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. 1 Chronicles 10:11 וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ vai.yish.me.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

   And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

2. 1 Chronicles 14:8 וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ vai.yish.me.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

   And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them.

3. 1 Chronicles 14:8 וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע vai.yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them.

4. 1 Chronicles 14:15 כְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ ke.sha.me.'a.Kha · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle; for God is gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.

5. 1 Chronicles 15:16 מַשְׁמִיעִ֥ים mash.mi.'Im · An -ing word: causing it

   And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

6. 1 Chronicles 15:19 לְהַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃ le.hash.Mi.a' · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

   So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed with cymbals of brass to sound aloud;

7. 1 Chronicles 15:28 מַשְׁמִעִ֕ים mash.mi.'Im · An -ing word: causing it

   Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with psalteries and harps.

8. 1 Chronicles 16:5 מַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃ mash.Mi.a' · An -ing word: causing it

   Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with psalteries and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;

9. 1 Chronicles 16:42 לְמַשְׁמִיעִ֔ים le.mash.mi.'Im · An -ing word: causing it

   and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.

10. 1 Chronicles 17:20 שָׁמַ֖עְנוּ sha.Ma'.nu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by us

    O Jehovah, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

11. 1 Chronicles 18:9 וַיִּשְׁמַ֕ע vai.yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

12. 1 Chronicles 19:8 וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע vai.yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

13. 1 Chronicles 28:2 שְׁמָע֖וּנִי she.ma.'U.ni · A command to all of you: simple action

    Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building.

14. 1 Chronicles 29:23 וַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּ vai.yish.me.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    Then Solomon sat on the throne of Jehovah as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

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