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. Leviticus 5:1 וְשָֽׁמְעָה֙ ve.sha.me.'Ah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

  2. Leviticus 10:20 וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע vai.yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And when Moses heard that, it was well-pleasing in his sight.

  3. Leviticus 24:14 הַשֹּׁמְעִ֛ים ha.sho.me.'Im · An -ing word: simple action

    Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

  4. Leviticus 26:14 תִשְׁמְע֖וּ 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 me, and will not do all these commandments;

  5. Leviticus 26:18 תִשְׁמְע֖וּ tish.me.'U · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    And if ye will not yet for these things hearken unto me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.

  6. Leviticus 26:21 לִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽ lish.Mo.a' · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.

  7. Leviticus 26:27 תִשְׁמְע֖וּ tish.me.'U · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;

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