שָׁמַע

sha.ma · to hear: hear

Hebrew · Strong's H8085 · Verb · Sounds like: shaw-mah' · 1,160 occurrences

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)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
שָׁמַע 1152 vb. hear
Qal 1052
1. subj. pers. hum.
2. י׳ (God) subj.
Niph. 42
1. be heard, of voice, sound
2. be heard of
3. be regarded, obeyed
4. = (favourable) hearing was granted to their voice.
Pi. he caused the people to hear
Hiph. 63
1. of man
2. י׳ subj.

Every occurrence

  1. Psalms 34:6 שָׁמֵ֑עַ sha.Me.a' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

  2. Psalms 34:11 שִׁמְעוּ־ shim.'u- · A command to all of you: simple action

    Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

  3. Psalms 34:17 שָׁמֵ֑עַ sha.Me.a' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.

  4. Psalms 38:13 אֶשְׁמָ֑ע 'esh.Ma' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

  5. Psalms 38:14 שֹׁמֵ֑עַ sho.Me.a' · An -ing word: simple action

    Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.

  6. Psalms 39:12 שִֽׁמְעָ֥ה־ shim.'Ah- · A command to you: simple action

    Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; Hold not thy peace at my tears: For I am a stranger with thee, A sojourner, as all my fathers were.

  7. Psalms 40:1 וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע vai.yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

  8. Psalms 44:1 שָׁמַ֗עְנוּ sha.Ma'.nu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by us

    For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, What work thou didst in their days, In the days of old.

  9. Psalms 45:10 שִׁמְעִי־ shim.'i- · A command to you: simple action

    Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house:

  10. Psalms 48:8 שָׁמַ֨עְנוּ׀ sha.Ma'.nu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by us

    As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah

  11. Psalms 49:1 שִׁמְעוּ־ shim.'u- · A command to all of you: simple action

    For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,

  12. Psalms 50:7 שִׁמְעָ֤ה shim.'Ah · A command to you: simple action

    Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, even thy God.

  13. Psalms 51:8 תַּ֭שְׁמִיעֵנִי Tash.mi.'e.ni · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

  14. Psalms 54:2 שְׁמַ֣ע she.Ma' · A command to you: simple action

    Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.

  15. Psalms 55:17 וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע vai.yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan; And he will hear my voice.

  16. Psalms 55:19 יִשְׁמַ֤ע׀ yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    God will hear, and answer them, Even he that abideth of old, Selah The men who have no changes, And who fear not God.

  17. Psalms 58:5 יִ֭שְׁמַע Yish.ma' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, Charming never so wisely.

  18. Psalms 59:7 שֹׁמֵֽעַ׃ sho.Me.a' · An -ing word: simple action

    Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For who, say they, doth hear?

  19. Psalms 61:1 שִׁמְעָ֣ה shim.'Ah · A command to you: simple action

    For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer.

  20. Psalms 61:5 שָׁמַ֣עְתָּ sha.Ma'.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: Thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

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