וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֨ע

𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏

vayishema

and he listened

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

Numbers 21:3 · Word #1

Lexicon H8085

Lemmaשָׁמַע
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤌𐤏
Transliterationshâmaʻ
Strong'sH8085
In-contextand he listened

Morphology HC/Vqw3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H8085-108

and he heard

Rootשמע (sh-m-ʿ)
Core Meaningshearing, listening, attentiveness, obedience, responsiveness
Semantic Rangeto hear, listen, pay attention, heed, obey, understand, receive news, respond to a call, grant a request
Conceptual Significanceשׁמע is central in biblical theology, expressing not mere auditory perception but covenantal responsiveness. It underlies the Shema (Deut 6:4), where hearing implies loyal obedience to YHWH, making the act of hearing a relational and covenantal posture.
Morphological NotesVerb in the Qal stem, wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive imperfect) form, 3rd person masculine singular; used for sequential past narrative action.
Rendering RationaleThe form is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular, indicating a narrative past action: "and he heard." The rendering preserves the core idea of attentive hearing inherent in שׁמע, which often carries the sense of responsive listening that can imply obedience.

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
H476-01 elishama My-God-has-heard
H8085-09 eshema I will heed
H8085-11 hanishema Has it been heard?
H8085-12 hanishemaat the-thing-being-heard
H8085-14 hashemieni Cause me to hear
H8085-15 hashemiini Cause me to hear!
H8052-01 hashemuah the heard-report
H8099-01 hashimeoni the Shimonite (hearing-descendant)
H8085-19 hashomeim the hearing ones
H3459-01 hayishemeeli the El-hears-ite man
H8085-20 hayishemeu Will they hear-and-heed?
H8085-21 hishemaeta you caused to hear
H8085-22 hishemaetikha I caused you to hear
H8085-23 hishemia he caused to hear
H8085-24 hishemiakha he caused you (masculine singular) to hear
H8085-25 hishemianu he caused us to hear
H8085-26 hishemiu they have caused to hear
H8085-27 keshameakha when you (masculine singular) heed
H8085-28 keshameakhem as you (plural) hear
H8085-29 keshameam as they heard
H8085-34 khishemoa upon hearing
H8085-35 kishemoa when hearing
H8085-36 lashemia to cause-to-hear
H3459-02 layishemeelim to the El-hears-ites
H8085-37 lehashemia to cause to hear
H8085-38 lemashemiim for the men causing-to-hear
H8088-02 leshema to the hearing of
H8085-39 lishemoa to heed
H8085-40 mashemia one causing to hear
H8085-42 mishemoa from hearkening
H8085-43 nishema he has been heeded
H8085-44 nishemaim those being heard
H8085-46 shama he has heeded
H8085-47 shamaate you (feminine) have hearkened
H8085-48 shamaenu we have heard
H8085-49 shamaeta you have heeded
H8085-50 shamaeti I have heard and taken heed
H8085-51 shamea one who is hearing
H8085-52 shameah she hearkened
H8086-01 shamein the hearing ones
H8085-53 shameo he heeded him
H8085-54 shameu they hearkened
H8085-55 shamoa hearing
H8051-01 shamua Heard-One
H8085-56 shema Hear!
H8085-57 shemaah Hear and heed!
H8085-58 shemaan you women have hearkened
H8085-59 shemaanuha we have heard her
H8085-62 shemaenu Give heed to us
H8085-63 shemaetam you have heeded them
H8085-64 shemaetem you men have heard and heeded
H8085-65 shemaetikha I have heard you
H8052-02 shemuah a heard-report
H8092-01 shimea Heard-One
H8088-03 shimeakha your hearing-report
H8088-04 shimeam the hearing-report of them
H8100-01 shimeat Hearing-Woman
H8096-02 shimei Heard-One
H8095-02 shimeon Heard-One
H8085-70 shimeu Hear and heed, you all
H8085-71 shmty I have hearkened
H8085-72 shmyv his hearers
H8085-73 shomaat she who is heeding
H8085-74 shomea a hearing one
H8085-75 shomeah the one heeding her
H8085-76 shomeey hearers of…
H8085-77 shomeim the hearing ones
H8085-78 shomeo the one heeding him
H7760-42 shvm one who is hearing
H8085-81 tashemiu you men shall cause to hear
H8085-83 tishema you (masculine singular) will heed
H8085-86 tishemauha you (masculine plural) will hearken to her
H8085-87 tishemaun you men shall heed
H8085-88 tishemeu you (plural) will hear and heed
H8085-90 ukheshamei and as I gave hearing
H8085-91 ukheshameo and when he gave heed to him
H8085-92 umashemia and causing to hear
H8085-95 ushema and hear attentively!
H8085-96 ushemaetem and you all shall hear and heed
H8085-97 ushemaetiv and I heard him
H8098-05 ushemaeyahu and Yah-has-heard
H8052-03 ushemuah and a heard-report
H8085-100 vanishema and we listened in obedience
H8085-103 vatishemeu and you listened and obeyed
H8085-104 vayashemiu and they caused to hear
H8085-105 vayeshama and he heard
H8085-106 vayeshameu and they gave heed
H8085-109 vayishemeu and they hearkened
H8085-110 veashemiakha and I will cause you to hear
H8085-112 veeshemeah and I will heed
H8085-113 vehashemiu and cause to hear!
H8085-114 vehashemiuha and cause her to hear!
H8085-116 vehishemia and he caused to hear
H8085-117 vehishemiu and they caused to be heard
H8085-118 vekhishemoa and when he heard attentively
H8085-120 venishema and we will heed; and he/it was heard
H8085-121 venishemaah and let us heed
H8085-122 venishemaenah and we will heed her
H8085-123 venishemeah and let us heed
H8085-124 veshama and he heeded
H8085-125 veshamaenu and we shall heed
H8085-126 veshamaeta and you shall-heed
H8085-127 veshamaeti and I heard
H8085-128 veshameah and she heard
H8085-129 veshameu and they hearkened
H8096-03 veshimei and Hearing-one
H8085-130 veshimeu and listen attentively, all of you
H8085-131 veshomea and one who is heeding
H8085-132 veshomeim and the ones who are hearing
H8085-133 vetishema and she will heed / and you (ms) will heed
H8085-137 veyishema and he will heed
H8085-138 veyishemaekha and he will heed you
H3458-02 veyishemael and El-hears
H8085-139 veyishemau and they will heed
H8085-140 veyishemeu and they will heed
H8085-141 vshmkh when he heeded you
H8085-142 vshmkhm when you heed
H8085-143 vshmv when he heeded him
H8085-145 yashemiu they will cause to hear
H8085-146 yashemiunu they will cause us to hear
H8085-150 yishema he will heed
H3458-03 yishemael El-Hears
H3459-04 yishemeelim El-Hears-men
H8085-153 yishemeu they will heed

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