שָׁמַע 1159 verb hear (Late Hebrew
id.; Phoenician
שמע Lzb
378; Assyrian
šemû; Arabic
; Sabean
סמע mostly in derivatives, especially epithet of divinity
סמע he who hears Hom
Chr 124 Fell
ZMG liv (1900), 250, 252 DHM
Hofmus. No. 10, 1. 1; Ethiopic
Aramaic
שְׁמַע,
, Old Aramaic
שמע Lzb
378; compare also
משמעת MI
28 obedience); —
Qal1052 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Genesis 24:52 +,
שָׁמֵ֑עַ Jeremiah 36:13 +
3 times;
2nd person feminine singular שָׁמַ֫עַתְּ 1 Kings 1:11 +
2 times;
3rd person plural שָׁמֵ֑עוּ Judges 2:17 +, etc.;
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁמַע Exodus 6:30 +,
1st person singular cohortative
אֶשְׁמְעָה Numbers 9:8,
וָאֶשְׁמְָעָה (on
ְָ֯ compare Ges
§ 10h; Ol
§ 65 c question reading)
Daniel 8:13;
2nd person masculine plural תִּשְׁמְע֔וּן Deuteronomy 8:20 +,
תִּשְׁמָע֔וּן Deuteronomy 1:17, etc.;
Imperative masculine singular שְׁמַע Amos 7:16 +,
שִׁמְעָךְ Job 32:10 + (especially Psalms),
שְׁמָ֨עָךְ֨ Daniel 9:19;
feminine plural שְׁמַעְנָה Isaiah 32:9;
Jeremiah 9:19,
שְׁמַ֫עַן Genesis 4:23 (Ges
§ 46 f), etc.;
Infinitive absolute שָׁמוֺעַ Isaiah 6:9 +; construct
שְׁמֹעַ 1 Samuel 15:22 +; suffix
שָׁמְעו Deuteronomy 29:18 +,
שָׁמְעָתוֺ Isaiah 30:19 (
Genesis 18:10 + etc.; —
1. subject human person (or thing personified):
d. hear of, concerning:
j. listen, give heed (sometimes ||
הִקְשִׁיב), absolute,
Genesis 42:21 (E) + 18: t., + (usually ||
הִטָּה אֹ׃ון),
Jeremiah 7:13 +
14 times Jeremiah, + (opposed to
חָדַל)
Ezekiel 2:5 +
3 times Ezekiel; +
שִׂים עַללֵֿב Malachi 2:2;
hear +
do Deuteronomy 5:24;
2 Kings 18:12, etc.; =
consent, agree,
Genesis 37:27 (J),
grant request Judges 11:17; with
ל person (mostly late)
Judges 19:25;
1 Samuel 30:24;
Job 15:17 +
16 times,
לי׳ Hosea 9:17;
Leviticus 26:14,
18,
21,
27;
לְדִבְרֵי י׳ 1 Samuel 15:1,
לְעֵצָה Proverbs 12:15.
2. י׳ (God) subject:
e. בְּקוֺל שׁ׳ =
hear (
and grant)
Genesis 30:6 (J) +
6 times
Niph. 42 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִשְׁמַע Genesis 45:16 +, etc;
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשָּׁמַע Exodus 23:13 +,
יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַ 1 Samuel 1:13, etc.;
Infinitive construct הִשָּׁמַל Esther 2:8;
Participle feminine
נִשְׁמַ֫עַת Jeremiah 51:46, etc.; —
1. be heard, of voice, sound, etc.,
1 Samuel 1:13;
1 Kings 6:7;
Job 26:14 (or
1st person plural Qal Imperfect?); of a report,
לֵאמֹר ֗֗֗ נִשׁ׳ Genesis 45:16 (E); subject clause,
כִּ׳,
Nehemiah 6:1 (
ל person), compare clause
וְהַיְהוּדִים חשְׁבִים Nehemiah 6:6;
Nehemiah 6:7 be reported,
(לַמֶּלֶךְ) הָאֵלֶּה כַּדְּבָרִיס;
be heard,
לִפְנֵי אֱםהֶיךָ Daniel 10:12.
4. בְּקוֺלָם וַיִישּׁ׳ 2 Chronicles 30:27 = (favourable) —
hearing was granted to their voice.
†
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיְשַׁמַּע 1 Samuel 15:4 he caused the people (accusative)
to hear and respond, i.e. he assembled them),
so 1 Samuel 23:8 (see
Hiph. 1 c).
Hiph.63 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִשְׁמִיעַ 1 Kings 15:22 +, etc.;
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix
יַשְׁמִעֵנִי Deuteronomy 30:12,
13;
2nd person masculine singular jussive
תַּשְׁמַע Judges 18:23, etc.;
Imperative masculine singular suffix הִשְׁמִיעֵנִי Psalm 143:8;
feminine singular suffix הַשְׁמִיעִנִי Songs 2:14;
Songs 8:13, etc.;
Infinitive construct לַשְׁמִעַ Psalm 26:7 (Ges
§ 53q);
Participle מַשְׁמִיעַ Jeremiah 4:15 +, etc.; —
1. of man:
2. י׳ subject:
See related Aramaic BDB entry
H8086.
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