לִ֭/שְׁמֹעַ

𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤏

lishemoa

to hear

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

Psalms 102:21 · Word #1

Lexicon H8085

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

Morphology HR/Vqc All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

SIBI-P1 H8085-39

to heed

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, infinitive construct with prefixed preposition ל (“to”). No gender, number, or person is marked in this form. The Qal stem expresses the simple or active sense of hearing/attending.
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Qal infinitive construct with prefixed ל (“to”), expressing purpose or result: “to heed.” The rendering “heed” preserves the root’s fuller sense of attentive, responsive hearing that often implies obedience, not mere auditory perception.

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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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