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Obey in Scripture.

Explore obey in the Bible through the Hebrew 'Shama' (To hear, listen, obey) and Greek 'Hupakouo' (To obey, listen to). Discover how every original-language word for Obey deepens your understanding of Scripture.

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Strong'sWordLanguageDefinitionOccurrences
H8085שָׁמַעshâmaʻHebrew

[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. - to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc. - causatively, to tell, etc.) v 1) to hear, listen to, obey 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hear (perceive by ear) 1a2) to hear of or concerning 1a3) to hear (have power to hear) 1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to 1a5) to understand (language) 1a6) to hear (of judicial cases) 1a7) to listen, give heed 1a7a) to consent, agree 1a7b) to grant request 1a8) to listen to, yield to 1a9) to obey, be obedient 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound) 1b2) to be heard of 1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed 1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound 1d2) to sound aloud (musical term) 1d3) to make proclamation, summon 1d4) to cause to be heard n m 2) sound

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G5219ὑπακούωhypakoúōGreek

hearken, be obedient to, obey. - to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e. to listen attentively - by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority

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