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שֶׁלֶמְיָה

𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤄

Shelemeyah

H8018 noun

SILEX Entry

Root שׁלם to be complete, to be at peace, to repay, to make whole

Definition

Shelemyâh is a personal name meaning 'Yahweh has repaid' or 'Yahweh brings peace/wholeness.' The name is theophoric, incorporating the divine element 'Yah' (a form of the Israelite deity's name). It refers to multiple individuals in the Hebrew Bible, always as an Israelite personal name, without direct cultic or sacrificial associations in the text. The word's primary sense is as a proper noun, the name of various Israelites.

Semantic Range

personal name incorporating the idea of Yahweh's restitution or peace, used as a proper noun for multiple Israelite individuals; does not designate a class, office, or sacrificial practice

Root / Etymology

The name שֶׁלֶמְיָה derives from the root שָׁלֵם (sh-l-m), meaning 'to be whole, complete, at peace,' joined with the theophoric abbreviation יָהּ ('Yah'), a shortened form of YHWH. The formation is typical of ancient Israelite personal names, expressing either a statement ('Yahweh has repaid/rewarded') or a wish ('May Yahweh bring peace' or 'wholeness').

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name שֶׁלֶמְיָה appears in various genealogical, priestly, and administrative contexts, especially in the books of Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Individuals bearing the name include Levites, gatekeepers, and officials. The form שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ (Shelemyahu), with a suffixal -u, occurs interchangeably in the biblical text, reflecting variations in personal name endings in different periods. The meaning 'thankoffering of Yah' (as in some older sources) is not attested in the text or demonstrated by the linguistic formation but arises from a misunderstanding of the root שֶׁלֶם. Standard English Bibles typically leave the name untranslated as 'Shelemiah'; no anachronistic or later-timeline terms like 'Jew' or 'Jewish' are associated with its earliest occurrences.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ; from שֶׁלֶם and יָהּ; thankoffering of Jah; Shelemjah, the name of nine Israelites; Shelemiah.

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Root Family

שׁלם (sh-l-m) — wholeness, completeness, peace, repayment, restitution

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4918 מְשֻׁלָּם Recompensed one
H4920 מְשֶׁלֶמְיָה Yah has made whole
H7759 שׁוּלַמִּית the Peaceful Woman
H7965 שָׁלוֹם in the wholeness
H7966 שִׁלּוּם in the restitution-payment

Word Forms

5 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8018-02 שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗ה shelemeyah HNp Shelemiah Yah has made whole 4
H8018-03 שֶׁלֶמְיָ֣הוּ shelemeyahu HNp Shelemiah Yahweh has repaid 3
H8018-04 וְ/שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֥ה veshelemeyah HC/Np and Shelemiah and Yah-has-repaid 1
H8018-05 וְ/שֶׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּ veshelemeyahu HC/Np and Shelemiah and Yahweh-has-repaid 1
H8018-01 לְ/שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֑הוּ leshelemeyahu HR/Np to Shelemiah to Yahweh-has-repaid 1

Occurrences in Scripture

10 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8018-03 Jeremiah 36:14 שֶׁלֶמְיָ֣הוּ shelemeyahu HNp Shelemiah Yahweh has repaid
H8018-03 Jeremiah 36:26 שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֨הוּ֙ shelemeyahu HNp Shelemiah Yahweh has repaid
H8018-02 Jeremiah 37:3 שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗ה shelemeyah HNp Shelemiah Yah has made whole
H8018-02 Jeremiah 37:13 שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖ה shelemeyah HNp of Shelemiah Yah has made whole
H8018-03 Jeremiah 38:1 שֶׁ֣לֶמְיָ֔הוּ shelemeyahu HNp Shelemiah Yahweh has repaid
H8018-04 Ezra 10:39 וְ/שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֥ה veshelemeyah HC/Np and Shelemiah and Yah-has-repaid
H8018-05 Ezra 10:41 וְ/שֶׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּ veshelemeyahu HC/Np and Shelemiah and Yahweh-has-repaid
H8018-02 Nehemiah 3:30 שֶׁלֶמְיָ֗ה shelemeyah HNp Shelemiah Yah has made whole
H8018-02 Nehemiah 13:13 שֶׁלֶמְיָ֨ה shelemeyah HNp Shelemiah Yah has made whole
H8018-01 1 Chronicles 26:14 לְ/שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֑הוּ leshelemeyahu HR/Np to Shelemiah to Yahweh-has-repaid
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