Shema in the Bible

Meaning: hearing; obeying

Exact Match

And they had for their heritage Beer-sheba and Shema and Moladah

And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.

And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:

Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:

And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

Thematic Bible



The sons of Hebron were Korah and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema. Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.


Amam and Shema and Moladah,


and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;


The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,


and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal-meon.


Ezra the scribe stood at a wooden podium which they had made for the purpose. And beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right hand; and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah and Meshullam on his left hand.