שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ(shaw-mah')
“to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)”
1,160 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Translated in KJV as
[idiom] attentivelycall (gather) together[idiom] carefully[idiom] certainlyconsentconsiderbe contentdeclare[idiom] diligentlydiscerngive ear(cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell)[idiom] indeedlistenmake (a) noise(be) obedientobeyperceive(make a) proclaim(-ation)publishregardreportshew (forth)(make a) sound[idiom] surelytellunderstandwhosoever (heareth)witness.
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sak…”