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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. Ezekiel 2:5יִשְׁמְע֣וּ · listen
    And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.
  2. Ezekiel 2:7יִשְׁמְע֖וּ · they listen
    But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
  3. Ezekiel 2:8שְׁמַע֙ · listen
    And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.”
  4. Ezekiel 3:6תִשְׁמַ֖ע · understand; יִשְׁמְע֥וּ · would have listened
    …not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
  5. Ezekiel 3:7לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ · to listen; לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ · to listen
    But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.
  6. Ezekiel 3:10שְׁמָֽע׃
    “Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.
  7. Ezekiel 3:11יִשְׁמְע֖וּ · they listen
    Go to your people, the exiles; speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”
  8. Ezekiel 3:12וָאֶשְׁמַ֣ע · and I heard
    Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me: “Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place!”
  9. Ezekiel 3:17וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ · Whenever you hear
    “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
  10. Ezekiel 3:27הַשֹּׁמֵ֤עַ׀ · let him listen; יִשְׁמָע֙ · Whoever listens
    But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ Whoever listens, let him listen; and whoever refuses, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.
  11. Ezekiel 6:3שִׁמְע֖וּ · hear
    You are to say: ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD! This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.
  12. Ezekiel 8:18אֶשְׁמַ֖ע · listen to them
    Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.”
  13. Ezekiel 10:5נִשְׁמַ֕ע · could be heard
    The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
  14. Ezekiel 12:2לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ · to hear; שָׁמֵ֔עוּ · hear
    “Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
  15. Ezekiel 13:2שִׁמְע֖וּ · Hear
    “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Tell those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD!
  16. Ezekiel 13:19שֹׁמְעֵ֥י · who would listen
    You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
  17. Ezekiel 16:35שִׁמְעִ֖י · hear
    Therefore, O prostitute, hear the word of the LORD!
  18. Ezekiel 18:25שִׁמְעוּ־ · Hear
    Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
  19. Ezekiel 19:4וַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּ · heard
    When the nations heard of him, he was trapped in their pit. With hooks they led him away to the land of Egypt.
  20. Ezekiel 19:9יִשָּׁמַ֥ע · was heard
    With hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.
  21. Ezekiel 20:8לִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ · to listen
    But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.
  22. Ezekiel 20:39שֹׁמְעִ֣ים · listen
    And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.
  23. Ezekiel 20:47שְׁמַ֖ע · Hear
    Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.
  24. Ezekiel 25:3שִׁמְע֖וּ · to hear
    Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD, for this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you exclaimed, “Aha!” when My sanctuary was profaned, when the land of Israel was laid waste, and when the house of Judah went into exile,
  25. Ezekiel 26:13יִשָּׁמַ֖ע · be heard
    So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.
  26. Ezekiel 27:30וְהִשְׁמִ֤יעוּ · They will raise
    They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
  27. Ezekiel 33:4וְשָׁמַ֨ע · Then if anyone hears; הַשֹּׁמֵ֜עַ
    Then if anyone hears the sound of the horn but fails to heed the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.
  28. Ezekiel 33:5שָׁמַע֙ · Since he heard
    Since he heard the sound of the horn but failed to heed the warning, his blood will be on his own head. If he had heeded the warning, he would have saved his life.
  29. Ezekiel 33:7וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ · so hear
    As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me.
  30. Ezekiel 33:30וְשִׁמְע֔וּ · and hear
    As for you, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One speaks to another, each saying to his brother, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD!’
  31. Ezekiel 33:31וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ · and hear
    So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
  32. Ezekiel 33:32וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ · They hear
    Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.
  33. Ezekiel 34:7שִׁמְע֖וּ · hear
    Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
  34. Ezekiel 34:9שִׁמְע֖וּ · hear
    …therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD!’
  35. Ezekiel 35:12שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי׀ · have heard
    Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard every contemptuous word you uttered against the mountains of Israel when you said, ‘They are desolate; they are given to us to devour!’
  36. Ezekiel 35:13שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃ס · heard it Myself
    You boasted against Me with your mouth and multiplied your words against Me. I heard it Myself!
  37. Ezekiel 36:1שִׁמְע֖וּ · hear
    “And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.
  38. Ezekiel 36:4שִׁמְע֖וּ · hear
    …therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you.
  39. Ezekiel 36:15אַשְׁמִ֨יעַ · to be heard
    I will no longer allow the taunts of the nations to be heard against you, and you will no longer endure the reproach of the peoples or cause your nation to stumble, declares the Lord GOD.”
  40. Ezekiel 37:4שִׁמְע֖וּ · hear
    And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
  41. Ezekiel 40:4שְּׁמָ֜ע · hear
    “Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.”
  42. Ezekiel 43:6וָאֶשְׁמַ֛ע · I heard
    While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple,
  43. Ezekiel 44:5שְּׁמָ֗ע · and listen closely
    The LORD said to me: “Son of man, pay attention; look carefully with your eyes and listen closely with your ears to everything I tell you concerning all the statutes and laws of the house of the LORD. Take careful note of the entrance to the temple, along with all the exits of the sanctuary.
  44. Daniel 1:14וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע · So he consented
    So he consented to this and tested them for ten days.
  45. Daniel 8:13וָאֶשְׁמְעָ֥ה · Then I heard
    Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long until the fulfillment of the vision of the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, and the surrender of the sanctuary and of the host to be trampled?”