How to Pronounce Shelemiah

SHEL-uh-MYE-uh

Shelemiah is pronounced SHEL-uh-MYE-uh (ˈʃɛləˈmaɪə): four syllables, stress on the first and third.

What does Shelemiah mean?

Shelemiah means “God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Shelemiah?

Whom Jehovah repays. (1.) Ezra 10:39. (2.) The father of Hananiah (Neh. 3:30). (3.) A priest in the time of Nehemiah (13:13). (4.) Father of one of those who accused Jeremiah to Zedekiah (Jer. 37:3; 38:1). (5.) Father of a captain of the ward (Jer. 37:13). (6.) Jer. 36:14.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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