שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי

𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤉

shamaeti

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

Genesis 21:26 · Word #18

Lexicon H8085

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

Morphology HVqp1cs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H8085-50

I have heard and taken heed

Morphological NotesQal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 1st common singular. The suffix -תִּי (-ti) marks first person singular; Qal expresses the simple/active voice.
Rendering RationaleThe form is Qal perfect 1st common singular, indicating a completed action by the speaker: "I have heard." Because the root שמע carries the sense not only of auditory hearing but also attentive listening that can lead to obedience, "and taken heed" preserves the fuller semantic force of the root while maintaining the first-person singular form.

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Words from Root שמע (hearing, listening, attentiveness, obedience, perception)

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