Hebrew word study

שֵׁמַעshêmaʻ something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement

Pronounced “shay'-mah

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

Translated in the King James as: bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings.

Appears 18 times in Scripture

Origin: from H8085 (שָׁמַע);

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Where it appears

Genesis 1×
Genesis 29:13
Exodus 1×
Exodus 23:1
Numbers 1×
Numbers 14:15
Deuteronomy 1×
Deuteronomy 2:25
1 Kings 1×
1 Ki 10:1
2 Chronicles 1×
2 Chr 9:1
Job 2×
Job 28:22Job 42:5
Psalms 2×
Psalms 18:44Psalms 150:5
Isaiah 3×
Isaiah 23:5Isaiah 66:19+ 1 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah 2×
Jeremiah 37:5Jeremiah 50:43
Hosea 1×
Hosea 7:12
Nahum 1×
Nahum 3:19
Habakkuk 1×
Habakkuk 3:2

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