Shammua ~ ሰሙኤል፣ ሳሙስ: heard, He that is heard; he that is obeyed / HBN, / EBD, (ዘኁ 13:4) ፣ (ነህ 11:17)

The name ‘Shammua’ is derived from ‘Sema’ (ሰማ) ፥ the meaning is ‘He that is heard’ / Ibid.

Reubenite spy, son of Zaccur; “And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.” (Num 13:4)

Other people with the same name are: Son of David, by his wife Bathsheba; (1 Chr 14:4); A Levite, the father of Abda; (Neh 11:17); The representative of the priestly family of Bilgah or Bilgai, in the days of Joiakim; (Neh 12:18)
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ሰሙኤል ~Shammua: ሰማ አምላክ፣ አዳመጠ፣ ታዘዘ ማለት ነው። [ተዛማጅ ስም- ሳሙስ]

Shammua- ‘ሰማ’ ከሚለው ቃል የመጣ ስም ነው።

ኢያሪኮ እንዲሰልሉ በሙሴ ከተላኩት አንዱ፥ ከሮቤል ነገድ፥ “ስማቸውም ይህ ነበረ ከሮቤል ነገድ የዘኩር ልጅ ሰሙኤል” (ዘኁ 13:4)