שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ) — Attentively
Hebrew word study: שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ), Strong's H8085. to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV translation words: [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.
Strong's H8085 is tagged on 1,159 words in 1,072 verses across 39 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:8 and last appears in Malachi 3:16.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 1072)
- Genesis 3:8 — וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ — and they heard
- Genesis 3:10 — שָׁמַעְתִּי — I heard
- Genesis 3:17 — שָׁמַעְתָּ — you listened
- Genesis 4:23 — שְׁמַעַן — listen to
- Genesis 11:7 — יִשְׁמְעוּ — they will hear
- Genesis 14:14 — וַיִּשְׁמַע — and he heard
- Genesis 16:2 — וַיִּשְׁמַע — and he listened
- Genesis 16:11 — שָׁמַע — he has listened
- Genesis 17:20 — שְׁמַעְתִּיךָ — I have heard you
- Genesis 18:10 — שֹׁמַעַת — was listening
- Genesis 21:6 — הַשֹּׁמֵעַ — who hears
- Genesis 21:12 — שְׁמַע — listen
- Genesis 21:17 — וַיִּשְׁמַע — and he heard
- Genesis 21:26 — שָׁמַעְתִּי — I heard
- Genesis 22:18 — שָׁמַעְתָּ — you have listened
- Genesis 23:6 — שְׁמָעֵנוּ — listen to us
- Genesis 23:8 — שְׁמָעוּנִי — listen to me
- Genesis 23:11 — שְׁמָעֵנִי — listen to me
- Genesis 23:13 — שְׁמָעֵנִי — listen to me
- Genesis 23:15 — שְׁמָעֵנִי — listen to me
- Genesis 23:16 — וַיִּשְׁמַע — and he listened
- Genesis 24:30 — וּכְשָׁמְעוֹ — and just as heard he
- Genesis 24:52 — שָׁמַע — he heard
- Genesis 26:5 — שָׁמַע — he listened
- Genesis 27:5 — שֹׁמַעַת — was listening
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H476 אֱלִישָׁמָע (ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ), H851 אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ (ʼEshtᵉmôaʻ), H1953 הוֹשָׁמָע (Hôwshâmâʻ), H2045 הַשְׁמָעוּת (hashmâʻûwth), H3458 יִשְׁמָעֵאל (Yishmâʻêʼl), H3460 יִשְׁמַעְיָה (Yishmaʻyâh), H4926 מִשְׁמָע (mishmâʻ), H8050 שְׁמוּאֵל (Shᵉmûwʼêl), H8086 שְׁמַע (shᵉmaʻ), H8088 שֵׁמַע (shêmaʻ), H8089 שֹׁמַע (shômaʻ), H8091 שָׁמָע (Shâmâʻ) and 2 more.
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Frequently asked questions
What does shâmaʻ (H8085) mean?
To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.).
How is H8085 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H8085 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..
How often does שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ) appear?
Strong's H8085 is tagged on 1,159 words in 1,072 verses across 39 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:8 and last appears in Malachi 3:16.
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