מִשְׁמָע
𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤏
mishmâʻ
H4926 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A hearing, a report, or news—referring to information heard or conveyed to someone, often as an announcement or account. The term encapsulates both the act of hearing and the content that is heard, especially with connotations of a communicated message, proclamation, or tidings (positive or negative) that reach others.
Semantic Range
report, hearing, message, announcement, proclamation, account, news, tidings
Root / Etymology
Derived from the root שָׁמַע (sh-m-ʿ), meaning 'to hear, listen, obey.' מִשְׁמָע is a noun formation indicating an act (the event of hearing) or the result/nature of hearing (the report, account, or information learned by hearing). The root is productive for both verbs and nouns related to processes of auditory perception and the intake or circulation of information.
Historical & Contextual Notes
מִשְׁמָע appears sparingly in the Hebrew Bible (e.g., Isaiah 28:19) where it carries the sense of a report, message, or news that is received or disseminated. Unlike the more common noun שְׁמוּעָה (shemu‘ah, 'report, rumor, fame'), מִשְׁמָע carries a somewhat formal or proclamatory nuance and is sometimes used in contexts of prophetic announcements or warnings. The term situates both the act of hearing and the notion of a message transmitted from a sender to a recipient. It is distinct from abstract 'hearing' (שֵׁמַע, shēma‘), which focuses on the faculty or act itself rather than the result. The English rendering 'report' or 'message' often captures the sense, but 'hearing' in the sense of an official audience or statement may also be appropriate. The term does not, in biblical contexts, carry later religious connotations; its use is tied to communication and transmission of information or warning, especially in prophetic literature.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from שָׁמַע; a report; hearing.
Bantu Hebrew
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שׁמע (sh-m-ʿ) — hear, listen, obey
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H1953 | הוֹשָׁמָע | Yahweh-has-heard |
| H3460 | יִשְׁמַעְיָה | Yahweh hears |
| H4928 | מִשְׁמַעַת | their obedience |
| H8037 | שַׁמָּא | he heard |
| H8039 | שִׁמְאָה | Hearing-one |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4926-01 |
לְ/מִשְׁמַ֥ע | lemishema | HR/Ncmsc |
to-hearing-of | to report-of | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4926-01 |
Isaiah 11:3 | לְ/מִשְׁמַ֥ע | lemishema | HR/Ncmsc |
to-hearing-of | to report-of |