יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע

𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏

yishema

hears

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 29:24 · Word #7

Lexicon H8085

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

Morphology HVqi3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H8085-152

he will heed

Rootשמע (š-m-ʿ)
Core Meaningshearing, listening, attentiveness, obedience, response
Semantic Rangeto hear audibly, to listen attentively, to pay attention, to understand, to obey, to respond, to grant a request, to proclaim or cause to be heard (in extended uses)
Conceptual Significanceשׁמע is central to Israel’s covenant theology, expressing not mere auditory perception but covenantal obedience and responsive loyalty to YHWH. It frames the fundamental posture of Israel toward divine instruction, as epitomized in the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4).
Morphological NotesQal imperfect (yiqtol) 3rd masculine singular from שָׁמַע. The form expresses incomplete action, commonly future, habitual, or modal: "he will hear/heed" or "he hears."
Rendering RationaleThe root שׁמע carries the idea not only of auditory hearing but of attentive, responsive listening that often results in obedience. Rendering the Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular as "he will heed" preserves both the future/incomplete aspect of the yiqtol form and the root’s connotation of responsive listening.

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Words from Root שמע (hearing, listening, attentiveness, obedience, response)

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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