First name Shema in the world's Bibles
In the bible, Shema is the name of the son of Hebron (1CH 2:43), as well as name of son of Joel (1CH 5:8), Reubenite (1CH 5:3), son of Elpaal (1CH 8:13), and stood on Ezra's right hand as he read from the Law (NEH 8:4). Meaning of the name: hearing; obeying. Related names are: Zechariah, Bela, Azaz . The translations of Shema in 32 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Sê-Ma in Vietnamese to Sem in Dutch!
Wear it!Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, (JOS 15:26)
And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. (1CH 2:43)
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai. (1CH 2:44)
And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon: (1CH 5:8)
Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath: (1CH 8:13)
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. (NEH 8:4)
And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, (1CH 5:7)