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שָׁמַע

sha.mato hear: hearHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb1,159 occurrences39 books1,072 verses

Definition

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

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁמַע:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,159 total
  1. Genesis 41:15שָׁמַ֤עְתִּי · have heard; תִּשְׁמַ֥ע · that when you hear
    Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
  2. Genesis 42:2שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי · I have heard
    “Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
  3. Genesis 42:21שָׁמָ֑עְנוּ · listen
    Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
  4. Genesis 42:22שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם · listen
    And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
  5. Genesis 42:23שֹׁמֵ֖עַ · understood them
    They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
  6. Genesis 43:25שָֽׁמְע֔וּ · [the brothers] had been told
    Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.
  7. Genesis 45:2וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ · heard him; וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע · [soon] heard of it
    But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.
  8. Genesis 45:16נִשְׁמַ֗ע · reached
    When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.
  9. Genesis 49:2וְשִׁמְע֖וּ · and listen; וְשִׁמְע֖וּ · listen
    Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.
  10. Exodus 2:15וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע · heard
    When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.
  11. Exodus 2:24וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע · heard
    So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
  12. Exodus 3:7שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ · I have heard them
    The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
  13. Exodus 3:18וְשָׁמְע֖וּ · [The elders of Israel] will listen
    The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’
  14. Exodus 4:1יִשְׁמְע֖וּ · listen
    Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’”
  15. Exodus 4:8יִשְׁמְע֔וּ · heed
    And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second.
  16. Exodus 4:9יִשְׁמְעוּן֙ · or listen
    But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”
  17. Exodus 4:31וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֡וּ · And when they heard
    …and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.
  18. Exodus 5:2אֶשְׁמַ֣ע · I should obey
    But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
  19. Exodus 6:5שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי · have heard
    Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.
  20. Exodus 6:9שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ · listen
    Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.
  21. Exodus 6:12שָׁמְע֣וּ · listen; יִשְׁמָעֵ֣נִי · listen to me
    But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”
  22. Exodus 6:30יִשְׁמַ֥ע · listen
    But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “Since I am unskilled in speech, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
  23. Exodus 7:4יִשְׁמַ֤ע · listen
    Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
  24. Exodus 7:13שָׁמַ֖ע · listen
    Still, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
  25. Exodus 7:16שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ · listened
    Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened.
  26. Exodus 7:22שָׁמַ֣ע · listen
    But the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
  27. Exodus 8:15שָׁמַ֖ע · listen
    When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
  28. Exodus 8:19שָׁמַ֣ע · listen
    “This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
  29. Exodus 9:12שָׁמַ֖ע · listen
    But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.
  30. Exodus 11:9יִשְׁמַ֥ע · listen
    The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
  31. Exodus 15:14שָֽׁמְע֥וּ · will hear
    The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.
  32. Exodus 15:26שָׁמ֨וֹעַ · you will listen carefully; תִּשְׁמַ֜ע
    …saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
  33. Exodus 16:7בְּשָׁמְע֥וֹ · because He has heard
    …and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we, that you should grumble against us?”
  34. Exodus 16:8בִּשְׁמֹ֤עַ · has heard
    And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”
  35. Exodus 16:9שָׁמַ֔ע · He has heard
    Then Moses said to Aaron, “Tell the whole congregation of Israel, ‘Come before the LORD, for He has heard your grumbling.’”
  36. Exodus 16:12שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי · I have heard
    “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”
  37. Exodus 16:20שָׁמְע֣וּ · listen
    But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
  38. Exodus 18:1וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע · heard
    Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
  39. Exodus 18:19שְׁמַ֤ע · listen to me
    Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.
  40. Exodus 18:24וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע · listened
    Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.
  41. Exodus 19:5שָׁמ֤וֹעַ · you will indeed obey; תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙
    Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
  42. Exodus 19:9יִשְׁמַ֤ע · will hear
    The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.
  43. Exodus 20:19וְנִשְׁמָ֑עָה · and we will listen
    “Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
  44. Exodus 22:23שָׁמֹ֥עַ · I will surely hear
    If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.