8085 – שָׁמַע (shama)

to hear

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	שָׁמַע (shama)
Pronunciation:	sha-ma    Listen
Gematria:	410(300 + 40 + 70)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	1159 times in OT

Description

v
1) to hear, listen to, obey
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hear (perceive by ear)
1a2) to hear of or concerning
1a3) to hear (have power to hear)
1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to
1a5) to understand (language)
1a6) to hear (of judicial cases)
1a7) to listen, give heed
1a7a) to consent, agree
1a7b) to grant request
1a8) to listen to, yield to
1a9) to obey, be obedient
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound)
1b2) to be heard of
1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed
1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound
1d2) to sound aloud (musical term)
1d3) to make proclamation, summon
1d4) to cause to be heard
n m
2) sound

Synonyms

שָׁמַע	shama		H8085	(1159 ggr)	to hear
אָזַן	azan		H0238	(41 ggr)	to listen
נָצַר	natsar		H5341	(61 ggr)	to watch
קָשַׁב	qashav		H7181	(46 ggr)	to listen
שָׁמַר	shamar		H8104	(469 ggr)	to keep

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with shama as root:

אֱלִישָׁמָע	Elishama	H0476	Elishama
אֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַ	Eshtemoa	H0851	Eshtemoa
הוֹשָׁמָע	Hoshama	H1953	Hoshama
הַשְׁמָעוּת	hashmaot	H2045	report
יִשְׁמָעֵאל	Jishmael	H3458	Ishmael
יִשְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ	Jishmajaho	H3460	Ishmaiah
מִשְׁמָע	mishma	H4926	hearing
שֶׁ֫מַע	shema	H8088a	sound
שֹׁ֫מַע	shoma	H8089	report
שָׁמָע	Shama	H8091	Shama
שִׁמְעוֹן	Shimon	H8095	Simeon
שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ	Shemajaho	H8098	Shemaiah

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word shama was translated to the following:

ἀθετέω	atheteo	G0114	despise
ἀκοή	akoe	G0189	hearing
ἀκούω	akouo	G0191	hear
ἀλαλάζω	alalazo	G0214	wail
ἀναγγέλλω	anaggello	G0312	tell
ἀναφωνέω	anaphoneo	G0400	speak out
ἀπαγγέλλω	apaggello	G0518	tell
γίνομαι	ginomai	G1096	be
γινώσκω	ginosko	G1097	know
δηλόω	deloo	G1213	declare
διακούομαι	diakouomai	G1251	hear
εἰσακούω	eisakouo	G1522	hear
ἐλεέω	eleeo	G1653	have mercy on
ἐνωτίζομαι	enotizomai	G1801	hearken to
ἐπακούω	epakouo	G1873	hear
ἐπιστρέφω	epistrepho	G1994	turn
παραγγέλλω	paraggello	G3853	command
παρακούω	parakouo	G3878	neglect to hear
πιστεύω	pisteuo	G4100	believe
ποιέω	poieo	G4160	do
τηρέω	tereo	G5083	keep
ὑπακούω	hupakouo	G5219	obey
ὑπήκοος	hupekoos	G5255	obedient
φυλάσσω	phulasso	G5442	keep

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