Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H8085: שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ) Definition

Strong's number
H8085
Lemma
שָׁמַע
Transliteration
shâmaʻ
Pronunciation
shaw-mah'
Strong's definition
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) [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. a primitive root;

1071 instances of the word שָׁמַע shâmaʻ (H8085)


  • Deuteronomy 31:12 - Gather the people and women and children and thy stranger that is within thy gates that they may hear and that they may learn and fear the LORD your God and observe to do all the words of this law

  • Deuteronomy 31:13 - And that their children which have not known any thing may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess

  • Deuteronomy 32:1 - Give ear O ye heavens and I will speak and hear O earth the words of my mouth

  • Deuteronomy 33:7 - And this is the blessing of Judah and he said Hear LORD the voice And this is the blessing of Judah him unto his people and bring let his hands be sufficient for him and be thou an help to him from his enemies

  • Deuteronomy 34:9 - And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom had laid Moses his hands hearkened the son of Israel unto him and did commanded as the LORD Moses

  • Ecclesiastes 1:8 - All things are full of labour cannot man utter is not satisfied it the eye with seeing filled nor the ear with hearing

  • Ecclesiastes 5:1 - Keep thy foot to the house of God and be more ready to hear than to give of fools the sacrifice for they consider not that they do evil

  • Ecclesiastes 7:5 - It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools

  • Ecclesiastes 7:21 - unto all words that are spoken Also take no heed lest thou hear thy servant curse

  • Ecclesiastes 9:16 - Then said is better I Wisdom than strength I Wisdom nevertheless the poor man's is despised and his words are not heard

  • Ecclesiastes 9:17 - The words of wise in quiet men are heard more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools

  • Ecclesiastes 12:13 - the conclusion of the whole matter Let us hear God Fear his commandments and keep for this is the whole duty of man

  • Esther 1:18 - this day say Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media which have heard of the deed of the queen princes unto all the king's Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath

  • Esther 1:20 - shall be published decree And when the king's which he shall make throughout all his empire for it is great all the wives shall give honour to their husbands both to great and small

  • Esther 2:8 - was heard commandment So it came to pass when the king's and his decree were gathered together maidens and when many unto Shushan the palace to the custody of Hegai was brought that Esther house So it came to pass when the king's to the custody of Hegai keeper of the women

  • Esther 3:4 - Now it came to pass when they spake daily daily unto him and he hearkened for he had told Haman to see would stand matters whether Mordecai's for he had told them that he was a Jew

  • Exodus 2:15 - heard Now when Pharaoh this thing he sought to slay But Moses fled But Moses from the face Now when Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian and dwelt by a well

  • Exodus 2:24 - heard And God their groaning remembered And God his covenant with Abraham with Isaac and with Jacob

  • Exodus 3:7 - said And the LORD I have surely I have surely the affliction of my people which are in Egypt their cry and have heard by reason of their taskmasters for I know their sorrows

  • Exodus 3:18 - And they shall hearken to thy voice and thou shalt come thou and the elders of Israel unto the king of Egypt and ye shall say to the LORD God of the Hebrews hath met journey we beseech thee three days into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the LORD God