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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 - qui cum audisset venisse Iacob filium sororis suae cucurrit obviam conplexusque eum et in oscula ruens duxit in domum suam auditis autem causis itineris

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:1 - non suscipies vocem mendacii nec iunges manum tuam ut pro impio dicas falsum testimonium

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:15 - quod occideris tantam multitudinem quasi unum hominem et dicant

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:25 - hodie incipiam mittere terrorem atque formidinem tuam in populos qui habitant sub omni caelo ut audito nomine tuo paveant et in morem parturientium contremescant et dolore teneantur

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:1 - sed et regina Saba audita fama Salomonis in nomine Domini venit temptare eum in enigmatibus

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1 - regina quoque Saba cum audisset famam Salomonis venit ut temptaret eum enigmatibus in Hierusalem cum magnis opibus et camelis qui portabant aromata et auri plurimum gemmasque pretiosas cumque venisset ad Salomonem locuta est ei quaecumque erant in corde suo

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:22 - perditio et mors dixerunt auribus nostris audivimus famam eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:5 - auditu auris audivi te nunc autem oculus meus videt te

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:44 - [Vulgate 17:45] populus quem ignoravi serviet mihi auditione auris oboediet mihi

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:5 - laudate eum in cymbalis sonantibus laudate eum in cymbalis tinnientibus

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:5 - cum auditum fuerit in Aegypto dolebunt cum audierint de Tyro

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19 - et ponam in eis signum et mittam ex eis qui salvati fuerint ad gentes in mari in Africa in Lydia tenentes sagittam in Italiam et Graeciam ad insulas longe ad eos qui non audierunt de me et non viderunt gloriam meam et adnuntiabunt gloriam meam gentibus

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:5 - [Vulgate 37:4b] igitur exercitus Pharao egressus est Aegyptum et audientes Chaldei qui obsidebant Hierusalem huiuscemodi nuntium recesserunt ab Hierusalem

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:43 - audivit rex Babylonis famam eorum et dissolutae sunt manus eius angustia adprehendit eum dolor quasi parturientem

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:12 - et cum profecti fuerint expandam super eos rete meum quasi volucrem caeli detraham eos caedam eos secundum auditionem coetus eorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:19 - non est obscura contritio tua pessima est plaga tua omnes qui audierunt auditionem tuam conpresserunt manum super te quia super quem non transiit malitia tua semper

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:2 - Domine audivi auditionem tuam et timui Domine opus tuum in medio annorum vivifica illud in medio annorum notum facies cum iratus fueris misericordiae recordaberis
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