שִׁמְעוּ
𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅
shimeu
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 8:32 · Word #3
Lexicon H8085
| Lemma | שָׁמַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤏 |
| Transliteration | shâmaʻ |
| Strong's | H8085 |
| In-context | listen |
Morphology HVqv2mp
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 | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H8085-70
Hear and heed, you all
| Root | שמע (sh-m-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | hearing, listening, attentiveness, obedience, responsiveness |
| Semantic Range | to hear sounds, to listen attentively, to understand, to obey, to respond, to heed instruction, to proclaim (in causative forms) |
| Conceptual Significance | שָׁמַע is central to Israel’s covenant life, expressing not mere auditory perception but faithful responsiveness to יהוה’s word. It frames obedience as attentive hearing, epitomized in the Shema (Deut 6:4), where hearing and covenant loyalty are inseparable. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural from the root שָׁמַע. The ending וּ marks the masculine plural imperative. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperative 2nd masculine plural form commands a group to hear. Because שָׁמַע often implies attentive listening that leads to obedience, "hear and heed" preserves both the auditory and responsive dimensions of the root. "You all" reflects the plural address inherent in the morphology. |
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 |
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 |
H8085-71 |
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 |
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 |
H8085-108 |
vayishema | and he heard |
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 |
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 |