Shemaiah, a name which in Hebrew ( ''shema-Ya'') means "God heard", may refer to: *

Shmaya (tanna) Shemaiah (, ''Šəmaʿyā''; , ''Samaíās''), or Shmaya (in Modern Hebrew) was a rabbinic sage in the early pre-Mishnaic era who lived at the same time as Abtalion. They are known as one of the '' zugot'' ("couples"): ''Shemaiah and Abtalion'' ...

, rabbinic sage who was leader of the Pharisees in the 1st century BC * Any of several people in the Bible; see

List of people named Shemaiah in the Bible Shemaiah is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible (Hebrew: שמעיה ''shemayah'' "God Heard"): *a Levite in the time of David, who with 200 of his relatives took part in the bringing up of the ark from Obed-edom to Hebron (I Chronicles ...

* Shemaiah (exilarch), alleged exilarch mentioned in the

Seder Olam Zutta Seder Olam Zutta (Hebrew: ) is an anonymous chronicle from 803 CE, called "Zuta" (= "smaller," or "younger") to distinguish it from the older ''Seder Olam Rabbah.'' This work is based upon, and to a certain extent completes and continues, the old ...

, probably sometime in the early 2nd century BC * Shemaiah of Sossoines, an 11th century rabbi, one of the prime disciples of

Rashi Shlomo Yitzchaki (; ; ; 13 July 1105) was a French rabbi who authored comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible. He is commonly known by the List of rabbis known by acronyms, Rabbinic acronym Rashi (). Born in Troyes, Rashi stud ...

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