שָׁמַע

sha.ma · to hear: hear

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

English

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. 1 Samuel 22:12 שְֽׁמַֽע־ she.ma'- · A command to you: simple action

    And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

  2. 1 Samuel 23:8 וַיְשַׁמַּ֥ע vay.sha.Ma' · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

  3. 1 Samuel 23:10 שָׁמֹ֤עַ sha.Mo.a' · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Then said David, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, thy servant hath surely heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

  4. 1 Samuel 23:10 שָׁמַע֙ sha.Ma' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Then said David, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, thy servant hath surely heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

  5. 1 Samuel 23:11 שָׁמַ֣ע sha.Ma' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Jehovah, the God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And Jehovah said, He will come down.

  6. 1 Samuel 23:25 וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע vai.yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

  7. 1 Samuel 24:9 תִשְׁמַ֛ע tish.Ma' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

  8. 1 Samuel 25:4 וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע vai.yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.

  9. 1 Samuel 25:7 שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי sha.Ma'.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: thy shepherds have now been with us, and we did them no hurt, neither was there aught missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.

  10. 1 Samuel 25:24 וּשְׁמַ֕ע u.she.Ma' · A command to you: simple action

    And she fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity; and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy handmaid.

  11. 1 Samuel 25:35 שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי sha.Ma'.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    So David received of her hand that which she had brought him: and he said unto her, Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.

  12. 1 Samuel 25:39 וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע vai.yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be Jehovah, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept back his servant from evil: and the evil-doing of Nabal hath Jehovah returned upon his own head. And David sent and spake concerning Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

  13. 1 Samuel 26:19 יִֽשְׁמַֽע־ yish.ma'- · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be Jehovah that hath stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before Jehovah: for they have driven me out this day that I should not cleave unto the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.

  14. 1 Samuel 28:18 שָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙ sha.Ma'.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Because thou obeyedst not the voice of Jehovah, and didst not execute his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath Jehovah done this thing unto thee this day.

  15. 1 Samuel 28:21 שָׁמְעָ֤ה sha.me.'Ah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thy handmaid hath hearkened unto thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.

  16. 1 Samuel 28:21 וָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙ va.'esh.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thy handmaid hath hearkened unto thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.

  17. 1 Samuel 28:22 שְׁמַֽע־ she.ma'- · A command to you: simple action

    Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thy handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.

  18. 1 Samuel 28:23 וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע vai.yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.

  19. 1 Samuel 30:24 יִשְׁמַ֣ע yish.Ma' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as his share is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the baggage: they shall share alike.

  20. 1 Samuel 31:11 וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ vai.yish.me.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,

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