שָׁמַע

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

• to hear: hear H8085G 965
• to hear: obey H8085H · a Meaning of 134
• to hear: proclaim H8085I · a Meaning of 49
• to hear: understand H8085J · a Meaning of 9
• to hear: judge H8085K · a Meaning of 2
• to hear: welcome H8085L · a Meaning of 1

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Every occurrence

1. Job 2:11 וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּ vai.yish.me.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

   Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

2. Job 3:18 שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ Sham.'U · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

   There the prisoners are at ease together; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.

3. Job 4:16 אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ 'esh.Ma' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

   It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: There was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

4. Job 5:27 שְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּה She.ma.'E.nah · A command to you: simple action

   Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

5. Job 13:1 שָֽׁמְעָ֥ה sha.me.'Ah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, Mine ear hath heard and understood it.

6. Job 13:6 שִׁמְעוּ־ shim.'u- · A command to all of you: simple action

   Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

7. Job 13:17 שִׁמְע֣וּ shim.'U · A command to all of you: simple action

   Hear diligently my speech, And let my declaration be in your ears.

8. Job 13:17 שָׁ֭מוֹעַ Sha.mo.a' · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   Hear diligently my speech, And let my declaration be in your ears.

9. Job 15:8 תִּשְׁמָ֑ע tish.Ma' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

   Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?

10. Job 15:17 שְֽׁמַֽע־ she.ma'- · A command to you: simple action

    I will show thee, hear thou me; And that which I have seen I will declare:

11. Job 16:2 שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי sha.Ma'.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    I have heard many such things: Miserable comforters are ye all.

12. Job 20:3 אֶשְׁמָ֑ע 'esh.Ma' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame; And the spirit of my understanding answereth me.

13. Job 21:2 שִׁמְע֣וּ shim.'U · A command to all of you: simple action

    Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations.

14. Job 21:2 שָׁ֭מוֹעַ Sha.mo.a' · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations.

15. Job 22:27 וְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּ ve.yish.ma.'E.ka · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.

16. Job 26:14 נִשְׁמַע־ nish.ma'- · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?

17. Job 27:9 יִשְׁמַ֥ע׀ yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?

18. Job 28:22 שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ sha.Ma'.nu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by us

    Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.

19. Job 29:11 שָׁ֭מְעָה Sham.'ah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; And when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me:

20. Job 29:21 שָׁמְע֥וּ sha.me.'U · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.

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