שָׁמַע
sha.ma
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Concordance 1,072 verses
- 1 Samuel 15:14 שֹׁמֵֽעַ׃
But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”
- 1 Samuel 15:19 שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ
So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”
- 1 Samuel 15:20 שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙
“But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction.
- 1 Samuel 15:22 כִּשְׁמֹ֖עַשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙
But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.
- 1 Samuel 15:24 וָאֶשְׁמַ֖ע
Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
- 1 Samuel 16:2 וְשָׁמַ֥ע
“How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’
- 1 Samuel 17:11 וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע
On hearing the words of the Philistine, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and greatly afraid.
- 1 Samuel 17:23 וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע
And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard.
- 1 Samuel 17:28 וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע
Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
- 1 Samuel 17:31 וַיְּשָּֽׁמְעוּ֙
Now David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, who called for him.
- 1 Samuel 19:6 וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע
Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”
- 1 Samuel 22:1 וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ
So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
- 1 Samuel 22:6 וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע
Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.
- 1 Samuel 22:7 שִׁמְעוּ־
Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?
- 1 Samuel 22:12 שְֽׁמַֽע־
“Listen now, son of Ahitub,” said Saul. “Here I am, my lord,” he replied.
- 1 Samuel 23:8 וַיְשַׁמַּ֥ע
Then Saul summoned all his troops to go to war at Keilah and besiege David and his men.
- 1 Samuel 23:10 שָׁמֹ֤עַשָׁמַע֙
And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account.
- 1 Samuel 23:11 שָׁמַ֣ע
Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 23:25 וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע
and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.
- 1 Samuel 24:9 תִשְׁמַ֛ע
and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
- 1 Samuel 25:4 וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע
While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep.
- 1 Samuel 25:7 שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי
Now I hear that it is time for shearing. When your shepherds were with us, we did not harass them, and nothing of theirs was missing the whole time they were in Carmel.
- 1 Samuel 25:24 וּשְׁמַ֕ע
She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.
- 1 Samuel 25:35 שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי
Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have heeded your voice and granted your request.”
- 1 Samuel 25:39 וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע
On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.
- 1 Samuel 26:19 יִֽשְׁמַֽע־
Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
- 1 Samuel 28:18 שָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙
Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.
- 1 Samuel 28:21 שָׁמְעָ֤הוָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙
When the woman came to Saul and saw how distraught he was, she said to him, “Look, your maidservant has obeyed your voice. I took my life in my hands and did as you told me.
- 1 Samuel 28:22 שְׁמַֽע־
Now please listen to your servant and let me set a morsel of bread before you so you may eat and have the strength to go on your way.”
- 1 Samuel 28:23 וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע
Saul refused, saying, “I will not eat.” But his servants joined the woman in urging him, and he heeded their voice. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed.
- 1 Samuel 30:24 יִשְׁמַ֣ע
Who will listen to your proposal? The share of the one who went to battle will match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies. They will share alike.”
- 1 Samuel 31:11 וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ
When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
- 2 Samuel 3:28 וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע
Afterward, David heard about this and said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.
- 2 Samuel 4:1 וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע
Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.
- 2 Samuel 5:17 וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּוַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע
When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.
- 2 Samuel 5:24 בְּשָׁמְעֲךָ
As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
- 2 Samuel 7:22 שָׁמַ֖עְנוּ
How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
- 2 Samuel 8:9 וַיִּשְׁמַ֕ע
When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
- 2 Samuel 10:7 וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע
On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
- 2 Samuel 11:26 וַתִּשְׁמַע֙
When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.
- 2 Samuel 12:18 שָׁמַ֣ע
On the seventh day the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Look, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to us. So how can we tell him the child is dead? He may even harm himself.”
- 2 Samuel 13:14 לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ
But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her.
- 2 Samuel 13:16 לִשְׁמֹ֥עַֽ
“No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her.
- 2 Samuel 13:21 שָׁמַ֕ע
When King David heard all this, he was furious.
- 2 Samuel 14:16 יִשְׁמַ֣ע
For the king will hear and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would cut off both me and my son from God’s inheritance.’
- 2 Samuel 14:17 לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙
And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”
- 2 Samuel 15:3 וְשֹׁמֵ֥עַ
Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”
- 2 Samuel 15:10 כְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙
Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”
- 2 Samuel 15:35 תִּשְׁמַע֙
Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace.
- 2 Samuel 15:36 תִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃
Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”