A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.16;
son of: Galal (H1559H);
father of: Obadiah (H5662K); also called Shammua at Neh.11.17;
Another name of she.ma.yah (שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ "Shemaiah" H8098F)
§ Shammua = "renowned"
1) son of Zaccur and the spy from the tribe of Reuben
2) son of David by his wife Bathsheba
2a) also 'Shammuah' and 'Shimea'
3) aLevite, son of Galal and father of Abda who lived in Jerusalem after the return from exile in the time of Nehemiah
3a) also 'Shemaiah'
4) a priest, head of the family of Bilgah in the time of Joiakim after the return from exile