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

21. 1 Samuel 12:1 שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי sha.Ma'.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.

22. 1 Samuel 12:14 וּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣ם u.she.ma'.Tem · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by all of you

    If ye will fear Jehovah, and serve him, and hearken unto his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, and both ye and also the king that reigneth over you be followers of Jehovah your God, well:

23. 1 Samuel 12:15 תִשְׁמְעוּ֙ tish.me.'U · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    but if ye will not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah, but rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, then will the hand of Jehovah be against you, as it was against your fathers.

24. 1 Samuel 13:3 וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ vai.yish.me.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba: and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.

25. 1 Samuel 13:3 יִשְׁמְע֖וּ yish.me.'U · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba: and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.

26. 1 Samuel 13:4 שָׁמְע֣וּ sha.me.'U · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

27. 1 Samuel 14:22 שָֽׁמְע֔וּ sha.me.'U · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    Likewise all the men of Israel that had hid themselves in the hill-country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.

28. 1 Samuel 14:27 שָׁמַ֗ע sha.Ma' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

29. 1 Samuel 15:1 שְׁמַ֔ע she.Ma' · A command to you: simple action

    And Samuel said unto Saul, Jehovah sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of Jehovah.

30. 1 Samuel 15:4 וַיְשַׁמַּ֤ע vay.sha.Ma' · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.

31. 1 Samuel 15:14 שֹׁמֵֽעַ׃ sho.Me.a' · An -ing word: simple action

    And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

32. 1 Samuel 15:19 שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ sha.Ma'.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of Jehovah, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah?

33. 1 Samuel 15:20 שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ sha.Ma'.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of Jehovah, and have gone the way which Jehovah sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

34. 1 Samuel 15:22 כִּשְׁמֹ֖עַ kish.Mo.a' · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

35. 1 Samuel 15:22 שְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ she.Mo.a' · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

36. 1 Samuel 15:24 וָאֶשְׁמַ֖ע va.'esh.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of Jehovah, and thy words, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

37. 1 Samuel 16:2 וְשָׁמַ֥ע ve.sha.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah.

38. 1 Samuel 17:11 וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע vai.yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

39. 1 Samuel 17:23 וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע vai.yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.

40. 1 Samuel 17:28 וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע vai.yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

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