יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ

𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅

yishemau

they 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

Deuteronomy 18:14 · Word #12

Lexicon H8085

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

Morphology HVqi3mp 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 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H8085-154

they will hear and heed

Morphological NotesQal imperfect (yiqtol) 3rd masculine plural from שָׁמַע; denotes ongoing, habitual, or future action performed by a masculine plural subject.
Rendering RationaleThe form is Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural, indicating an incomplete or future action performed by "they" (masculine plural). "Hear and heed" preserves the root sense of שמע as not mere auditory perception but attentive, responsive listening that often implies obedience.

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

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