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H8088 שֵׁמַע (shêmaʻ) shay'-mah

Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience

Derivation: from H8085 (שָׁמַע);

KJV Usage: bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings.

TWOT Reference: 2412b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) report, a hearing

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שֶׁ֫מַע (she.ma) — sound. sound

שֵׁ֫מַע (she.ma) — report. report, a hearing Also means: sho.ma (שֹׁ֫מַע "report" H8089)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · שׁמע

Hear

news, report, rumor, tidings = newly received or noteworthy information about recent events

GEN 29:13 · EXO 23:1 · NUM 14:15 · DEU 2:25 · 1KI 10:1 · 2CH 9:1 · JOB 28:22 · JOB 42:5 · PSA 18:45 · ISA 23:5 · ISA 23:5 · ISA 66:19 · JER 37:5 · JER 50:43 · HOS 7:12 · NAM 3:19 · HAB 3:2

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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[שֶׁ֫מַע] n.[m.] sound;—ψ 150:5 ref

שֵׁ֫מַע n.[m.] hearing, report base

Bible Occurrences (17)

9:1
3:2

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