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Strong's #08088 - שֵׁמַע

Transliteration

shêmaʻ

Phonetics

shay'-mah

Root Word (Etymology)

from (H8085)

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

TWOT

2412b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) report, a hearing

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2811 ‑ κλέος (kleh'‑os); 3686 ‑ ὄνομα (on'‑om‑ah);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (18)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

1 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Nahum 1

Habakkuk 1

NAS (16)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

1 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Nahum 1

Habakkuk 1

HCS (17)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

1 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Nahum 1

Habakkuk 1

BSB (18)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

1 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Nahum 1

Habakkuk 1

ESV (17)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

1 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Nahum 1

Habakkuk 1

WEB (17)

Exodus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

1 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Nahum 1

Habakkuk 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2851) o m s (סהמאה ShMAh) AC: Hear CO: Report AB: Obedience: A careful hearing of someone or something as well as responding appropriately in obedience or action. [from: ms- listening with the breath]

V) o m s (סהמאה ShMAh) - H KJV (1168): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Piel) hear, obey, publish, understand, obedient, diligently, show, sound, declare, discern, noise, perceive, tell, report - Strongs: H8085 (שָׁמַע), H8086 (שְׁמַע)

N^m ) o m s (סהמאה ShMAh) - Report: What is heard. KJV (18): fame, report, hear, tidings, bruit, loud, speech - Strongs: H8088 (שֵׁמַע)

N^f2) t o m s m (מסהמאהת MShMAhT) - Hearer: One who hears and obeys. KJV (4): guard, bidding, obey - Strongs: H4928 (מִשְׁמַעַת)

N^f3) t f o m s (סהמאהות ShMAhWT) - Reporting: KJV (1): hear - Strongs: H2045 (הַשְׁמָעוּת)

d^f1) e o f m s (סהמואהה ShMWAhH) - Report: What is heard. KJV (27): rumour, tidings, report, fame, bruit, doctrine, mentioned, news - Strongs: H8052 (שְׁמוּעָה)

g^m) o m f s (סהומאה ShWMAh) - Fame: What is heard. KJV (4): fame - Strongs: H8089 (שֹׁמַע)

h^m) o m s m (מסהמאה MShMAh) - Hearing: KJV (1): hearing - Strongs: H4926 (מִשְׁמָע)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. [שֶׁ֫מַע noun [masculine] sound; — הַלְלוּהוּ בְּצִלְצְלֵישָׁ֑מַע Psalm 150:5 ("" תְּרוּעָה).

שֵׁ֫מַע noun [masculine] hearing, report (on from compare Lag^{BN 143}); — ׳שׁ absolute Isaiah 23:5; construct Isaiah 23:5 +; suffix שִׁמְעִי Isaiah 66:19 etc.; — report, usually with Genitive object: accusative with שְׁמַע Genesis 29:13 (J) the tidings about Jacob, Isaiah 23:5 #NAME? Numbers 14:15 (JE), Deuteronomy 2:25; 1 Kings 10:1= 2 Chronicles 9:1; Nahum 3:19; Habakkuk 3:2; Jeremiah 37:5; Jeremiah 50:43; Isaiah 66:9; with ל Genitive Isaiah 23:5; לַעֲדָתָם Hosea 7:12 usually according to the report (heard by) their congregation (!), but inexplicable and probably corrupt, We Now; Marti (compare Oettli) עַלרָֿעָתָם (כְּשֵׁמַע as gloss) according to their wickedness; שָׁוְא׳נָשָׂא שׁ Exodus 23:1 (E) take up (utter) a false report; אֹוָן׳לְשׁ Psalm 18:45i.e. as soon as heard of, = mere report Job 42:5 (opposed to personal knowledge), compare שִׁמְעָהּ Job 28:22.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שֵׁמַע m. with suff. שִׁמְעִי

(1) hearing, Job 42:5 (opp. to sight). Psalms 18:45, לְשֵׁמַע אֹזֶן יִשָּֽׁמְעוּ לִי “at the hearing of the ear they shall render obedience,” as soon as they hear my mandate.

(2) fame, rumour, report שֵׁמַע רַע an evil report, Exodus 23:1. Followed by a gen. of that concerning which the report is; שֵׁמַע שְׁלֹמֹה the fame of Solomon, 1 Kings 10:1 שֵׁמַע צֹר the report of Tyre (as destroyed), Isaiah 23:5. שֵׁמַע יַעֲקֹב the report of the coming of Jacob, Genesis 29:13; Isaiah 66:19; Hosea 7:12, כְּשֵׁמַע לַעֲדָתָם “as the report (came) to their congregation.”

(3) singing, music, Psalms 150:5, צִלְצְלֵי שֵׁמַע “loud cymbals.”

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List of Word Forms

כְּשֵׁ֖מַע כְּשֵׁ֥מַע כשמע לְשֵׁ֣מַֽע לשמע שְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָ שִׁמְעֲךָ֔ שִׁמְעֲךָ֖ שִׁמְעֲךָ֗ שִׁמְעֲךָ֮ שִׁמְעִי֙ שִׁמְעָ֔ם שִׁמְעָ֖ם שִׁמְעָֽהּ׃ שֵׁ֖מַע שֵׁ֣מַע שֵׁ֣מַע ׀ שֵׁ֥מַע שָׁ֑מַע שמע שמעה׃ שמעי שמעך שמעם שמעתיך kə·šê·ma‘ kəšêma‘ keShema lə·šê·ma‘ ləšêma‘ leShema šā·ma‘ šāma‘ šê·ma‘ šə·ma‘·tî·ḵā šêma‘ šəma‘tîḵā Shama Shema shemaTicha shimaCha shimAh shimAm shimI šim‘āh šim‘ăḵā šim‘ām šim‘î šim·‘ă·ḵā šim·‘āh šim·‘ām šim·‘î