Shama שָׁמַע

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Shama
שָׁמַע
Transliterationshama
Strong's numberH8085 (H8085G, H8085H, H8085I, H8085J, H8085K, H8085L)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechverb
Glossto hear: hear
Occurrences1160 in 1073 verses
Most frequent inJeremiah (168)

Shama (Hebrew שָׁמַע, Strong's H8085) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to hear: hear”. It occurs 1160 times in 1073 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H8085G: to hear: hear

: hear
v
1) to hear, listen to, obey
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hear (perceive by ear)
1a2) to hear of or concerning
1a3) to hear (have power to hear)
1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to
1a5) to understand (language)
1a6) to hear (of judicial cases)
1a7) to listen, give heed
1a7a) to consent, agree
1a7b) to grant request
1a8) to listen to, yield to
1a9) to obey, be obedient
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound)
1b2) to be heard of
1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed
1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound
1d2) to sound aloud (musical term)
1d3) to make proclamation, summon
1d4) to cause to be heard
n m
2) sound

H8085H: to hear: obey

: obey
v
1) to hear, listen to, obey
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hear (perceive by ear)
1a2) to hear of or concerning
1a3) to hear (have power to hear)
1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to
1a5) to understand (language)
1a6) to hear (of judicial cases)
1a7) to listen, give heed
1a7a) to consent, agree
1a7b) to grant request
1a8) to listen to, yield to
1a9) to obey, be obedient
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound)
1b2) to be heard of
1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed
1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound
1d2) to sound aloud (musical term)
1d3) to make proclamation, summon
1d4) to cause to be heard
n m
2) sound

H8085I: to hear: proclaim

: proclaim/loud
v
1) to hear, listen to, obey
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hear (perceive by ear)
1a2) to hear of or concerning
1a3) to hear (have power to hear)
1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to
1a5) to understand (language)
1a6) to hear (of judicial cases)
1a7) to listen, give heed
1a7a) to consent, agree
1a7b) to grant request
1a8) to listen to, yield to
1a9) to obey, be obedient
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound)
1b2) to be heard of
1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed
1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound
1d2) to sound aloud (musical term)
1d3) to make proclamation, summon
1d4) to cause to be heard
n m
2) sound

H8085J: to hear: understand

: understand
v
1) to hear, listen to, obey
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hear (perceive by ear)
1a2) to hear of or concerning
1a3) to hear (have power to hear)
1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to
1a5) to understand (language)
1a6) to hear (of judicial cases)
1a7) to listen, give heed
1a7a) to consent, agree
1a7b) to grant request
1a8) to listen to, yield to
1a9) to obey, be obedient
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound)
1b2) to be heard of
1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed
1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound
1d2) to sound aloud (musical term)
1d3) to make proclamation, summon
1d4) to cause to be heard
n m
2) sound

H8085K: to hear: judge

: judge/discern
v
1) to hear, listen to, obey
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hear (perceive by ear)
1a2) to hear of or concerning
1a3) to hear (have power to hear)
1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to
1a5) to understand (language)
1a6) to hear (of judicial cases)
1a7) to listen, give heed
1a7a) to consent, agree
1a7b) to grant request
1a8) to listen to, yield to
1a9) to obey, be obedient
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound)
1b2) to be heard of
1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed
1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound
1d2) to sound aloud (musical term)
1d3) to make proclamation, summon
1d4) to cause to be heard
n m
2) sound

H8085L: to hear: welcome

: welcome
v
1) to hear, listen to, obey
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hear (perceive by ear)
1a2) to hear of or concerning
1a3) to hear (have power to hear)
1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to
1a5) to understand (language)
1a6) to hear (of judicial cases)
1a7) to listen, give heed
1a7a) to consent, agree
1a7b) to grant request
1a8) to listen to, yield to
1a9) to obey, be obedient
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound)
1b2) to be heard of
1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed
1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound
1d2) to sound aloud (musical term)
1d3) to make proclamation, summon
1d4) to cause to be heard
n m
2) sound

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVheard (370), hear (356), hearken (113), hearkened (73), obey (38), obeyed (34), heareth (26), publish (12), heardest (11), obedient (8), understand (6), hearest (6), and 56 other renderings
BSBlisten (174), hear (168), heard (113), obey (40), listened (26), i heard (20), i have heard (20), obeyed (19), will hear (17), we have heard (16), be heard (15), has heard (14), and 280 other renderings

Topics

Verses

Shama occurs in 1073 verses, listed here by reference.

Genesis (58): 3:8, 3:10, 3:17, 4:23, 11:7, 14:14, 16:2, 16:11, 17:20, 18:10, 21:6, 21:12, 21:17, 21:26, 22:18, 23:6, 23:8, 23:11, 23:13, 23:15, 23:16, 24:30, 24:52, 26:5, 27:5, 27:6, 27:8, 27:13, 27:34, 27:43, 28:7, 29:13, 29:33, 30:6, 30:17, 30:22, 31:1, 34:5, 34:7, 34:17, 34:24, 35:22, 37:6, 37:17, 37:21, 37:27, 39:10, 39:15, 39:19, 41:15, 42:2, 42:21, 42:22, 42:23, 43:25, 45:2, 45:16, 49:2

Exodus (44): 2:15, 2:24, 3:7, 3:18, 4:1, 4:8, 4:9, 4:31, 5:2, 6:5, 6:9, 6:12, 6:30, 7:4, 7:13, 7:16, 7:22, 8:15, 8:19, 9:12, 11:9, 15:14, 15:26, 16:7, 16:8, 16:9, 16:12, 16:20, 18:1, 18:19, 18:24, 19:5, 19:9, 20:19, 22:23, 22:27, 23:13, 23:21, 23:22, 24:7, 28:35, 32:17, 32:18, 33:4

Leviticus (7): 5:1, 10:20, 24:14, 26:14, 26:18, 26:21, 26:27

Numbers (31): 7:89, 9:8, 11:1, 11:10, 12:2, 12:6, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:22, 14:27, 16:4, 16:8, 20:10, 20:16, 21:1, 21:3, 22:36, 23:18, 24:4, 24:16, 27:20, 30:4, 30:5, 30:7, 30:8, 30:11, 30:12, 30:14, 30:15, 33:40

Deuteronomy (83): 1:16, 1:17, 1:34, 1:43, 1:45, 2:25, 3:26, 4:1, 4:6, 4:10, 4:12, 4:28, 4:30, 4:32, 4:33, 4:36, 5:1, 5:23, 5:24, 5:25, 5:26, 5:27, 5:28, 6:3, 6:4, 7:12, 8:20, 9:1, 9:2, 9:19, 9:23, 10:10, 11:13, 11:27, 11:28, 12:28, 13:3, 13:4, 13:8, 13:11, 13:12, 13:18, 15:5, 17:4, 17:12, 17:13, 18:14, 18:15, 18:16, 18:19, 19:20, 20:3, 21:18, 21:20, 21:21, 23:5, 26:7, 26:14, 26:17, 27:9, 27:10, 28:1, 28:2, 28:13, 28:15, 28:45, 28:49, 28:62, 29:4, 29:19, 30:2, 30:8, 30:10, 30:12, 30:13, 30:16, 30:17, 30:20, 31:12, 31:13, 32:1, 33:7, 34:9

Joshua (26): 1:17, 1:18, 2:10, 2:11, 3:9, 5:1, 5:6, 6:5, 6:10, 6:20, 7:9, 9:1, 9:3, 9:9, 9:16, 10:1, 10:14, 11:1, 14:12, 22:2, 22:11, 22:12, 22:30, 24:10, 24:24, 24:27

Judges (22): 2:2, 2:17, 2:20, 3:4, 5:3, 5:16, 6:10, 7:11, 7:15, 9:7, 9:30, 9:46, 11:10, 11:17, 11:28, 13:9, 13:23, 14:13, 18:25, 19:25, 20:3, 20:13

Ruth (2): 1:6, 2:8

1 Samuel (60): 1:13, 2:22, 2:23, 2:24, 2:25, 3:9, 3:10, 3:11, 4:6, 4:14, 4:19, 7:7, 8:7, 8:9, 8:19, 8:21, 8:22, 9:27, 11:6, 12:1, 12:14, 12:15, 13:3, 13:4, 14:22, 14:27, 15:1, 15:4, 15:14, 15:19, 15:20, 15:22, 15:24, 16:2, 17:11, 17:23, 17:28, 17:31, 19:6, 22:1, 22:6, 22:7, 22:12, 23:8, 23:10, 23:11, 23:25, 24:9, 25:4, 25:7, 25:24, 25:35, 25:39, 26:19, 28:18, 28:21, 28:22, 28:23, 30:24, 31:11

2 Samuel (28): 3:28, 4:1, 5:17, 5:24, 7:22, 8:9, 10:7, 11:26, 12:18, 13:14, 13:16, 13:21, 14:16, 14:17, 15:3, 15:10, 15:35, 15:36, 16:21, 17:5, 17:9, 18:5, 19:2, 19:35, 20:16, 20:17, 22:7, 22:45

1 Kings (56): 1:11, 1:41, 1:45, 2:42, 3:9, 3:11, 3:28, 4:34, 5:1, 5:7, 5:8, 6:7, 8:28, 8:29, 8:30, 8:32, 8:34, 8:36, 8:39, 8:42, 8:43, 8:45, 8:49, 8:52, 9:3, 10:1, 10:6, 10:7, 10:8, 10:24, 11:21, 11:38, 12:2, 12:15, 12:16, 12:20, 12:24, 13:4, 13:26, 14:6, 15:20, 15:21, 15:22, 16:16, 17:22, 19:13, 20:8, 20:12, 20:25, 20:31, 20:36, 21:15, 21:16, 21:27, 22:19, 22:28

2 Kings (39): 3:21, 5:8, 6:30, 7:1, 7:6, 9:30, 10:6, 11:13, 13:4, 14:11, 16:9, 17:14, 17:40, 18:12, 18:26, 18:28, 18:31, 18:32, 19:1, 19:4, 19:6, 19:7, 19:8, 19:9, 19:11, 19:16, 19:20, 19:25, 20:5, 20:12, 20:13, 20:16, 21:9, 21:12, 22:11, 22:13, 22:18, 22:19, 25:23

1 Chronicles (13): 10:11, 14:8, 14:15, 15:16, 15:19, 15:28, 16:5, 16:42, 17:20, 18:9, 19:8, 28:2, 29:23

2 Chronicles (45): 5:13, 6:19, 6:20, 6:21, 6:23, 6:25, 6:27, 6:30, 6:33, 6:35, 6:39, 7:12, 7:14, 9:1, 9:5, 9:6, 9:7, 9:23, 10:2, 10:15, 10:16, 11:4, 13:4, 15:2, 15:8, 16:4, 16:5, 18:18, 18:27, 20:9, 20:20, 20:29, 23:12, 24:17, 25:16, 25:20, 28:11, 29:5, 30:20, 30:27, 33:13, 34:19, 34:26, 34:27, 35:22

Ezra (3): 3:13, 4:1, 9:3

Nehemiah (27): 1:4, 1:6, 2:10, 2:19, 4:1, 4:4, 4:7, 4:15, 4:20, 5:6, 6:1, 6:6, 6:7, 6:16, 8:2, 8:9, 8:15, 9:9, 9:16, 9:17, 9:27, 9:28, 9:29, 12:42, 12:43, 13:3, 13:27

Esther (4): 1:18, 1:20, 2:8, 3:4

Job (37): 2:11, 3:18, 4:16, 5:27, 13:1, 13:6, 13:17, 15:8, 15:17, 16:2, 20:3, 21:2, 22:27, 26:14, 27:9, 28:22, 29:11, 29:21, 31:35, 32:10, 33:1, 33:8, 33:31, 33:33, 34:2, 34:10, 34:16, 34:28, 34:34, 35:13, 36:11, 36:12, 37:2, 37:4, 39:7, 42:4, 42:5

Psalms (78): 4:1, 4:3, 5:3, 6:8, 6:9, 10:17, 17:1, 17:6, 18:6, 18:44, 19:3, 22:24, 26:7, 27:7, 28:2, 28:6, 30:10, 31:13, 31:22, 34:2, 34:6, 34:11, 34:17, 38:13, 38:14, 39:12, 40:1, 44:1, 45:10, 48:8, 49:1, 50:7, 51:8, 54:2, 55:17, 55:19, 58:5, 59:7, 61:1, 61:5, 62:11, 64:1, 65:2, 66:8, 66:16, 66:18, 66:19, 69:33, 76:8, 78:3, 78:21, 78:59, 81:5, 81:8, 81:11, 81:13, 84:8, 85:8, 92:11, 94:9, 95:7, 97:8, 102:1, 102:20, 103:20, 106:2, 106:25, 106:44, 115:6, 116:1, 119:149, 130:2, 132:6, 138:4, 141:6, 143:1, 143:8, 145:19

Proverbs (30): 1:5, 1:8, 1:33, 4:1, 4:10, 5:7, 5:13, 7:24, 8:6, 8:32, 8:33, 8:34, 12:15, 13:1, 13:8, 15:29, 15:31, 15:32, 18:13, 19:20, 19:27, 20:12, 21:28, 22:17, 23:19, 23:22, 25:10, 25:12, 28:9, 29:24

Ecclesiastes (7): 1:8, 5:1, 7:5, 7:21, 9:16, 9:17, 12:13

Song of Solomon (3): 2:12, 2:14, 8:13

Isaiah (95): 1:2, 1:10, 1:15, 1:19, 6:8, 6:9, 6:10, 7:13, 15:4, 16:6, 18:3, 21:3, 21:10, 24:16, 28:12, 28:14, 28:22, 28:23, 29:18, 30:9, 30:19, 30:21, 30:30, 32:3, 32:9, 33:13, 33:15, 33:19, 34:1, 36:11, 36:13, 36:16, 37:1, 37:4, 37:6, 37:7, 37:8, 37:9, 37:11, 37:17, 37:26, 38:5, 39:1, 39:5, 40:21, 40:28, 41:22, 41:26, 42:2, 42:9, 42:18, 42:20, 42:23, 42:24, 43:9, 43:12, 44:1, 44:8, 45:21, 46:3, 46:12, 47:8, 48:1, 48:3, 48:5, 48:6, 48:7, 48:8, 48:12, 48:14, 48:16, 48:20, 49:1, 50:4, 50:10, 51:1, 51:7, 51:21, 52:7, 52:15, 55:2, 55:3, 58:4, 59:1, 59:2, 60:18, 62:11, 64:4, 65:12, 65:19, 65:24, 66:4, 66:5, 66:8, 66:19

Jeremiah (168): 2:4, 3:13, 3:21, 3:25, 4:5, 4:15, 4:16, 4:19, 4:21, 4:31, 5:15, 5:20, 5:21, 6:7, 6:10, 6:18, 6:19, 6:24, 7:2, 7:13, 7:16, 7:23, 7:24, 7:26, 7:27, 7:28, 8:6, 8:16, 9:10, 9:13, 9:19, 9:20, 10:1, 11:2, 11:3, 11:4, 11:6, 11:7, 11:8, 11:10, 11:11, 11:14, 12:17, 13:10, 13:11, 13:15, 13:17, 14:12, 16:12, 17:20, 17:23, 17:24, 17:27, 18:2, 18:10, 18:13, 18:19, 18:22, 19:3, 19:15, 20:1, 20:10, 20:16, 21:11, 22:2, 22:5, 22:21, 22:29, 23:16, 23:18, 23:22, 23:25, 25:3, 25:4, 25:7, 25:8, 26:3, 26:4, 26:5, 26:7, 26:10, 26:11, 26:12, 26:13, 26:21, 27:9, 27:14, 27:16, 27:17, 28:7, 28:15, 29:8, 29:12, 29:19, 29:20, 30:5, 31:7, 31:10, 31:15, 31:18, 32:23, 32:33, 33:9, 33:10, 34:4, 34:10, 34:14, 34:17, 35:8, 35:10, 35:13, 35:14, 35:15, 35:16, 35:17, 35:18, 36:3, 36:11, 36:13, 36:16, 36:24, 36:25, 36:31, 37:2, 37:5, 37:14, 37:20, 38:1, 38:7, 38:15, 38:20, 38:25, 38:27, 40:3, 40:7, 40:11, 41:11, 42:4, 42:6, 42:13, 42:14, 42:15, 42:21, 43:4, 43:7, 44:5, 44:16, 44:23, 44:24, 44:26, 46:12, 46:14, 48:4, 48:5, 48:29, 49:2, 49:14, 49:20, 49:21, 49:23, 50:2, 50:29, 50:43, 50:45, 50:46, 51:27, 51:46, 51:51

Lamentations (4): 1:18, 1:21, 3:56, 3:61

Ezekiel (46): 1:24, 1:28, 2:2, 2:5, 2:7, 2:8, 3:6, 3:7, 3:10, 3:11, 3:12, 3:17, 3:27, 6:3, 8:18, 10:5, 12:2, 13:2, 13:19, 16:35, 18:25, 19:4, 19:9, 20:8, 20:39, 20:47, 25:3, 26:13, 27:30, 33:4, 33:5, 33:7, 33:30, 33:31, 33:32, 34:7, 34:9, 35:12, 35:13, 36:1, 36:4, 36:15, 37:4, 40:4, 43:6, 44:5

Daniel (14): 1:14, 8:13, 8:16, 9:6, 9:10, 9:11, 9:14, 9:17, 9:18, 9:19, 10:9, 10:12, 12:7, 12:8

Hosea (3): 4:1, 5:1, 9:17

Joel (1): 1:2

Amos (10): 3:1, 3:9, 3:13, 4:1, 4:5, 5:1, 5:23, 7:16, 8:4, 8:11

Obadiah (1): 1:1

Jonah (1): 2:2

Micah (8): 1:2, 3:1, 3:9, 5:15, 6:1, 6:2, 6:9, 7:7

Nahum (3): 1:15, 2:13, 3:19

Habakkuk (3): 1:2, 3:2, 3:16

Zephaniah (2): 2:8, 3:2

Haggai (1): 1:12

Zechariah (8): 1:4, 3:8, 6:15, 7:11, 7:12, 7:13, 8:9, 8:23

Malachi (2): 2:2, 3:16

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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