Priest, trumpet player, takes part in the inauguration of the city wall under Nehemiah | ||
| Neh 12.6 EU | Priest, returnees from exile, head of an important family | ||
| Mattanya | Jonathan | Neh 12.35 EU | Grandfather of Zechariah, a musician who is involved in the inauguration of the city wall under Nehemiah |
| Neh 12.36 EU | Member of the choir for the inauguration of the city wall under Nehemiah | ||
| Neh 12.42 EU | Nehemias companion at the inauguration of the city wall | ||
| Shimri | 1 Chr 4.37 EU | Simeonite, great-great-great-grandfather of Sisa | |
| Joël | Gog | 1 Chr 5.4 EU | Rubenites |
| Hashub | 1 Chr 9.14 EU , Neh 11.15 EU | Levite, descendant of Merari | |
| Galal | From there | 1 Chr 9.16 EU | Levit, in Neh 11.17 EU the same person is called Shammua |
| 1 Chr 15.8 EU .11 EU | Levite, son of Elizafan and colonel, commissioned by David to move the ark | ||
| Netanel | 1 Chr 24.6 EU | Scribe and Levite, son of Netanal | |
| Obed-Edoms | 1 Chr 26.4 EU .6 EU .7 EU | Gatekeeper | |
| 2 Chr 17.8 EU | first of the Levites commissioned by Jehoshaphat to teach the Torah to the people | ||
| Jedutuns | 2 Chr 29.14 EU | Levite, supporter of Hezekiah | |
| 2 Chr 31.15 EU | Levite and helper of Kore, son of Jimna, who is responsible for bringing taxes for the sanctuary and the priests | ||
| 2 Chr 35.9 EU | Chief of the Levites |
literature
- Thomas Hieke : Schemaja / Schimi. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (Eds.): The Scientific Biblical Lexicon on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Rechenmacher : Old Hebrew names, Münster 2012, p. 38.80.134.138.