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Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek Σᾰμᾰΐᾱς (Samaḯās), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמַעְיָה (shema'yá, Šəmaʿyā́, Shemaiah), from שָׁמַע (shamá', šāma, to hear) +‎ יָהּ (yáh, Yāh, two letters of the Tetragrammaton), literally "God heard".

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Semeïās m sg (genitive Semeïae); first declension

  1. (biblical) Shemaiah

Declension edit

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Semeïās
Genitive Semeïae
Dative Semeïae
Accusative Semeïān
Semeïam
Ablative Semeïā
Vocative Semeïā

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