לִ/שְׁמֹ֥עַֽ

𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤏

lishemoa

listen

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 Samuel 13:16 · Word #15

Lexicon H8085

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

Morphology HR/Vqc All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

SIBI-P1 H8085-39

to heed

Rootשמע (š-m-ʿ)
Core Meaningshearing, listening, attentiveness, obedience, responsiveness
Semantic Rangeto hear audibly, to listen attentively, to pay attention, to understand, to respond, to obey, to consent, to proclaim (in causative contexts)
Conceptual Significanceשׁמע is central to Israel’s covenant theology, especially in calls to covenant loyalty (e.g., the Shema). Hearing in the biblical sense entails responsive obedience; thus, to “heed” is to align oneself with YHWH’s voice and instruction.
Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, infinitive construct with prefixed preposition ל (“to”). No gender, number, or person is marked in this form. The Qal stem expresses the simple or active sense of hearing/attending.
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Qal infinitive construct with prefixed ל (“to”), expressing purpose or result: “to heed.” The rendering “heed” preserves the root’s fuller sense of attentive, responsive hearing that often implies obedience, not mere auditory perception.

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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
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