וּֽ/שֲׁמָע֒

𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤏

ushama

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

Daniel 9:18 · Word #4

Lexicon H8085

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

Morphology HC/Vqv2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation v — Imperative — A command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H8085-93

and hear!

Rootשׁמע (sh-m-ʿ)
Core Meaningshearing, listening, attention, obedience, responsiveness
Semantic Rangeto hear audibly, to listen attentively, to heed, to obey, to respond, to understand, to proclaim (in causative stems)
Conceptual Significanceשׁמע is central to biblical covenant theology, especially in calls to Israel to "hear" YHWH—implying not mere auditory reception but attentive, obedient response. Hearing in the Hebrew Bible often entails faithful action in response to divine instruction.
Morphological NotesConjunction ו + Qal imperative 2nd masculine singular of שָׁמַע. The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense: "hear" or "listen."
Rendering RationaleThe form is Qal imperative, second masculine singular with prefixed conjunction ו ("and"), yielding a direct command addressed to one male individual. "And hear!" preserves the core sense of attentive hearing inherent in שׁמע while accurately reflecting the singular masculine imperative force of the verb.

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

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8085-01 ashemi I cause to hear
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