שָׁמַע
Strong's H8085
shâmaʻ
/shaw-mah'/
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H8085
- Hebrew
- שָׁמַע
- Transliteration
- shâmaʻ
- Pronunciation
- /shaw-mah'/
- KJV Translations
- 32 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
attentivelycall (gather) togethercarefullycertainlyconsentconsiderbe contentdeclarediligentlydiscerngive ear(cause toletmake to) hear(-kentell)indeedlistenmake (a) noise(be) obedientobeyperceive(make a) proclaim(-ation)publishregardreportshew (forth)(make a) soundsurelytellunderstandwhosoever (heareth)witness
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of shâmaʻ:
אֱלִישָׁמָע
ʼĔlîyshâmâʻH476“Elishama”
אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַʼEshtᵉmôaʻH851“Eshtemoa”
הוֹשָׁמָעHôwshâmâʻH1953“Hoshama”
הַשְׁמָעוּתhashmâʻûwthH2045“to cause to hear”
יִשְׁמָעֵאלYishmâʻêʼlH3458“Ishmael”
יִשְׁמַעְיָהYishmaʻyâhH3460“Ishmaiah”
מִשְׁמָעmishmâʻH4926“hearing”
שְׁמוּאֵלShᵉmûwʼêlH8050“Samuel”
שְׁמַעshᵉmaʻH8086“hear”
שֵׁמַעshêmaʻH8088“bruit”
שֹׁמַעshômaʻH8089“fame”
שָׁמָעShâmâʻH8091“Shama”
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