שֵׁ֣מַע
𐤔𐤌𐤏
shema
the news/report
from שָׁמַע; something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience; bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings.
Genesis 29:13 · Word #5
Lexicon H8088
| Lemma | שֵׁמַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤏 |
| Transliteration | shêmaʻ |
| Strong's | H8088 |
| In-context | the news/report |
Morphology HNcmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H8085-60
report-of
| Root | שמע (sh-m-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | to hear, to listen, to heed, to obey, to cause to be heard |
| Semantic Range | sound, report, rumor, announcement, fame, audience, tidings, that which is heard |
| Conceptual Significance | In the Hebrew Bible, שֵׁמַע reflects the cultural weight of what is heard—whether divine revelation, public report, or spreading renown. Hearing is closely tied to obedience and covenant response, so what is "heard" often shapes faithfulness, reputation, and communal understanding. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun in the construct state from the root שמע. The construct form indicates possession or close association with a following noun ("report of…"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שֵׁמַע (shêmaʿ) derives from the root שמע, "to hear." As a masculine singular noun in the construct state (HNcmsc), it denotes "that which is heard" in relation to something else, hence "report-of" or "hearing-of." The rendering preserves the auditory core of the root while reflecting its singular masculine construct form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שמע (to hear, to listen, to heed, to obey, to cause to be heard)
| 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 (18 occurrences of H8088)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 29:13 | שֵׁ֣מַע | shema | the news/report |
| Exodus 23:1 | שֵׁ֣מַע | shema | a report |
| Numbers 14:15 | שִׁמְעֲ/ךָ֖ | shimeakha | your-report |