Bible Names

Shelemiah: meaning of the name

Shelemiah means “God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Shelemiah in Hebrew and Greek

שֶׁלֶמְיָה H8018

Shelemyâh (shel-em-yaw') — Shelemjah, the name of nine Israelites

or שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ; from H8002 (שֶׁלֶם) and H3050 (יָהּ); thankoffering of Jah;

People named Shelemiah in the Bible

Shelemiah in Scripture

“Shelemiah” appears in 10 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:14

    And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

  • Ezra 10:39

    And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

  • Ezra 10:41

    Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

  • Nehemiah 3:30

    After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.

  • Nehemiah 13:13

    And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.

  • Jeremiah 36:14

    Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.

  • Jeremiah 36:26

    But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the Lord hid them.

  • Jeremiah 37:3

    And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for us.