Original: שָׁמַע

Transliteration: shâmaʻ

Phonetic: shaw-mah'

Short Definition: [idiom] attentively

Original: שׁמע

Transliteration: shâma‛

Phonetic: shaw-mah'

BDB Definition:

1. to hear, listen to, obey (verb)
   1. (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
         1. to consent, agree
         2. to grant request
      8. to listen to, yield to
      9. to obey, be obedient
   2. (Niphal)
      1. to be heard (of voice or sound)
      2. to be heard of
      3. to be regarded, be obeyed
   3. (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
   4. (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
2. sound (noun masculine)

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2412, 2412a

Part(s) of speech:

Cognate: H2045, H3458, H3459, H3460, H4926, H4927, H4928, H8051, H8052, H8087, H8088, H8089, H8090, H8091, H8092, H8093, H8094, H8095, H8096, H8097, H8098, H8099, H8100, H8101