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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. Genesis 30:6

    And Rachel said: 'God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son.' Therefore called she his name Dan.

    שָׁמַ֣ע sha.Ma' “he has listened”

  2. Genesis 30:17

    And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.

    וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (יִּשְׁמַ֥ע) i.yish.Ma' “he listened”

  3. Genesis 30:22

    And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

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

  4. Genesis 31:1

    And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying: 'Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this wealth.'

    וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע (יִּשְׁמַ֗ע) i.yish.Ma' “he heard”

  5. Genesis 34:5

    Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field; and Jacob held his peace until they came.

    שָׁמַ֗ע sha.Ma' “he heard”

  6. Genesis 34:7

    And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought a vile deed in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

    כְּשָׁמְעָ֔ם (שָׁמְעָ֔) sha.me.'A “heard”

  7. Genesis 34:17

    But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.'

    תִשְׁמְע֛וּ tish.me.'U “you will listen”

  8. Genesis 34:24

    And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

    וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ (יִּשְׁמְע֤וּ) i.yish.me.'U “they listened”

  9. Genesis 35:22

    And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

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

  10. Genesis 37:6

    And he said unto them: 'Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

    שִׁמְעוּ־ shim.'u- “hear”

  11. Genesis 37:17

    And the man said: 'They are departed hence; for I heard them say: Let us go to Dothan.' And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

    שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ sha.Ma'.ti “I heard [them]”

  12. Genesis 37:21

    And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand; and said: 'Let us not take his life.'

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

  13. Genesis 37:27

    Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh.' And his brethren hearkened unto him.

    וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ (יִּשְׁמְע֖וּ) i.yish.me.'U “they listened”

  14. Genesis 39:10

    And it came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

    שָׁמַ֥ע sha.Ma' “he listened”

  15. Genesis 39:15

    And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and fled, and got him out.'

    כְשָׁמְע֔וֹ (שָׁמְע֔) sha.me.' “heard”

  16. Genesis 39:19

    And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke unto him, saying: 'After this manner did thy servant to me'; that his wrath was kindled.

    כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ (שְׁמֹ֨עַ) sh.Mo.a' “heard”

  17. Genesis 41:15

    And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it; and I have heard say of thee, that when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it.'

    שָׁמַ֤עְתִּי sha.Ma'.ti “I have heard”תִּשְׁמַ֥ע tish.Ma' “you hear”

  18. Genesis 42:2

    And he said: 'Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt. Get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.'

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

  19. Genesis 42:21

    And they said one to another: 'We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.'

    שָׁמָ֑עְנוּ sha.Ma.'e.nu “we listened”

  20. Genesis 42:22

    And Reuben answered them, saying: 'Spoke I not unto you, saying: Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required.'

    שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם she.ma'.Tem “you listened”

  21. Genesis 43:25

    And they made ready the present against Joseph's coming at noon; for they heard that they should eat bread there.

    שָֽׁמְע֔וּ sha.me.'U “they had heard”

  22. Genesis 45:2

    And he wept aloud; and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.

    וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ (יִּשְׁמְע֣וּ) i.yish.me.'U “they heard”וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע (יִּשְׁמַ֖ע) i.yish.Ma' “it heard”

  23. Genesis 45:16

    And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying: 'Joseph's brethren are come'; and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

    נִשְׁמַ֗ע nish.Ma' “it was heard”

  24. Genesis 49:2

    Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.

    וְשִׁמְע֖וּ (שִׁמְע֖וּ) shim.'U “listen”וְשִׁמְע֖וּ (שִׁמְע֖וּ) shim.'U “listen”

  25. Exodus 2:15

    Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well.

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