נִשְׁמַ֥ע

𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤏

nishema

was heard

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 49:21 · Word #8

Lexicon H8085

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

Morphology HVNp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H8085-43

he has been heeded

Morphological NotesPrimarily Niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular ("he was/he has been heard or heeded"); also attested in Qal imperfect 1st common plural ("we will hear/heed"). Niphal conveys passive or resultant state; Qal expresses active hearing or obeying.
Rendering RationaleThe Niphal form נִשְׁמַע expresses a passive or reflexive sense of the root שׁמע, meaning not merely "to hear" but to listen attentively and obey. "He has been heeded" preserves the passive 3rd masculine singular morphology and reflects the root’s implication of responsive listening rather than mere auditory perception.

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

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