שִׁמְע֖וּ

𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅

shimeu

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

Jeremiah 21:11 · Word #4

Lexicon H8085

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

Morphology HVqv2mp 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 p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H8085-71

Hear and heed, you all

Rootשמע (sh-m-ʿ)
Core Meaningshearing, listening, attentiveness, obedience, responsiveness
Semantic Rangeto hear sounds, to listen attentively, to understand, to obey, to respond, to heed instruction, to proclaim (in causative forms)
Conceptual Significanceשָׁמַע is central to Israel’s covenant life, expressing not mere auditory perception but faithful responsiveness to יהוה’s word. It frames obedience as attentive hearing, epitomized in the Shema (Deut 6:4), where hearing and covenant loyalty are inseparable.
Morphological NotesQal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural from the root שָׁמַע. The ending וּ marks the masculine plural imperative.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal imperative 2nd masculine plural form commands a group to hear. Because שָׁמַע often implies attentive listening that leads to obedience, "hear and heed" preserves both the auditory and responsive dimensions of the root. "You all" reflects the plural address inherent in the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

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

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
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