H8085 – shama – שָׁמַע – to hear and respond
- Strong’s ID:
- H8085
- Hebrew Word:
- שָׁמַע
- Transliteration:
- shâmaʻ / shama
- Pronunciation:
- shaw-mah’
- Part of Speech:
- masculine noun, verb
- Etymology:
- a primitive root
- Comparables:
- H238
H7181 - Usage Count:
- 1,159
- Search:
- Find “shama” in the Bible (Old Testament)
Equip God’s People Hebrew Lexicon
to hear and respond (i.e., take it to heart and act on what is heard)
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Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon
a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively: to tell, etc.):—× attentively, call (gather) together, × carefully, × certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, × diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear (-ken, tell), × indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim (-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, × surely, tell, understand, whosoever [heareth], witness.