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)


  • Song of Solomon 8:13 - Thou that dwellest in the gardens the companions hearken to thy voice cause me to hear

  • Zechariah 1:4 - Be ye not as your fathers have cried prophets unto whom the former Thus saith Thus saith the LORD of hosts Turn ways and from your evil doings and from your evil but they did not hear nor hearken unto me saith the LORD

  • Zechariah 3:8 - Hear now O Joshua priest the high thou and thy fellows that sit before wondered at for behold I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH

  • Zechariah 6:15 - And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD and ye shall know of the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you And this shall come to pass if ye will diligently me unto you And this shall come to pass if ye will diligently the voice of the LORD your God

  • Zechariah 7:11 - But they refused to hearken and pulled away the shoulder their ears and stopped that they should not hear

  • Zechariah 7:12 - their hearts Yea they made as an adamant stone lest they should hear the law and the words hath sent from the LORD of hosts in his spirit by prophets the former wrath therefore came a great from the LORD of hosts

  • Zechariah 7:13 - Therefore it is come to pass that as he cried and I would not hear Therefore it is come to pass that as he cried and I would not hear saith the LORD of hosts

  • Zechariah 8:9 - Thus saith of the LORD of hosts be strong Let your hands ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets in these days that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts that the temple might be built

  • Zechariah 8:23 - Thus saith the LORD of hosts In those days even shall take hold it shall come to pass that ten of him that is a Jew out of all languages of the nations even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew Thus saith with you for we have heard that God

  • Zephaniah 2:8 - I have heard the reproach of Moab and the revilings of the children of Ammon whereby they have reproached my people and magnified themselves against their border

  • Zephaniah 3:2 - She obeyed not the voice she received not correction not in the LORD she trusted to her God she drew not near