H8085Hebrewyyišmaʿ

שָׁמַע

[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

1,152
Total Occurrences
39
Books
1,152
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1(v) to hear, listen to, obey
  • 2(qal)
  • 3(niphal)
  • 4(n m) sound
  • 5(piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
  • 6(hiphil)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâmaʻ; Pronunciation: shaw-mah'