וְ/שִׁמְעָ֖א
𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤀
Shimea
and Shimea
Shim'a is a personal name meaning 'Yah(weh) hears' or 'he has heard.' It identifies several individual male Israelites in various genealogies and narratives of the Hebrew Bible. Depending on context, the name may also reflect a prayerful hope or acknowledgement of divine attentiveness.
1 Chronicles 2:13 · Word #9
Lexicon H8092
| Lemma | שִׁמְעָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤀 |
| Transliteration | Shimea |
| Strong's | H8092 |
| Definition | Shim'a is a personal name meaning 'Yah(weh) hears' or 'he has heard.' It identifies several individual male Israelites in various genealogies and narratives of the Hebrew Bible. Depending on context, the name may also reflect a prayerful hope or acknowledgement of divine attentiveness. |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and Shimea |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8092-03
and Yah-has-heard
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ (“and”) + masculine singular proper name; theophoric personal name formed from שמע. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name derives from the root שמע (“to hear”) with a theophoric element referring to Yah. The prefixed וְ is the conjunction “and,” and the name expresses the declarative sense “Yah has heard.” |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Shimea
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Yah Has Heard |