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H8085Gשָׁמַעsha.ma

to hear: hearPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 53
  2. 40
  3. 7
  4. 30
  5. 60
  6. 21
  7. 16
  8. 2
  9. 46
  10. 32
  11. 55
  12. 38
  13. 8
  14. 48
  15. 3
  16. 21
  17. 2
  18. 40
  19. 73
  20. 30
  21. 8
  22. 3
  23. 87
  24. 137
  25. 5
  26. 49
  27. 12
  28. 3
  29. 1
  30. 8
  31. 1
  32. 1
  33. 8
  34. 2
  35. 3
  36. 2
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 8
  39. 2

Renderings

JPS Tanakh 1917 is not aligned yet, so there are no renderings to show.

Other meanings of H8085

  • H8085Hשָׁמַעsha.mato hear: obeyH:VOccurrences: 134
  • H8085Iשָׁמַעsha.mato hear: proclaimH:VOccurrences: 49
  • H8085Jשָׁמַעsha.mato hear: understandH:VOccurrences: 9
  • H8085Kשָׁמַעsha.mato hear: judgeH:VOccurrences: 2
  • H8085Lשָׁמַעsha.mato hear: welcomeH:VOccurrences: 1

965 occurrences in 903 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. 1 Samuel 25:7

    And now I have heard that thou hast shearers; thy shepherds have now been with us, and we did them no hurt, neither was there aught missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.

    שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי sha.Ma'.ti “I have heard”

  2. 1 Samuel 25:24

    And she fell at his feet, and said: 'Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity; and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy handmaid.

    וּשְׁמַ֕ע (שְׁמַ֕ע) she.Ma' “hear”

  3. 1 Samuel 25:39

    And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said: 'Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept back His servant from evil; and the evil-doing of Nabal hath the LORD returned upon his own head.' A

    וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (יִּשְׁמַ֣ע) i.yish.Ma' “he heard”

  4. 1 Samuel 26:19

    Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be the LORD that hath stirred thee up against me, let Him accept an offering; but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me

    יִֽשְׁמַֽע־ yish.ma'- “let him hear”

  5. 1 Samuel 28:21

    And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore affrighted, and said unto him: 'Behold, thy handmaid hath hearkened unto thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spokest unto me.

    וָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙ (אֶשְׁמַע֙) 'esh.Ma' “I have listened to”

  6. 1 Samuel 28:23

    But he refused, and said: 'I will not eat.' But his servants, together with the woman, urged him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.

    וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע (יִּשְׁמַ֖ע) i.yish.Ma' “he listened”

  7. 1 Samuel 30:24

    And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as is the share of him that goeth down to the battle, so shall be the share of him that tarrieth by the baggage; they shall share alike.'

    יִשְׁמַ֣ע yish.Ma' “will he listen”

  8. 1 Samuel 31:11

    And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,

    וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ (יִּשְׁמְע֣וּ) i.yish.me.'U “they heard”

  9. 2 Samuel 3:28

    And afterward when David heard it, he said: 'I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner;

    וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע (יִּשְׁמַ֤ע) i.yish.Ma' “he heard”

  10. 2 Samuel 4:1

    And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were affrighted.

    וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (יִּשְׁמַ֣ע) i.yish.Ma' “he heard”

  11. 2 Samuel 5:17

    And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.

    וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ (יִּשְׁמְע֣וּ) i.yish.me.'U “they heard”וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (יִּשְׁמַ֣ע) i.yish.Ma' “he heard”

  12. 2 Samuel 5:24

    And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then is the LORD gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.'

    כְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ (שָׁמְעֲ) sha.me.'a. “hearing”

  13. 2 Samuel 7:22

    Therefore Thou art great, O LORD God; for there is none like Thee, neither is there any God beside Thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

    שָׁמַ֖עְנוּ sha.Ma'.nu “we have heard”

  14. 2 Samuel 8:9

    And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

    וַיִּשְׁמַ֕ע (יִּשְׁמַ֕ע) i.yish.Ma' “he heard”

  15. 2 Samuel 10:7

    And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

    וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע (יִּשְׁמַ֖ע) i.yish.Ma' “he heard”

  16. 2 Samuel 11:26

    And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband.

    וַתִּשְׁמַע֙ (תִּשְׁמַע֙) tish.Ma' “she heard”

  17. 2 Samuel 12:18

    And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said: 'Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke unto him, and he hearkened not unto our voice; how then sha

    שָׁמַ֣ע sha.Ma' “he listened”

  18. 2 Samuel 13:14

    Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her.

    לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ (שְׁמֹ֣עַ) sh.Mo.a' “listen”

  19. 2 Samuel 13:16

    And she said unto him: 'Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me.' But he would not hearken unto her.

    לִשְׁמֹ֥עַֽ (שְׁמֹ֥עַֽ) sh.Mo.a' “listen”

  20. 2 Samuel 13:21

    But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.

    שָׁמַ֕ע sha.Ma' “he heard”

  21. 2 Samuel 14:16

    For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

    יִשְׁמַ֣ע yish.Ma' “he will hear”

  22. 2 Samuel 14:17

    Then thy handmaid said: Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be for my comfort; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad; and the LORD thy God be with thee.'

    לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ (שְׁמֹ֙עַ֙) sh.Mo.a' “hear”

  23. 2 Samuel 15:3

    And Absalom said unto him: 'See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.'

    וְשֹׁמֵ֥עַ (שֹׁמֵ֥עַ) sho.Me.a' “[one who] hears”

  24. 2 Samuel 15:10

    But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying: 'As soon as ye hear the sound of the horn, then ye shall say: Absalom is king in Hebron.'

    כְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ (שָׁמְעֲ) sha.me.'a. “hear”

  25. 2 Samuel 15:35

    And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

    תִּשְׁמַע֙ tish.Ma' “you will hear”