Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Rumour. (1.) A Reubenite (1 Chr. 5:8). (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:13). (3.) One who stood by Ezra when he read the law (Neh. 8:4). (4.) A town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:26); the same as Sheba (ver. 5).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
SHE'MA (rumor). A descendant of Judah. 1 Chr 2:43-44. A Reubenite. 1 Chr 5:8. A Benjamite chief. 1 Chr 8:13. One who stood by Ezra during the reading of the Law. Neh 8:4.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SHE'MA (rumor), a place in Judah, Josh 15:26; Josh 19:2, and the same as Sheba, No. 2.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
hearing; obeying