תִּשְׁמַ֞ע

𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏

tishema

hear

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 6:21 · Word #13

Lexicon H8085

Lemmaשָׁמַע
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤌𐤏
Transliterationshâmaʻ
Strong'sH8085
In-contexthear

Morphology HVqi2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H8085-85

you (masculine singular) will heed

Rootשמע (sh-m-ʿ)
Core Meaningshearing, listening, attention, obedience, responsiveness
Semantic Rangeto hear audibly, listen attentively, give ear, understand, respond, obey, comply, pay attention, receive a report
Conceptual Significanceשָׁמַע is central to covenant theology, especially in calls such as the Shema (Deut 6:4), where hearing implies loyal obedience. It binds perception and action together, portraying true listening as faithful response to YHWH’s word.
Morphological NotesQal imperfect (yiqtol) 2nd masculine singular of שָׁמַע; simple active voice, incomplete aspect, addressed to one male individual.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular form תִּשְׁמַע expresses a future or modal action directed to a single male addressee. "Heed" preserves the root sense of attentive hearing that results in responsive obedience, reflecting the active Qal stem and the personal address.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שמע (hearing, listening, attention, obedience, responsiveness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8085-02 ashemia I will cause to hear
H8085-03 ashemiakha I will cause you to hear
H8052-01 bashemuah at the heard-report

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
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