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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. Exodus 22:23אֶשְׁמַ֖ע
    If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
  2. Exodus 22:27וְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖י · I will hear
    …because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
  3. Exodus 23:13יִשָּׁמַ֖ע · be heard
    Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
  4. Exodus 23:21וּשְׁמַ֥ע · and listen
    Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.
  5. Exodus 23:22שָׁמֹ֤עַ · you will listen carefully; תִּשְׁמַע֙
    But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.
  6. Exodus 24:7וְנִשְׁמָֽע׃ · and we will be obedient
    Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
  7. Exodus 28:35וְנִשְׁמַ֣ע · will be heard
    Aaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD, so that he will not die.
  8. Exodus 32:17וַיִּשְׁמַ֧ע · heard
    When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “The sound of war is in the camp.”
  9. Exodus 32:18שֹׁמֵֽעַ׃ · hear
    But Moses replied: “It is neither the cry of victory nor the cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing!”
  10. Exodus 33:4וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע · heard
    When the people heard this bad news, they went into mourning, and no one put on any of his jewelry.
  11. Leviticus 5:1וְשָֽׁמְעָה֙ · when he hears
    “If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
  12. Leviticus 10:20וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע · heard this [explanation]
    And when Moses heard this explanation, he was satisfied.
  13. Leviticus 24:14הַשֹּׁמְעִ֛ים · who heard
    “Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.
  14. Leviticus 26:14תִשְׁמְע֖וּ · to obey
    If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,
  15. Leviticus 26:18תִשְׁמְע֖וּ · obey
    And if after all this you will not obey Me, I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins.
  16. Leviticus 26:21לִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽ · to obey
    If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.
  17. Leviticus 26:27תִשְׁמְע֖וּ · obey
    But if in spite of all this you do not obey Me, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,
  18. Numbers 7:89וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע · he heard
    When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony. Thus the LORD spoke to him.
  19. Numbers 9:8וְאֶשְׁמְעָ֔ה · until I find out
    “Wait here until I find out what the LORD commands concerning you,” Moses replied.
  20. Numbers 11:1וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע · heard [them]
    Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.
  21. Numbers 11:10וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע · heard
    Then Moses heard the people of family after family weeping at the entrances to their tents, and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, and Moses was also displeased.
  22. Numbers 12:2וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע · heard this
    “Does the LORD speak only through Moses?” they said. “Does He not also speak through us?” And the LORD heard this.
  23. Numbers 12:6שִׁמְעוּ־ · Hear
    He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
  24. Numbers 14:13וְשָׁמְע֣וּ · will hear
    But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.
  25. Numbers 14:14שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ · They have already heard
    And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.
  26. Numbers 14:15שָׁמְע֥וּ · have heard
    If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say,
  27. Numbers 14:22שָׁמְע֖וּ · and disobeyed
    …not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—
  28. Numbers 14:27שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃ · I have heard
    “How long will this wicked congregation grumble against Me? I have heard the complaints that the Israelites are making against Me.
  29. Numbers 16:4וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע · heard this
    When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.
  30. Numbers 16:8שִׁמְעוּ־ · listen
    Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you sons of Levi!
  31. Numbers 20:10שִׁמְעוּ־ · Listen
    Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”
  32. Numbers 20:16וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע · He heard
    …and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
  33. Numbers 21:1וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע · heard
    When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners.
  34. Numbers 21:3וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע · heard
    And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.
  35. Numbers 22:36וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע · heard
    When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory.
  36. Numbers 23:18וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע · and listen
    Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
  37. Numbers 24:4שֹׁמֵ֖עַ · of one who hears
    …the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
  38. Numbers 24:16שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ · of one who hears
    …the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
  39. Numbers 27:20יִשְׁמְע֔וּ · will obey him
    Confer on him some of your authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him.
  40. Numbers 30:4וְשָׁמַ֨ע · hears about
    …and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
  41. Numbers 30:5שָׁמְעוֹ֒ · he hears
    But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her.
  42. Numbers 30:7וְשָׁמַ֥ע · hears of it; שָׁמְע֖וֹ
    …and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day, then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
  43. Numbers 30:8שְׁמֹ֣עַ · he hears of it
    But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.
  44. Numbers 30:11וְשָׁמַ֤ע · hears of it
    …and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her and does not prohibit her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
  45. Numbers 30:12שָׁמְעוֹ֒ · he hears of them
    But if her husband nullifies them on the day he hears of them, then nothing that came from her lips, whether her vows or pledges, shall stand. Her husband has nullified them, and the LORD will absolve her.
  46. Numbers 30:14שָׁמְעֽוֹ׃ · he heard about them
    But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he confirms all the vows and pledges that bind her. He has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard about them.
  47. Numbers 30:15שָׁמְע֑וֹ · he hears of them
    But if he nullifies them after he hears of them, then he will bear her iniquity.”
  48. Numbers 33:40וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע · heard
    Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.