Given name

Shelemiah

“repaid of Yah”·“Yah is completeness”

Shelemiah is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewשלמיה

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Shelemiah means “repaid of Yah” or “Yah is completeness.”

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Where it comes from

Shelemiah is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew verb shalem (שלם), “to be or make whole or complete.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Shelemiah appears in 1 Chronicles 26:14.

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