וְ/שֹׁמֵ֖עַ

𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤏

veshomea

but listens

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

Proverbs 12:15 · Word #5

Lexicon H8085

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

Morphology HC/Vqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H8085-145

and one who is heeding

Rootשמע (sh-m-ʿ)
Core Meaningshearing, listening, attentiveness, obedience, responsiveness
Semantic Rangeto hear, listen, pay attention, obey, respond, understand, heed, proclaim (in causative stems)
Conceptual Significanceשׁמע expresses more than auditory reception; it conveys covenantal responsiveness. In biblical theology, true hearing entails obedient action (e.g., the Shema of Deuteronomy 6:4), making "heeding" a marker of faithfulness and relational loyalty to YHWH.
Morphological NotesConjunction וְ + Qal active participle masculine singular absolute from שָׁמַע. The participle denotes continuous or characteristic action, functioning substantivally as "one who is hearing."
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Qal masculine singular participle with prefixed conjunction, indicating an ongoing characteristic action: "and one who is hearing." The rendering "heeding" preserves the Hebrew root’s sense of intelligent, responsive listening that often implies obedience, while maintaining masculine singular reference.

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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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