STRONGS NUMBER H8085


Word Summary
shama: to hear
Original Word: שָׁמַע
Transliteration: shama
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-mah')
Part of Speech: verb feminine; verb masculine
Short Definition: to hear
Meaning: to hear intelligently
Strong's Concordance
attentively, call gather together, carefully, certainly, consent, consider

A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) -- X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H8085. shama

שָׁמַע1159 verb hear (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician שמע‎ Lzb378; Assyrian šemû; Arabic ; Sabean סמע‎ mostly in derivatives, especially epithet of divinity סמעhe who hears HomChr 124 FellZMG liv (1900), 250, 252 DHMHofmus. No. 10, 1. 1; Ethiopic Aramaic שְׁמַע‎, , Old Aramaic שמע‎ Lzb378; compare also משמעת‎ MI28 obedience); —

Qal1052 Perfect3masculine singular ׳שׁGenesis 24:52 +, שָׁמֵ֑עַJeremiah 36:13 3t.; 2 feminine singular שָׁמַ֫עַתְּ1 Kings 1:11 2t.; 3 plural שָׁמֵ֑עוּJudges 2:17 +, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשְׁמַעExodus 6:30 +, 1 singular cohortative אֶשְׁמְעָהNumbers 9:8, וָאֶשְׁמְָעָה‎ (on ְָ֯‎ compare Ges§ 10h; Ol§ 65 c question reading) Daniel 8:13; 2masculine plural תִּשְׁמְע֔וּןDeuteronomy 8:20 +, תִּשְׁמָע֔וּן1:17, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁמַעAmos 7:16 +, שִׁמְעָךְJob 32:10 + (especially Psalms), שְׁמָ֨עָךְ֨Daniel 9:19; feminine plural שְׁמַעְנָהIsaiah 32:9; Jeremiah 9:19, שְׁמַ֫עַןGenesis 4:23 (Ges§ 46f), etc.; Infinitive absolute שָׁמוֺעַIsaiah 6:9 +; construct שְׁמֹעַ1 Samuel 15:22 +; suffix שָׁמְעוDeuteronomy 29:18 +, שָׁמְעָתוֺIsaiah 30:19 (Genesis 18:10 + etc.; —

1

subject human person (or thing personified):

a. hear (perceive by ear), accusative of thing, especially קוֺלGenesis 3:10 (J) + 46 t., דבר(יםׅAmos 8:11 50t., etc.; accusative חָכְמָה‎ i.e. wise sayings 1 Kings 5:14 4t.; so any utterance or sound (approximately 150 t. in all) + (object omitted) Deuteronomy 4:33 32t. + (temporal clause) 1 Samuel 14:27 6t.; very rarely with ׳שׁ י ׳בְּסוֺד ב,Job 15:8; with object clause, ׳כִּExodus 4:31 52t. + Isaiah 39:1b (read ᵑ7 ᵐ5 שׁ ׳כִּי‎ "" 2 Kings 20:12), אֶתאֲֿשֶׁרJoshua 2:10; 5:1 (both RD), מַהֹֿ֯Judges 7:11 3t.; without connect. עָשִׂיתִי ׳שׁ אֹתָהּ2 Kings 19:25 = Isaiah 37:26; singular oratio recta [direct speech] 40:28; Zechariah 8:23.

b. accusative of person + מְדַבֵּרhear one speaking Genesis 27:6 (J), Jeremiah 26:7; Daniel 8:13, so בֹּכֶהNumbers 11:10 (J), נִבָּאJeremiah 20:1 מְקַלְלֶ֑ךָEcclesiastes 7:21; occas. pears. omitted, דֹּבְרִיםGenesis 37:17 (JE), אֶתמִֿדַּבֵּרEzekiel 2:2; 43:6 (see דברHithpa`el); accusative of person only Daniel 12:7.

c. with לֵאמֹר‎ only, hear say = hear it said, 1 Samuel 13:4; 2 Samuel 19:3; Deuteronomy 13:13; Joshua 22:11 (P), 1 Kings 16:16; + עַל‎ person concerning Genesis 41:15 (E), Isaiah 37:9; אֶל‎ person id. 2 Kings 19:9.

d. hear of, concerning: (1) accusative of thing, אֵת(כָּלֿ)אֲשֶׁרExodus 18:1; 2 Kings 19:11 5t., דבר(יםׅ1 Samuel 3:11 4t., רָעָהJeremiah 19:3 5t., etc.; כַּאֲשֶׁר1 Samuel 23:11; Psalm 48:9, כָּואֹתIsaiah 66:8 hear of anything like this, כָּאֵלֶּךְJeremiah 18:13; accusative, etc., omitted Judges 9:46 43t.; (2) less often accusative of person Job 42:5, אֶל‎ person Ezekiel 19:4, person omitted Deuteronomy 9:2; with ב‎ person hear exultantly of their fate Psalm 92:12 (probably imitated from "" בְּ הִכִּיט‎ va; see especially ראךְ8a (6)).

e. hear, absolute, = have power to hear, 2 Samuel 19:36 (with בְּקוֺל‎ ), Isaiah 21:3; 32:3; Proverbs 20:12; Zechariah 7:11; in simile Psalm 38:15; with negative of idols Deuteronomy 4:28; Psalm 115:6; figurative (spiritual power) Jeremiah 5:21; Deuteronomy 29:8; Ezekiel 12:2; Isaiah 42:20. — Proverbs 21:28 is probably corrupt, see Toy.

f. hear with attention, interest, listen to (sometimes "" חֶאֱןין‎), חִקְשִׁיב‎ accusative דבר(יםׅ‎ (54 t.) Amos 4:1 +, especially י ׳דבר(י)Numbers 12:6 (JE) + 45 t.; אִמְרָהIsaiah 28:23, קוֺל28:23, זאֹתMicah 3:9, etc.; often absolute Judges 5:3 57t., + (negative) Psalm 38:14 pay no attention; absolute שֹׁמֵעַ לֵב1 Kings 3:9, שֹׁטֵעַ אִישׁProverbs 21:28.

g. understand (language), שָׂפָחךְGenesis 11:7 (J), Isaiah 33:19, לָשׁוֺןDeuteronomy 28:49, דְּבָרִיןEzekiel 3:6, מַהיְּֿדַבֵּרJeremiah 5:15, no accusative Genesis 42:23 (E), 2 Kings 18:26 = Isaiah 36:11.

h. specif of hearing a (judicial) casre, דָּבָרDeuteronomy 1:17, compare 1:17; accusative omitted בֵּין‎ person 1:16, of ׳יJudges 11:10; with מִשְׁמָּט1 Kings 3:11; ׳לשׁ וְהָרֵע הִטּוֺב2 Samuel 14:17, לְךָ אֵין וְשֹׁמֵע15:3, compare Job 31:35.

i. with accusative of person in polite address, hear us (me)! Genesis 23:6, 8, 11, 13, 15 (all P), 1 Chronicles 28:2; 2 Chronicles 13:4; 15:2; 20:20

j. listen, give heed (sometimes "" הִקְשִׁיב‎), absolute, Genesis 42:21 (E) + 18: t., + (usually "" אֹ׃ון הִטָּה‎), Jeremiah 7:13-14t. Jeremiah, + (opposed to חָדַל‎) Ezekiel 2:5 3t. Ezekiel; + עַללֵֿב שִׂיםMalachi 2:2; hear + do Deuteronomy 5:24; 2 Kings 18:12, etc.; = consent, agree, Genesis 37:27 (J), grant request Judges 11:17; with ל‎ person (mostly late) 19:25; 1 Samuel 30:24; Job 15:17 16t., ׳ליHosea 9:17; Leviticus 26:14, 18, 21, 27; י ׳לְדִבְרֵי1 Samuel 15:1, לְעֵצָהProverbs 12:15.

k. with אֶל‎ person + listen to, yield to Genesis 49:2; Judges 2:17 69t. (׳אֶליֿ‎15t., especially Jeremiah 7:26 10t. Jeremiah), עַל‎ person 2 Kings 20:13; אֶלדִּֿבְרֵי‎ etc., Deuteronomy 18:19; Jeremiah 29:10 14t., עַלדִּֿבְרֵי‎ etc., 2 Kings 22:13 3t.; very rarely accusative of thing 1 Samuel 24:10 (Gi v.24:9).

l. ׳שׁ לְקוֺל‎ = id., obey, Genesis 3:17 (J) + 11 t. + (י ׳לְקוֺל‎) Judges 2:20; Exodus 15:26 (JE).

m. very often, ׳שׁ בְּקוֺל‎ = obey 1 Samuel 8:7 25t., + י ׳בְּקוֺל ׳שׁ‎ (׳י‎s word, etc.) Deuteronomy 4:30; Jeremiah 3:13 65t. (Deuteronomy 18 t., Jeremiah 18 t.).

n. obey, with accusative דבר(יםׅJoshua 1:18 2t. + (׳ד ׳י‎) Jeremiah 11:3 5t. Jeremiah; 1 Kings 12:24 2 Chronicles 11:4, etc.; accusative of person Exodus 6:12 (P), 2 Chronicles 28:11.

o. absolutebe obedient (especially to ׳י‎) Isaiah 1:19; Micah 5:14; Jeremiah 12:17 4t. Jeremiah + 7 t.

2 ׳י‎ (God) subject:

a. accusative דברים קוֺל,‎, etc., Genesis 21:17 (E), 2 Kings 19:4 (twice in verse); 19:16, usually with favour implied Numbers 20:16; Deuteronomy 33:7 +, so especially accusative תְּחנָּה תְּפִלָּה,‎, etc., 1 Kings 8:45; Psalm 6:10 +.

b. object clause כִּיGenesis 29:33 (J).

c. no object (32 t.) Isaiah 59:2; Jeremiah 22:21, usually hear and foregive, help, etc 1 Kings 8:30, 32; Isaiah 30:19 +; hear be angry Psalm 78:59, compare 55:20.

d. = be able to hear Isaiah 59:1; Psalm 94:9.

e. ׳שׁ בְּקוֺל‎ = hear (and grant) Genesis 30:6 (J) + 6 t.

f.hear and answer, with אֶל‎ of city, etc., Genesis 21:7; 16:11; 1 Kings 8:28 8t.; with אֶל‎ person Deuteronomy 3:36 12t.

g. with לְ‎ of utterance Jeremiah 18:19; Psalm 61:6; ל‎ person Joshua 24:10 (E).

h. hear, accusative of person + מִתְנוֺדֵדJeremiah 31:18; favourably, with accusative of person Micah 7:7 3t., so, + לconcerning, Genesis 17:20 (P); object omitted 2 Kings 22:19; Psalm 22:23 3t. + 34:7; 34:18 (hear and deliver); with temporal clause Jeremiah 11:14

Niph`al42 Perfect3masculine singular נִשְׁמַעGenesis 45:16 +, etc; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשָּׁמַעExodus 23:13 +, יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַ1 Samuel 1:13, etc.; Infinitive construct הִשָּׁמַלEsther 2:8; Participle feminine נִשְׁמַ֫עַתJeremiah 51:46, etc.; —

1 be heard, of voice, sound, etc., 1 Samuel 1:13; 1 Kings 6:7; Job 26:14 (or 1 plural

Qal Imperfect?); of a resort, ׳נִשׁ לֵאמֹר ֗֗֗Genesis 45:16 (E); subject clause, ׳כִּ‎, Nehemiah 6:1 (ל‎ person), compare clauseחשְׁבִים וְהַיְהוּדִים6:6; 6:7 be reported, (לַמֶּלֶחׅ הָאֵלֶּה כַּדְּבָרִיס‎); be heard, אֱםהֶיךָ לִפְנֵיDaniel 10:12.

2 be heard of, כָּמֹהוּDeuteronomy 4:32.

3 be regarded, obeyed, Ecclesiastes 9:17; in 2 Samuel 22:45 = Psalm 18:45 it is be obedient (לִיׅ‎, si vera lectio (read perhaps

Qal. compare Now).

4 ׳וַיִישּׁ בְּקוֺלָם2 Chronicles 30:27 +?hearing was granted to their voice

Pi`el Imperfect3masculine singular וַיְשַׁמַּע1 Samuel 15:4 he caused the people (accusative) to hear and respond, i.e. he assembled them), so 23:8 (see Hiph`il 1 c).

Hiph`il63 Perfect3masculine singular הִשְׁמִיעַ1 Kings 15:22 +, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular suffix יַשְׁמִעֵנִיDeuteronomy 30:12-13, 2masculine singular jussive תַּשְׁמַעJudges 18:23, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix הִשְׁמִיעֵנִיPsalm 143:8; feminine singular suffix הַשְׁמִיעִנִיSong of Solomon 2:14; 8:13, etc.; Infinitive construct לַשְׁמִעַPsalm 26:7 (Ges§ 53q); Participle מַשְׁמִיעַJeremiah 4:15 +, etc.; —

1 of man:

a. cause to hear accusative of person + of thing Deuteronomy 30:12-13, Song of Solomon 2:14; 8:13 4t.; object of thing omitted (= make proclamation to) 1 Kings 15:22; object person omitted Jeremiah 5:20 +; accusative שָׁלוֺםIsaiah 52:7; Nahum 2:1 i.e. proclaimpeace; אָוֶֺןJeremiah 4:15 (מִן‎ local); ׳הַשׁ קוֺלutter a sound Joshua 6:10 (J; "" הֵרִיעַ‎), compare Judges 18:25 (קוֺלְךָ‎, + עִמָּנוּ‎), Isaiah 42:2; 58:4; ׳הִשׁ תְּהִלָּתוֺ קוֺלPsalm 66:8 תּוֺדָה בְּקוֺל26:7.

b. absolute as musical term, sound aloud, לְהִשְׁמִיעַ בִּמְצִלְתַּיִם1 Chronicles 15:19 (perhaps to mark the time, GrPsalms 67 De compare 16:5 also Psalm 150:5 שָׁ֑מַע בְּצִלְצְלֵי‎), מַשְׁמִיעִים1 Chronicles 15:16, 28; 16:42, ׳לְהַשׁ אֶחָד קוֺל2 Chronicles 5:13 i.e. probably in unison (PrinceEB iii, 3241), Nehemiah 12:42.

c. absolute make proclamation (often "" הִגִּיד‎), Amos 3:9; 4:5; Isaiah 41:26; Jeremiah 4:5-6t. Jeremiah

d. הַשְׁמִיעוּ‎, accusative of person + אֶל‎ location = summon Jeremiah 50:29, עַל‎ location 51:27 (compare Pi`el).

2 ׳י‎ subject:

a. cause to hear, accusative of person and thing Deuteronomy 4:10, 36 (מִן‎ local), 2 Kings 7:6 4t.; accusative of person omitted Isaiah 30:30 3t.; accusative of thing omitted 44:8; 48:5.

b. = tell, accusative of person + כָּזאֹתJudges 13:23; accusative of person only, Isaiah 42:9; accusative of thing only, 48:3; Ezekiel 36:15 (אֵלַיִךְ‎).

c. absolute, make proclamation Isaiah 43:12; 62:11 (אֶל‎ location).

שְׁמַעverb hear (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect3masculine singular ׳שׁDaniel 6:15; 1singular שִׁמְעֵת5:14, 16; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשְׁמַע3:10, 2m. pl. תִּשְׁמְעוּן3:5, 15; Participle active שָֽׁמְעִין3:7; 5:23; — hear: = have sense of hearing 5:23; with accusative of sound 3:5, 7, 10, 15, word 6:15; with clause דִּי‎ + עַל‎ person concerning, 5:14, 16.

Hithpe`el shew oneself obedient: Imperfect3masculine plural יִשְׁתַּמְעוּןDaniel 7:27, with ל‎ person (probably).