שְׁמַע

𐤔𐤌𐤏

shema

Listen

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 23:19 · Word #1

Lexicon H8085

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

Morphology HVqv2ms 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 s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H8085-63

Hear!

Rootשמע (sh-m-ʿ)
Core Meaningshearing, listening, paying attention, obedience, responsiveness
Semantic Rangeto hear audibly, to listen attentively, to heed, to obey, to understand, to respond, to proclaim or cause to hear (in other stems)
Conceptual Significanceשמע is foundational in Israel’s covenant theology, expressing not only physical hearing but covenantal obedience and loyal responsiveness. It frames Israel’s relationship with יהוה as one of attentive, obedient listening (e.g., the Shema of Deuteronomy 6:4).
Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, imperative, 2nd person masculine singular (HVqv2ms). Some occurrences reflect the related noun שֵׁמַע (HNcmsc), masculine singular construct, meaning "report" or "that which is heard."
Rendering RationaleThis form is Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular, giving a direct command to one male individual: "Hear!" The rendering preserves the root sense of attentive hearing that implies responsiveness or obedience, not mere auditory perception.

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

Words from Root שמע (hearing, listening, paying attention, 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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