שָׁמַע 1159 verb hear (Late Hebrew 
id.; Phoenician 
שמע Lzb
378; Assyrian 
šemû; Arabic 

; Sabean 
סמע mostly in derivatives, especially epithet of divinity 
סמע he who hears Hom
Chr 124 Fell
ZMG liv (1900), 250, 252 DHM
Hofmus. No. 10, 1. 1; Ethiopic 

 Aramaic 
שְׁמַע, 

, Old Aramaic 
שמע Lzb
378; compare also 
משמעת MI
28 obedience); — 
Qal1052 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Genesis 24:52 +, 
שָׁמֵ֑עַ Jeremiah 36:13 + 
3 times; 
2nd person feminine singular שָׁמַ֫עַתְּ 1 Kings 1:11 + 
2 times; 
3rd person plural שָׁמֵ֑עוּ Judges 2:17 +, etc.; 
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁמַע Exodus 6:30 +, 
1st person singular cohortative 
אֶשְׁמְעָה Numbers 9:8, 
וָאֶשְׁמְָעָה (on 
ְָ֯ compare Ges
§ 10h; Ol
§ 65 c question reading) 
Daniel 8:13; 
2nd person masculine plural תִּשְׁמְע֔וּן Deuteronomy 8:20 +, 
תִּשְׁמָע֔וּן Deuteronomy 1:17, etc.; 
Imperative masculine singular שְׁמַע Amos 7:16 +, 
שִׁמְעָךְ Job 32:10 + (especially Psalms), 
שְׁמָ֨עָךְ֨ Daniel 9:19; 
feminine plural שְׁמַעְנָה Isaiah 32:9; 
Jeremiah 9:19, 
שְׁמַ֫עַן Genesis 4:23 (Ges
§ 46 f), etc.; 
Infinitive absolute שָׁמוֺעַ Isaiah 6:9 +; construct 
שְׁמֹעַ 1 Samuel 15:22 +; suffix 
שָׁמְעו Deuteronomy 29:18 +, 
שָׁמְעָתוֺ Isaiah 30:19 (
Genesis 18:10 + etc.; — 
    1. subject human person (or thing personified):
    d. hear of, concerning:
    j. listen, give heed (sometimes || 
הִקְשִׁיב), absolute, 
Genesis 42:21 (E) + 18: t., + (usually || 
הִטָּה אֹ׃ון), 
Jeremiah 7:13 + 
14 times Jeremiah, + (opposed to 
חָדַל) 
Ezekiel 2:5 + 
3 times Ezekiel; + 
שִׂים עַללֵֿב Malachi 2:2; 
hear + 
do Deuteronomy 5:24; 
2 Kings 18:12, etc.; = 
consent, agree, 
Genesis 37:27 (J), 
grant request Judges 11:17; with 
ל person (mostly late) 
Judges 19:25; 
1 Samuel 30:24; 
Job 15:17 + 
16 times, 
לי׳ Hosea 9:17; 
Leviticus 26:14, 
18, 
21, 
27; 
לְדִבְרֵי י׳ 1 Samuel 15:1, 
לְעֵצָה Proverbs 12:15.
 
    2. י׳ (God) subject:
    e. בְּקוֺל שׁ׳ = 
hear (
and grant) 
Genesis 30:6 (J) + 
6 times
 
Niph. 42 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִשְׁמַע Genesis 45:16 +, etc; 
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשָּׁמַע Exodus 23:13 +, 
יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַ 1 Samuel 1:13, etc.; 
Infinitive construct הִשָּׁמַל Esther 2:8; 
Participle feminine 
נִשְׁמַ֫עַת Jeremiah 51:46, etc.; — 
    1. be heard, of voice, sound, etc., 
1 Samuel 1:13; 
1 Kings 6:7; 
Job 26:14 (or 
1st person plural Qal Imperfect?); of a report, 
לֵאמֹר ֗֗֗ נִשׁ׳ Genesis 45:16 (E); subject clause, 
כִּ׳, 
Nehemiah 6:1 (
ל person), compare clause
וְהַיְהוּדִים חשְׁבִים Nehemiah 6:6; 
Nehemiah 6:7 be reported, 
(לַמֶּלֶךְ) הָאֵלֶּה כַּדְּבָרִיס; 
be heard, 
לִפְנֵי אֱםהֶיךָ Daniel 10:12.
 
    4. בְּקוֺלָם וַיִישּׁ׳ 2 Chronicles 30:27 = (favourable) — 
hearing was granted to their voice.
 
† 
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיְשַׁמַּע 1 Samuel 15:4 he caused the people (accusative) 
to hear and respond, i.e. he assembled them), 
so 1 Samuel 23:8 (see 
Hiph. 1 c). 
Hiph.63 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִשְׁמִיעַ 1 Kings 15:22 +, etc.; 
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix 
יַשְׁמִעֵנִי Deuteronomy 30:12, 
13; 
2nd person masculine singular jussive 
תַּשְׁמַע Judges 18:23, etc.; 
Imperative masculine singular suffix הִשְׁמִיעֵנִי Psalm 143:8; 
feminine singular suffix הַשְׁמִיעִנִי Songs 2:14; 
Songs 8:13, etc.; 
Infinitive construct לַשְׁמִעַ Psalm 26:7 (Ges
§ 53q); 
Participle מַשְׁמִיעַ Jeremiah 4:15 +, etc.; — 
    1. of man:
    2. י׳ subject:
See related Aramaic BDB entry 
H8086.
														
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