שָׁמַע

sha.ma

Hebrew H8085 Verb 1,159 occurrences in 1,072 verses
שָׁמַע to hear: hear

v

1. to hear, listen to, obey

a. (Qal)

1. to hear (perceive by ear)

2. to hear of or concerning

3. to hear (have power to hear)

4. to hear with attention or interest, listen to

5. to understand (language)

6. to hear (of judicial cases)

7. to listen, give heed

a. to consent, agree

b. to grant request

8. to listen to, yield to

9. to obey, be obedient

b. (Niphal)

1. to be heard (of voice or sound)

2. to be heard of

3. to be regarded, be obeyed

c. (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon

d. (Hiphil)

1. to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound

2. to sound aloud (musical term)

3. to make proclamation, summon

4. to cause to be heard

n m

2. sound

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 1,072 verses

  1. Genesis 42:2 שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי

    “Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”

  2. Genesis 42:21 שָׁמָ֑עְנוּ

    Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

  3. Genesis 42:22 שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם

    And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”

  4. Genesis 42:23 שֹׁמֵ֖עַ

    They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.

  5. Genesis 43:25 שָֽׁמְע֔וּ

    Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.

  6. Genesis 45:2 וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּוַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע

    But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.

  7. Genesis 45:16 נִשְׁמַ֗ע

    When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.

  8. Genesis 49:2 וְשִׁמְע֖וּוְשִׁמְע֖וּ

    Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.

  9. Exodus 2:15 וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע

    When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.

  10. Exodus 2:24 וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע

    So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

  11. Exodus 3:7 שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙

    The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.

  12. Exodus 3:18 וְשָׁמְע֖וּ

    The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’

  13. Exodus 4:1 יִשְׁמְע֖וּ

    Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’”

  14. Exodus 4:8 יִשְׁמְע֔וּ

    And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second.

  15. Exodus 4:9 יִשְׁמְעוּן֙

    But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”

  16. Exodus 4:31 וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֡וּ

    and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.

  17. Exodus 5:2 אֶשְׁמַ֣ע

    But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”

  18. Exodus 6:5 שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי

    Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.

  19. Exodus 6:9 שָֽׁמְעוּ֙

    Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.

  20. Exodus 6:12 שָׁמְע֣וּיִשְׁמָעֵ֣נִי

    But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”

  21. Exodus 6:30 יִשְׁמַ֥ע

    But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “Since I am unskilled in speech, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”

  22. Exodus 7:4 יִשְׁמַ֤ע

    Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.

  23. Exodus 7:13 שָׁמַ֖ע

    Still, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.

  24. Exodus 7:16 שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ

    Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness. But you have not listened until now.

  25. Exodus 7:22 שָׁמַ֣ע

    But the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.

  26. Exodus 8:15 שָׁמַ֖ע

    When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.

  27. Exodus 8:19 שָׁמַ֣ע

    “This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.

  28. Exodus 9:12 שָׁמַ֖ע

    But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.

  29. Exodus 11:9 יִשְׁמַ֥ע

    The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”

  30. Exodus 15:14 שָֽׁמְע֥וּ

    The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.

  31. Exodus 15:26 שָׁמ֨וֹעַתִּשְׁמַ֜ע

    saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”

  32. Exodus 16:7 בְּשָׁמְע֥וֹ

    and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we that you should grumble against us?”

  33. Exodus 16:8 בִּשְׁמֹ֤עַ

    And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”

  34. Exodus 16:9 שָׁמַ֔ע

    Then Moses said to Aaron, “Tell the whole congregation of Israel, ‘Come before the LORD, for He has heard your grumbling.’”

  35. Exodus 16:12 שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי

    “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”

  36. Exodus 16:20 שָׁמְע֣וּ

    But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.

  37. Exodus 18:1 וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע

    Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.

  38. Exodus 18:19 שְׁמַ֤ע

    Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.

  39. Exodus 18:24 וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע

    Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.

  40. Exodus 19:5 שָׁמ֤וֹעַתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙

    Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.

  41. Exodus 19:9 יִשְׁמַ֤ע

    The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.

  42. Exodus 20:19 וְנִשְׁמָ֑עָה

    “Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

  43. Exodus 22:23 שָׁמֹ֥עַאֶשְׁמַ֖ע

    If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.

  44. Exodus 22:27 וְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖י

    because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.

  45. Exodus 23:13 יִשָּׁמַ֖ע

    Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.

  46. Exodus 23:21 וּשְׁמַ֥ע

    Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.

  47. Exodus 23:22 שָׁמֹ֤עַתִּשְׁמַע֙

    But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.

  48. Exodus 24:7 וְנִשְׁמָֽע׃

    Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”

  49. Exodus 28:35 וְנִשְׁמַ֣ע

    Aaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD, so that he will not die.

  50. Exodus 32:17 וַיִּשְׁמַ֧ע

    When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “The sound of war is in the camp.”

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