Shᵉmaʻ — H8086

Definition

verb

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

1. to hear
1. (P'al) to hear, have a sense of hearing
2. (Ithpael) to show oneself obedient

Usually translated as

hear, obey

Origin

(Aramaic) corresponding to H8085

• Shâmaʻ (H8085)

Greek equivalents

• peitharchéō (G3980)

Occurrences

Shᵉmaʻ occurs 9 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (9)

• Daniel 3:5 — That at what time ye hear (תִשְׁמְע֡וּן) the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
• Daniel 3:7 — Therefore at that time, when all the people heard (שָֽׁמְעִ֣ין) the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
• Daniel 3:10 — Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear (יִשְׁמַ֡ע) the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
• Daniel 3:15 — Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear (תִשְׁמְע֡וּן) the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
• Daniel 5:14 — I have even heard (וְשִׁמְעֵ֣ת) of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.
• Daniel 5:16 — And I have heard (שִׁמְעֵ֣ת) of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
• Daniel 5:23 — But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear (שָׁמְעִ֛ין), nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
• Daniel 6:14 — Then the king, when he heard (שְׁמַ֗ע) these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
• Daniel 7:27 — And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey (וְיִֽשְׁתַּמְּעֽוּן) him.