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);
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 1×
Exodus — 1×
Numbers — 1×
Deuteronomy — 1×
1 Kings — 1×
2 Chronicles — 1×
Psalms — 2×
Isaiah — 3×
Jeremiah — 2×
Hosea — 1×
Nahum — 1×
Habakkuk — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.