BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8094
she.ma.ah — Shemaah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.12.3; father of: Ahiezer (H0295H), Joash (H3101L) § Shemaah = "the rumour" a Benjamite, the Gibeathite, father of Ahiezer and Joash, both mighty warriors of David who joined him at Ziklag
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3101
yo.ash — Joash
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.6.11; father of: Gideon (H1439) § Joash = "given by the Lord" 1) son of king Ahaziah and the 8th king of Judah 2) son of king Jehoahaz and the 12th king of the northern kingdom of Israel 3) father of Gideon 4) a son of king Ahab 5) a descendant of Shelah the son of Judah; either the son of Shelah or the son of Jokim 6) son of Shemaah of Gibeah who resorted to David at Ziklag
41 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Rumour, a Benjamite whose sons “came to David to Ziklag” (1 Chr. 12:3).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
