שִׁמְעָ֥א
𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤀
Shimea
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 6:15 · Word #1
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 HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Shimea |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8092-01
Yah Has Heard
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun; theophoric personal name formed from שמע with shortened divine element. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name derives from the root שמע ('to hear') with a theophoric element referring to Yah. Rendering it as 'Yah Has Heard' preserves both the verbal sense of hearing and the implied divine subject embedded in the name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Shimea
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Yah Has Heard |