שָׁמְע֞וּ

𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅

shameu

They have 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

Lamentations 1:21 · Word #1

Lexicon H8085

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

Morphology HVqp3cp 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 c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H8085-54

they hearkened

Rootשמע (sh-m-ʿ)
Core Meaningshearing, listening, attentiveness, obedience, responsiveness
Semantic Rangeto hear sounds, to listen attentively, to heed, to obey, to respond, to understand, to receive a report
Conceptual Significanceשׁמע is central to Israel’s covenant theology, expressing not only hearing but obedient response (e.g., the Shema in Deut 6:4). It conveys relational attentiveness to YHWH’s voice and commands, linking hearing with faithful action.
Morphological NotesVerb; Qal stem (simple active); perfect (completed action); 3rd person common plural ("they").
Rendering RationaleThe Qal perfect 3rd common plural form denotes a completed action by "they." "Hearkened" preserves the root idea of attentive hearing that implies responsiveness or obedience, reflecting the full semantic force of שׁמע beyond mere auditory perception.

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