Strong’s H8085
שָׁמַע — shâmaʻ
שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, Strong’s H8085) means: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- H8085
- /shaw-mah'/
- 1165× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- shâmaʻ
- Pronunciation
- shaw-mah'
- Occurrences
- 1165
Meaning
- Hebrew
- שָׁמַע
- Definition
- to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- King James Version renders it as
- [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.
Words derived from shâmaʻ
- אֱלִישָׁמָע ʼĔlîyshâmâʻH476 · Elishama · 17×
- אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ ʼEshtᵉmôaʻH851 · Eshtemoa or Eshtemoh · 6×
- הוֹשָׁמָע HôwshâmâʻH1953 · Hoshama · 1×
- הַשְׁמָעוּת hashmâʻûwthH2045 · announcement · 1×
- יִשְׁמָעֵאל YishmâʻêʼlH3458 · Jishmael · 48×
- יִשְׁמַעְיָה YishmaʻyâhH3460 · Jishmajah · 2×
- מִשְׁמָע mishmâʻH4926 · a report · 1×
- שְׁמוּאֵל ShᵉmûwʼêlH8050 · Shemuel · 140×
- שְׁמַע shᵉmaʻH8086 · to hear intelligently (often with implic · 9×
- שֵׁמַע shêmaʻH8088 · something heard · 18×
- שֹׁמַע shômaʻH8089 · a report · 4×
- שָׁמָע ShâmâʻH8091 · Shama · 1×
- שִׁמְעוֹן ShimʻôwnH8095 · Shimon · 44×
- שְׁמַעְיָה ShᵉmaʻyâhH8098 · Shemajah · 41×
Where it appears
The first verses that use shâmaʻ (1165 times in all).
Sources
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