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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. Isaiah 46:12

    Hearken unto Me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness:

    שִׁמְע֥וּ shim.'U “listen”

  2. Isaiah 47:8

    Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, that sittest securely, that sayest in thy heart: 'I am, and there is none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children';

    שִׁמְעִי־ shim.'i- “listen to”

  3. Isaiah 48:1

    Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the fountain of Judah; who swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

    שִׁמְעוּ־ shim.'u- “listen to”

  4. Isaiah 48:6

    Thou hast heard, see, all this; and ye, will ye not declare it? I have announced unto thee new things from this time, even hidden things, which thou hast not known.

    שָׁמַ֤עְתָּֽ sha.Ma'.ta “you have heard”

  5. Isaiah 48:7

    They are created now, and not from of old, and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say: 'Behold, I knew them.'

    שְׁמַעְתָּ֑ם (שְׁמַעְתָּ֑) she.ma'.Ta “you had heard of”

  6. Isaiah 48:8

    Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old thine ear was not opened; for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.

    שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ sha.Ma'.ta “you heard”

  7. Isaiah 48:12

    Hearken unto Me, O Jacob, and Israel My called: I am He; I am the first, I also am the last.

    שְׁמַ֤ע she.Ma' “listen”

  8. Isaiah 48:14

    Assemble yourselves, all ye, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? He whom the LORD loveth shall perform His pleasure on Babylon, and show His arm on the Chaldeans.

    וּֽשֲׁמָ֔עוּ (שֲׁמָ֔עוּ) sha.Ma.'u “listen”

  9. Isaiah 48:16

    Come ye near unto Me, hear ye this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I; and now the Lord GOD hath sent me, and His spirit.

    שִׁמְעוּ־ shim.'u- “listen to”

  10. Isaiah 49:1

    Listen, O isles, unto me, and hearken, ye peoples, from far: the LORD hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother hath He made mention of my name;

    שִׁמְע֤וּ shim.'U “listen”

  11. Isaiah 50:4

    The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I should know how to sustain with words him that is weary; He wakeneth morning by morning, He wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.

    לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ (שְׁמֹ֖עַ) sh.Mo.a' “hear”

  12. Isaiah 51:1

    Hearken to Me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD; look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye were digged.

    שִׁמְע֥וּ shim.'U “listen”

  13. Isaiah 51:7

    Hearken unto Me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is My law; fear ye not the taunt of men, neither be ye dismayed at their revilings.

    שִׁמְע֤וּ shim.'U “listen”

  14. Isaiah 51:21

    Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine;

    שִׁמְעִי־ shim.'i- “hear”

  15. Isaiah 52:15

    So shall he startle many nations, kings shall shut their mouths because of him; for that which had not been told them shall they see, and that which they had not heard shall they perceive.

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

  16. Isaiah 55:2

    Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your gain for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

    שִׁמְע֨וּ shim.'U “listen”שָׁמ֤וֹעַ sha.Mo.a' “steadfastly <to listen>”

  17. Isaiah 55:3

    Incline your ear, and come unto Me; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

    שִׁמְע֖וּ shim.'U “listen”

  18. Isaiah 58:4

    Behold, ye fast for strife and contention, and to smite with the fist of wickedness; ye fast not this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high.

    לְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַ (הַשְׁמִ֥יעַ) hash.Mi.a' “make heard”

  19. Isaiah 59:1

    Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, neither His ear heavy, that it cannot hear;

    מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃ (שְּׁמֽוֹעַ) she.Mo.a' “hearing”

  20. Isaiah 59:2

    But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, that He will not hear.

    מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃ (שְּׁמֽוֹעַ) she.Mo.a' “hearing”

  21. Isaiah 60:18

    Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, desolation nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.

    יִשָּׁמַ֨ע yi.sha.Ma' “it will be heard”

  22. Isaiah 64:3

    And whereof from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God beside Thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for Him.

    שָׁמְע֖וּ sha.me.'U “people have heard”

  23. Isaiah 65:12

    I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, ye did not answer, when I spoke, ye did not hear; but ye did that which was evil in Mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted not.

    שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם she.ma'.Tem “you listened”

  24. Isaiah 65:19

    And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in My people; and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

    יִשָּׁמַ֥ע yi.sha.Ma' “it will be heard”

  25. Isaiah 65:24

    And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer, and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

    אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ 'esh.Ma' “I will hear”