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Lexicon :: Strong's H8088 - šēmaʿ

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שֵׁמַע
Transliteration
šēmaʿ
Pronunciation
shay'-mah
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2412b

Strong’s Definitions

שֵׁמַע shêmaʻ, shay'-mah; from H8085; something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience:—bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H8088 in the following manner: fame (5x), report (5x), hear (3x), tidings (2x), bruit (1x), loud (1x), speech (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H8088 in the following manner: fame (5x), report (5x), hear (3x), tidings (2x), bruit (1x), loud (1x), speech (1x).

  1. report, a hearing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֵׁמַע shêmaʻ, shay'-mah; from H8085; something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience:—bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings.
STRONGS H8088: Abbreviations
† I. [שֶׁ֫מַע noun [masculine] sound; — הַלְלוּהוּ בְּצִלְצְלֵי שָׁ֑מַע Psalm 150:5 (|| תְּרוּעָה).

† שֵׁ֫מַע noun [masculine] hearing, report (on from compare LagBN 143); — שׁ׳ absolute Isaiah 23:5; construct Isaiah 23:5 +; suffix שִׁמְעִי Isaiah 66:19 etc.; — report, usually with genitive object: accusative with שְׁמַע Genesis 29:13 (J) the tidings about Jacob, Isaiah 23:5 — Numbers 14:15 (JE), Deuteronomy 2:25; 1 Kings 10:1= 2 Chronicles 9:1; Nahum 3:19; Habakkuk 3:2; Jeremiah 37:5; Jeremiah 50:43; Isaiah 66:9; with ל genitive Isaiah 23:5; לַעֲדָתָם Hosea 7:12 usually according to the report (heard by) their congregation (!), but inexplicable and probably corrupt, We Now; Marti (compare Oettli) עַלרָֿעָתָם (כְּשֵׁמַע as gloss) according to their wickedness; שָׁוְא נָשָׂא שׁ׳ Exodus 23:1 (E) take up (utter) a false report; אֹוָן לְשׁ׳ Psalm 18:45 i.e. as soon as heard of, = mere report Job 42:5 (opposed to personal knowledge), compare שִׁמְעָהּ Job 28:22.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

29:13

Exodus

23:1

Numbers

14:15

Deuteronomy

2:25

1 Kings

10:1

2 Chronicles

9:1

Job

28:22; 42:5

Psalms

18:45; 150:5

Isaiah

23:5; 23:5; 23:5; 23:5; 66:9; 66:19

Jeremiah

37:5; 50:43

Hosea

7:12

Nahum

3:19

Habakkuk

3:2

H8088

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8088 matches the Hebrew שֵׁמַע (šēmaʿ),
which occurs 18 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:13 - As soon as Laban heard that his nephew Jacob had arrived, he ran out to meet him. He embraced and kissed him and brought him home. When Jacob had told him his story,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:1 - “You must not pass along false rumors. You must not cooperate with evil people by lying on the witness stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:15 - Now if you slaughter all these people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame will say,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:25 - Beginning today I will make people throughout the earth terrified because of you. When they hear reports about you, they will tremble with dread and fear.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:1 - When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, which brought honor to the name of the LORD,[fn] she came to test him with hard questions.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1 - When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. She arrived with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with spices, large quantities of gold, and precious jewels. When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:22 - Destruction[fn] and Death say,
‘We’ve heard only rumors of where wisdom can be found.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:5 - I had only heard about you before,
but now I have seen you with my own eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:44 - As soon as they hear of me, they submit;
foreign nations cringe before me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:5 - Praise him with a clash of cymbals;
praise him with loud clanging cymbals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:5 - When Egypt hears the news about Tyre,
there will be great sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19 - I will perform a sign among them. And I will send those who survive to be messengers to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans[fn] and Lydians[fn] (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece,[fn] and to all the lands beyond the sea that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. There they will declare my glory to the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:5 - At this time the army of Pharaoh Hophra[fn] of Egypt appeared at the southern border of Judah. When the Babylonian[fn] army heard about it, they withdrew from their siege of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:43 - The king of Babylon has heard reports about the enemy,
and he is weak with fright.
Pangs of anguish have gripped him,
like those of a woman in labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:12 - But as they fly about,
I will throw my net over them
and bring them down like a bird from the sky.
I will punish them for all the evil they do.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:19 - There is no healing for your wound;
your injury is fatal.
All who hear of your destruction
will clap their hands for joy.
Where can anyone be found
who has not suffered from your continual cruelty?

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:2 - I have heard all about you, LORD.
I am filled with awe by your amazing works.
In this time of our deep need,
help us again as you did in years gone by.
And in your anger,
remember your mercy.
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