וְ/שָׁ֨מַעְתָּ֜

𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕

veshamaeta

and-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 #1

Lexicon H8085

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

Morphology HC/Vqq2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H8085-128

and you shall-heed

Rootשמע (sh-m-ʿ)
Core Meaningshearing, listening, attentiveness, obedience, responsiveness
Semantic Rangeto hear sounds, to listen attentively, to give ear, to understand, to obey, to respond to a command, to heed instruction, to receive a report
Conceptual Significanceשָׁמַע is central to Israel’s covenant life, expressing not mere auditory reception but faithful responsiveness to יהוה’s word (e.g., the Shema). Hearing is covenantal loyalty—true listening results in obedience and relational alignment with the Divine will.
Morphological NotesConjunction וְ (and) + Qal perfect 2ms of שָׁמַע with waw-consecutive force (HC/Vqq2ms), functioning as sequential future: "and you shall hear/heed." Masculine singular addressee.
Rendering RationaleThe form is Qal waw-consecutive perfect, second masculine singular, indicating a sequential or future action addressed to one male: "and you shall…". The rendering "heed" preserves the root sense of attentive hearing that carries the implication of responsive obedience inherent in שָׁמַע.

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

Words from Root שמע (hearing, listening, attentiveness, 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