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Hebrew word study

שָׁמַעshâmaʻ — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attentio…

Pronounced “shaw-mah'”

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

Translated in the King James as: attentively, call (gather) together, carefully, certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

Appears 1,157 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 62×
Genesis 3:8Genesis 3:10Genesis 3:17Genesis 4:23Genesis 11:7Genesis 14:14Genesis 16:2Genesis 16:11Genesis 17:20Genesis 18:10Genesis 21:6Genesis 21:12Genesis 21:17Genesis 21:26Genesis 22:18Genesis 23:6Genesis 23:8Genesis 23:11Genesis 23:13Genesis 23:15Genesis 23:16Genesis 24:30Genesis 24:52Genesis 26:5Genesis 27:5+ 37 more in Genesis
Exodus — 49×
Exodus 2:15Exodus 2:24Exodus 3:7Exodus 3:18Exodus 4:1Exodus 4:8Exodus 4:9Exodus 4:31Exodus 5:2Exodus 6:5Exodus 6:9Exodus 6:12Exodus 6:30Exodus 7:4Exodus 7:13Exodus 7:16Exodus 7:22Exodus 8:15Exodus 8:19Exodus 9:12Exodus 11:9Exodus 15:14Exodus 15:26Exodus 16:7Exodus 16:8+ 24 more in Exodus
Leviticus — 7×
Leviticus 5:1Leviticus 10:20Leviticus 24:14Leviticus 26:14Leviticus 26:18Leviticus 26:21Leviticus 26:27
Numbers — 31×
Numbers 7:89Numbers 9:8Numbers 11:1Numbers 11:10Numbers 12:2Numbers 12:6Numbers 14:13Numbers 14:14Numbers 14:15Numbers 14:22Numbers 14:27Numbers 16:4Numbers 16:8Numbers 20:10Numbers 20:16Numbers 21:1Numbers 21:3Numbers 22:36Numbers 23:18Numbers 24:4Numbers 24:16Numbers 27:20Numbers 30:4Numbers 30:5Numbers 30:7+ 6 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 91×
Deuteronomy 1:16Deuteronomy 1:17Deuteronomy 1:34Deuteronomy 1:43Deuteronomy 1:45Deuteronomy 2:25Deuteronomy 3:26Deuteronomy 4:1Deuteronomy 4:6Deuteronomy 4:10Deuteronomy 4:12Deuteronomy 4:28Deuteronomy 4:30Deuteronomy 4:32Deuteronomy 4:33Deuteronomy 4:36Deuteronomy 5:1Deuteronomy 5:23Deuteronomy 5:24Deuteronomy 5:25Deuteronomy 5:26Deuteronomy 5:27Deuteronomy 5:28Deuteronomy 6:3Deuteronomy 6:4+ 66 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 27×
Joshua 1:17Joshua 1:18Joshua 2:10Joshua 2:11Joshua 3:9Joshua 5:1Joshua 5:6Joshua 6:5Joshua 6:10Joshua 6:20Joshua 7:9Joshua 9:1Joshua 9:3Joshua 9:9Joshua 9:16Joshua 10:1Joshua 10:14Joshua 11:1Joshua 14:12Joshua 22:2Joshua 22:11Joshua 22:12Joshua 22:30Joshua 24:10Joshua 24:24+ 2 more in Joshua
Judges — 24×
Judges 2:2Judges 2:17Judges 2:20Judges 3:4Judges 5:3Judges 5:16Judges 6:10Judges 7:11Judges 7:15Judges 9:7Judges 9:30Judges 9:46Judges 11:10Judges 11:17Judges 11:28Judges 13:9Judges 13:23Judges 14:13Judges 18:25Judges 19:25Judges 20:3Judges 20:13+ 2 more in Judges
Ruth — 2×
Ruth 1:6Ruth 2:8
1 Samuel — 65×
1 Sam 1:131 Sam 2:221 Sam 2:231 Sam 2:241 Sam 2:251 Sam 3:91 Sam 3:101 Sam 3:111 Sam 4:61 Sam 4:141 Sam 4:191 Sam 7:71 Sam 8:71 Sam 8:91 Sam 8:191 Sam 8:211 Sam 8:221 Sam 9:271 Sam 11:61 Sam 12:11 Sam 12:141 Sam 12:151 Sam 13:31 Sam 13:41 Sam 14:22+ 40 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 33×
2 Sam 3:282 Sam 4:12 Sam 5:172 Sam 5:242 Sam 7:222 Sam 8:92 Sam 10:72 Sam 11:262 Sam 12:182 Sam 13:142 Sam 13:162 Sam 13:212 Sam 14:162 Sam 14:172 Sam 15:32 Sam 15:102 Sam 15:352 Sam 15:362 Sam 16:212 Sam 17:52 Sam 17:92 Sam 18:52 Sam 19:22 Sam 19:352 Sam 20:16+ 8 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 60×
1 Ki 1:111 Ki 1:411 Ki 1:451 Ki 2:421 Ki 3:91 Ki 3:111 Ki 3:281 Ki 4:341 Ki 5:11 Ki 5:71 Ki 5:81 Ki 6:71 Ki 8:281 Ki 8:291 Ki 8:301 Ki 8:321 Ki 8:341 Ki 8:361 Ki 8:391 Ki 8:421 Ki 8:431 Ki 8:451 Ki 8:491 Ki 8:521 Ki 9:3+ 35 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 43×
2 Ki 3:212 Ki 5:82 Ki 6:302 Ki 7:12 Ki 7:62 Ki 9:302 Ki 10:62 Ki 11:132 Ki 13:42 Ki 14:112 Ki 16:92 Ki 17:142 Ki 17:402 Ki 18:122 Ki 18:262 Ki 18:282 Ki 18:312 Ki 18:322 Ki 19:12 Ki 19:42 Ki 19:62 Ki 19:72 Ki 19:82 Ki 19:92 Ki 19:11+ 18 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 14×
1 Chr 10:111 Chr 14:81 Chr 14:151 Chr 15:161 Chr 15:191 Chr 15:281 Chr 16:51 Chr 16:421 Chr 17:201 Chr 18:91 Chr 19:81 Chr 28:21 Chr 29:23+ 1 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles — 48×
2 Chr 5:132 Chr 6:192 Chr 6:202 Chr 6:212 Chr 6:232 Chr 6:252 Chr 6:272 Chr 6:302 Chr 6:332 Chr 6:352 Chr 6:392 Chr 7:122 Chr 7:142 Chr 9:12 Chr 9:52 Chr 9:62 Chr 9:72 Chr 9:232 Chr 10:22 Chr 10:152 Chr 10:162 Chr 11:42 Chr 13:42 Chr 15:22 Chr 15:8+ 23 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra — 3×
Ezra 3:13Ezra 4:1Ezra 9:3
Nehemiah — 28×
Nehemiah 1:4Nehemiah 1:6Nehemiah 2:10Nehemiah 2:19Nehemiah 4:1Nehemiah 4:4Nehemiah 4:7Nehemiah 4:15Nehemiah 4:20Nehemiah 5:6Nehemiah 6:1Nehemiah 6:6Nehemiah 6:7Nehemiah 6:16Nehemiah 8:2Nehemiah 8:9Nehemiah 8:15Nehemiah 9:9Nehemiah 9:16Nehemiah 9:17Nehemiah 9:27Nehemiah 9:28Nehemiah 9:29Nehemiah 12:42Nehemiah 12:43+ 3 more in Nehemiah
Esther — 4×
Esther 1:18Esther 1:20Esther 2:8Esther 3:4
Job — 40×
Job 2:11Job 3:18Job 4:16Job 5:27Job 13:1Job 13:6Job 13:17Job 15:8Job 15:17Job 16:2Job 20:3Job 21:2Job 22:27Job 26:14Job 27:9Job 28:22Job 29:11Job 29:21Job 31:35Job 32:10Job 33:1Job 33:8Job 33:31Job 33:33Job 34:2+ 15 more in Job
Psalms — 79×
Psalms 4:1Psalms 4:3Psalms 5:3Psalms 6:8Psalms 6:9Psalms 10:17Psalms 17:1Psalms 17:6Psalms 18:6Psalms 18:44Psalms 19:3Psalms 22:24Psalms 26:7Psalms 27:7Psalms 28:2Psalms 28:6Psalms 30:10Psalms 31:13Psalms 31:22Psalms 34:2Psalms 34:6Psalms 34:11Psalms 34:17Psalms 38:13Psalms 38:14+ 54 more in Psalms
Proverbs — 30×
Proverbs 1:5Proverbs 1:8Proverbs 1:33Proverbs 4:1Proverbs 4:10Proverbs 5:7Proverbs 5:13Proverbs 7:24Proverbs 8:6Proverbs 8:32Proverbs 8:33Proverbs 8:34Proverbs 12:15Proverbs 13:1Proverbs 13:8Proverbs 15:29Proverbs 15:31Proverbs 15:32Proverbs 18:13Proverbs 19:20Proverbs 19:27Proverbs 20:12Proverbs 21:28Proverbs 22:17Proverbs 23:19+ 5 more in Proverbs
Ecclesiastes — 8×
Eccles 1:8Eccles 5:1Eccles 7:5Eccles 7:21Eccles 9:16Eccles 9:17Eccles 12:13+ 1 more in Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon — 3×
Song 2:12Song 2:14Song 8:13
Isaiah — 105×
Isaiah 1:2Isaiah 1:10Isaiah 1:15Isaiah 1:19Isaiah 6:8Isaiah 6:9Isaiah 6:10Isaiah 7:13Isaiah 15:4Isaiah 16:6Isaiah 18:3Isaiah 21:3Isaiah 21:10Isaiah 24:16Isaiah 28:12Isaiah 28:14Isaiah 28:22Isaiah 28:23Isaiah 29:18Isaiah 30:9Isaiah 30:19Isaiah 30:21Isaiah 30:30Isaiah 32:3Isaiah 32:9+ 80 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 184×
Jeremiah 2:4Jeremiah 3:13Jeremiah 3:21Jeremiah 3:25Jeremiah 4:5Jeremiah 4:15Jeremiah 4:16Jeremiah 4:19Jeremiah 4:21Jeremiah 4:31Jeremiah 5:15Jeremiah 5:20Jeremiah 5:21Jeremiah 6:7Jeremiah 6:10Jeremiah 6:18Jeremiah 6:19Jeremiah 6:24Jeremiah 7:2Jeremiah 7:13Jeremiah 7:16Jeremiah 7:23Jeremiah 7:24Jeremiah 7:26Jeremiah 7:27+ 159 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations — 5×
Lam 1:18Lam 1:21Lam 3:56Lam 3:61+ 1 more in Lamentations
Ezekiel — 51×
Ezekiel 1:24Ezekiel 1:28Ezekiel 2:2Ezekiel 2:5Ezekiel 2:7Ezekiel 2:8Ezekiel 3:6Ezekiel 3:7Ezekiel 3:10Ezekiel 3:11Ezekiel 3:12Ezekiel 3:17Ezekiel 3:27Ezekiel 6:3Ezekiel 8:18Ezekiel 10:5Ezekiel 12:2Ezekiel 13:2Ezekiel 13:19Ezekiel 16:35Ezekiel 18:25Ezekiel 19:4Ezekiel 19:9Ezekiel 20:8Ezekiel 20:39+ 26 more in Ezekiel
Daniel — 15×
Daniel 1:14Daniel 8:13Daniel 8:16Daniel 9:6Daniel 9:10Daniel 9:11Daniel 9:14Daniel 9:17Daniel 9:18Daniel 9:19Daniel 10:9Daniel 10:12Daniel 12:7Daniel 12:8+ 1 more in Daniel
Hosea — 3×
Hosea 4:1Hosea 5:1Hosea 9:17
Joel — 1×
Joel 1:2
Amos — 10×
Amos 3:1Amos 3:9Amos 3:13Amos 4:1Amos 4:5Amos 5:1Amos 5:23Amos 7:16Amos 8:4Amos 8:11
Obadiah — 1×
Obadiah 1:1
Jonah — 1×
Jonah 2:2
Micah — 9×
Micah 1:2Micah 3:1Micah 3:9Micah 5:15Micah 6:1Micah 6:2Micah 6:9Micah 7:7+ 1 more in Micah
Nahum — 3×
Nahum 1:15Nahum 2:13Nahum 3:19
Habakkuk — 3×
Habakkuk 1:2Habakkuk 3:2Habakkuk 3:16
Zephaniah — 2×
Zeph 2:8Zeph 3:2
Haggai — 1×
Haggai 1:12
Zechariah — 10×
Zech 1:4Zech 3:8Zech 6:15Zech 7:11Zech 7:12Zech 7:13Zech 8:9Zech 8:23+ 2 more in Zechariah
Malachi — 2×
Malachi 2:2Malachi 3:16

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