שֹׁמָֽעַת

𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕

shomaat

listening

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 25:12 · Word #9

Lexicon H8085

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

Morphology HVqrfsa 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 f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H8085-74

she who is heeding

Rootשמע (sh-m-ʿ)
Core Meaningshearing, listening, attentiveness, obedience, responsiveness
Semantic Rangeto hear, listen, pay attention, heed, obey, understand, respond to a call, receive a report
Conceptual SignificanceIn the Hebrew Bible, שמע expresses not mere auditory perception but covenantal responsiveness—hearing that leads to obedience. As a participle, it portrays an identity marked by attentive, obedient listening, a key virtue in Israel’s relationship with יהוה.
Morphological NotesQal active participle, feminine singular (absolute; one occurrence construct). The participle conveys continuous or characteristic action: "one who is hearing/heeding."
Rendering RationaleThe form שֹׁמַעַת is a Qal active participle feminine singular, denoting an ongoing or characteristic action. "She who is heeding" preserves the root sense of attentive hearing that implies responsiveness or obedience, while clearly reflecting the feminine singular participial form.

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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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