Shammua

Meaning: heard

This was the name of three biblical men:

1. One of the spies sent out by Moses to search the land (Numbers 13:4). He represented the tribe of Reuben.

2. One of David's sons (1 Chronicles 14:4; 3:5, “Shimea;” 2 Samuel 5:14).

3. A Levite under Nehemiah (11:17).