וַ/תִּשְׁמַ֣ע

𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏

vatishema

and she heard

a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

H8085

2 Chronicles 23:12 · Word #1

Lexicon H8085

Lemmaשָׁמַע
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤌𐤏
Transliterationshâmaʻ
Strong'sH8085
In-contextand she heard

Morphology HC/Vqw3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H8085-104

and she heard attentively

Morphological NotesQal stem, waw-consecutive imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd feminine singular from שָׁמַע; narrative past sequence form meaning "and she heard."
Rendering RationaleThe root שׁמע carries the sense not only of hearing sounds but of attentive, responsive listening that may lead to obedience. The form is Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular, so the rendering preserves the narrative past sense ('and she') and the feminine singular subject while reflecting the root’s fuller meaning of attentive hearing.

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Words from Root שׁמע (hearing, listening, attentiveness, obedience, response)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8085-01 ashemi I cause to hear
H851-01 beeshetemoa in Hearing-town
H8085-04 behishama in the being-heard of

Word Usage (1165 occurrences of H8085)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 3:8 וַֽ/יִּשְׁמְע֞וּ vayishemeu and they heard
Genesis 3:10 שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי shamaeti I heard
Genesis 3:17 שָׁמַעְתָּ֮ shamaeta you have listened