Shemaiah

Shemaiah, a name which in Hebrew ( shema-Ya) means "God heard", may refer to:

Shmaya (tanna), rabbinic sage who was leader of the Pharisees in the 1st century BC
Any of several people in the Bible; see List of people named Shemaiah in the Bible
Shemaiah (exilarch), alleged exilarch mentioned in the Seder Olam Zutta, probably sometime in the early 2nd century BC
Shemaiah of Sossoines, an 11th century rabbi, one of the prime disciples of Rashi

See also