הֲ/שָׁ֣מַֽע
𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤏
shâmaʻ
has-heard?
To perceive sound or speech with the ear; by extension, to listen, pay attention, or heed, often with the implication of responding appropriately. In many contexts, carries the sense of attentive or obedient listening, sometimes extending to 'obey,' especially in covenantal or legal passages. Also used causatively ('to make hear,' 'cause to be announced'), with a secondary sense of proclaiming, reporting, or making known information to others. The verb can also connote understanding, discerning, or acknowledging a message or instruction.
Deuteronomy 4:33 · Word #1
Lexicon H8085
| Lemma | שָׁמַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤏 |
| Transliteration | shâmaʻ |
| Strong's | H8085 |
| Definition | To perceive sound or speech with the ear; by extension, to listen, pay attention, or heed, often with the implication of responding appropriately. In many contexts, carries the sense of attentive or obedient listening, sometimes extending to 'obey,' especially in covenantal or legal passages. Also used causatively ('to make hear,' 'cause to be announced'), with a secondary sense of proclaiming, reporting, or making known information to others. The verb can also connote understanding, discerning, or acknowledging a message or instruction. |
Morphology HTi/Vqp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | has-heard? |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8085-13
has he heard?
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine singular, with prefixed interrogative particle הֲ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular denotes completed simple action, "he has heard." The prefixed interrogative הֲ marks it as a question, yielding "has he heard?" while preserving the root sense of auditory perception or attentive hearing. |
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