Given name
Shemaah
“fame”·“hearing”
Shemaah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewשמעה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Shemaah means “fame” or “hearing.”
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Where it comes from
Shemaah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb shama' (שמע), “to hear.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Shemaah appears in 1 Chronicles 12:3.
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Shemaah’s family of names
See also 14
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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>99% boys