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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. Jeremiah 38:15תִשְׁמַ֖ע · listen
    “If I tell you,” Jeremiah replied, “you will surely put me to death. And even if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”
  2. Jeremiah 38:20שְֽׁמַֽע־ · Obey
    “They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, that it may go well with you and you may live.
  3. Jeremiah 38:25יִשְׁמְע֣וּ · hear
    If the officials hear that I have spoken with you, and they come and demand of you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what he said to you; do not hide it from us, or we will kill you,’
  4. Jeremiah 38:27נִשְׁמַ֖ע · had overheard
    When all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, he relayed to them the exact words the king had commanded him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had overheard the conversation.
  5. Jeremiah 40:3שְׁמַעְתֶּ֣ם · obeyed
    …and now the LORD has fulfilled it; He has done just as He said. Because you people have sinned against the LORD and have not obeyed His voice, this thing has happened to you.
  6. Jeremiah 40:7וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩ · heard
    When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon,
  7. Jeremiah 40:11שָֽׁמְע֔וּ · heard
    When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over them,
  8. Jeremiah 41:11וַיִּשְׁמַע֙ · heard
    When Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him heard of all the crimes that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed,
  9. Jeremiah 42:4שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי · I have heard you
    “I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will surely pray to the LORD your God as you request, and I will tell you everything that the LORD answers. I will not withhold a word from you.”
  10. Jeremiah 42:6נִשְׁמָ֑ע · we will obey; נִשְׁמַ֔ע · we obey
    Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God!”
  11. Jeremiah 42:13שְׁמֹ֔עַ · and you thus disobey
    But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God,
  12. Jeremiah 42:14נִשְׁמָ֑ע · or hear
    …and if you say, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread,’
  13. Jeremiah 42:15שִׁמְע֥וּ · hear
    …then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah! This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and reside there,
  14. Jeremiah 42:21שְׁמַעְתֶּ֗ם · obeyed
    For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all He has sent me to tell you.
  15. Jeremiah 43:4שָׁמַע֩ · disobeyed
    So Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces disobeyed the command of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah.
  16. Jeremiah 43:7שָׁמְע֖וּ · obey
    So they entered the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the LORD, and they went as far as Tahpanhes.
  17. Jeremiah 44:5שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ · listen
    But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.
  18. Jeremiah 44:16שֹׁמְעִ֖ים · listen
    “As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
  19. Jeremiah 44:23שְׁמַעְתֶּם֙ · obey
    Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.”
  20. Jeremiah 44:24שִׁמְעוּ֙ · Hear
    Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, “Hear the word of the LORD, all those of Judah who are in the land of Egypt.
  21. Jeremiah 44:26שִׁמְע֣וּ · hear
    Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’
  22. Jeremiah 46:12שָׁמְע֤וּ · have heard
    The nations have heard of your shame, and your outcry fills the earth, because warrior stumbles over warrior and both of them have fallen together.”
  23. Jeremiah 46:14וְהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ · and proclaim; וְהַשְׁמִ֥יעוּ · proclaim
    “Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’
  24. Jeremiah 48:4הִשְׁמִ֥יעוּ
    Moab will be shattered; her little ones will cry out.
  25. Jeremiah 48:5שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ · resound
    For on the ascent to Luhith they weep bitterly as they go, and on the descent to Horonaim cries of distress resound over the destruction:
  26. Jeremiah 48:29שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ · We have heard
    We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.
  27. Jeremiah 49:2וְ֠הִשְׁמַעְתִּי · when I will sound
    Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD.
  28. Jeremiah 49:14שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ · I have heard
    I have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent to the nations: “Assemble yourselves to march against her! Rise up for battle!”
  29. Jeremiah 49:20שִׁמְע֣וּ · hear
    Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.
  30. Jeremiah 49:21נִשְׁמַ֥ע · will resound
    At the sound of their fall the earth will quake; their cry will resound to the Red Sea.
  31. Jeremiah 49:23שָׁמְע֖וּ · they have heard
    Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed.
  32. Jeremiah 50:2וְהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙ · and declare; הַשְׁמִ֖יעוּ · and proclaim it
    “Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’
  33. Jeremiah 50:29הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ · Summon
    Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
  34. Jeremiah 50:43שָׁמַ֧ע · has heard
    The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.
  35. Jeremiah 50:45שִׁמְע֣וּ · hear
    Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.
  36. Jeremiah 50:46נִשְׁמָֽע׃ס · will be heard
    At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will quake; a cry will be heard among the nations.
  37. Jeremiah 51:27הַשְׁמִ֧יעוּ · Summon
    “Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.
  38. Jeremiah 51:46הַנִּשְׁמַ֣עַת · is heard
    Do not let your heart grow faint, and do not be afraid when the rumor is heard in the land; for a rumor will come one year—and then another the next year—of violence in the land and of ruler against ruler.
  39. Jeremiah 51:51שָׁמַ֣עְנוּ · we have heard
    “We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; disgrace has covered our faces, because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s house.”
  40. Lamentations 1:18שִׁמְעוּ־ · Listen
    The LORD is righteous, yet I rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering. My young men and maidens have gone into captivity.
  41. Lamentations 1:21שָׁמְע֞וּ · People have heard; שָׁמְע֤וּ · have heard
    People have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that You have caused it. May You bring the day You have announced, so that they may become like me.
  42. Lamentations 3:56שָׁמָ֑עְתָּ · You heard
    You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”
  43. Lamentations 3:61שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ · You have heard
    O LORD, You have heard their insults, all their plots against me—
  44. Ezekiel 1:24וָאֶשְׁמַ֣ע · I heard
    When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
  45. Ezekiel 1:28וָאֶשְׁמַ֖ע · and heard
    The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
  46. Ezekiel 2:2וָאֶשְׁמַ֕ע · and I heard
    And as He spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and I heard Him speaking to me.