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Mishma meaning

Mishma in Biblical Hebrew
משמע
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🔼The name Mishma: Summary

Meaning
Rumor, A Thing Heard
Etymology
From the noun משמע (mishma'), a thing heard, from the verb שמע (shama'), to hear.
Related names
• Via שמע (shama'): Elishama, Ishmael, Ishmaiah, Samuel, Shama, Shammua, Shema, Shemaah, Shemaiah, Shimea, Shimeath, Shimeathites, Shimei, Simeon, Simon

🔼The name Mishma in the Bible

There are two men named Mishma in the Bible:

  • The fifth son of Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar (Genesis 25:14, 1 Chronicles 1:30).
  • A descendant of Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah (1 Chronicles 4:25).

🔼Etymology of the name Mishma

The name Mishma is identical to the noun משמע (mishma'), meaning rumor or a thing heard, derived from the verb שמע (shama'), meaning to hear:

Excerpted from: Abarim Publications' Biblical Dictionary
שמע

The verb שמע (shama') means to hear and may also mean to understand or obey. Noun שמע (shema') means sound. Nouns שמע (shoma') and שמועה (shemu'a) mean tidings, report or mentions. Noun השמעות (hashma'ut) describes that which is caused to be heard. Noun משמע (mishma') means rumor or a thing heard. Noun משמעת (mishma'at) refers to a group or listeners.

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But our name could also be construed as a participle derived of the verb שמע (shama'): hearing.

🔼Mishma meaning

For a meaning of the name Mishma, both NOBSE Study Bible Name List and Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names read Hearing. BDB Theological Dictionary doesn't translate our name but does confirm that it is identical to the noun משמע (mishma'), meaning Rumor or A Thing Heard.