Strong's Concordance

Hebrew-Aramaic
H8085

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Original: שׁמע

Transliteration: shama (shâma‛)

Phonetic: shaw-mah'

BDB Definition:

to hear, listen to, obey (verb)
1. (Qal)
  1. to hear (perceive by ear)
  2. to hear of or concerning
  3. to hear (have power to hear)
  4. to hear with attention or interest, listen to
  5. to understand (language)
  6. to hear (of judicial cases)
  7. to listen, give heed
    1. to consent, agree
    2. to grant request
  8. to listen to, yield to
  9. to obey, be obedient
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be heard (of voice or sound)
  2. to be heard of
  3. to be regarded, be obeyed
3. (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
4. (Hiphil)
  1. to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound
  2. to sound aloud (musical term)
  3. to make proclamation, summon
  4. to cause to be heard
sound (noun masculine)

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2412, 2412a

Strong's Definition: A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively to tell, etc.): - X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear (-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim (-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever [heareth], witness.

Occurrences in the (KJV) King James Version:

All Occurrences (1027x)

About Him, Hear Now (1x)

According As We Hearkened (1x)

Again There Shall Be Heard (1x)

Against Her, Call Together (1x)

Against Me: I Have Heard (1x)

Against Me? I Have Heard (1x)

Against Them; But They Hearkened (1x)

All That Hear (2x)

Also Heard (1x)

Also I Heard (1x)

Also, And Let Us Hear (1x)

An Understanding (1x)

And All That Could Hear (1x)

And As Soon As We Had Heard (1x)

And Be Obedient (1x)

And Have Heard (1x)

And Have Hearkened (1x)

And Have Not Hearkened (2x)

And Have Not Obeyed (4x)

And Have Obeyed (1x)

And He Did Hear (1x)

And He Heard (2x)

And He Hearkened (2x)

And He Shall Hear (1x)

And Hear (24x)

And Heard (5x)

And Heardest (1x)

And Hearken (5x)

And Hearkened (3x)

And I Have Also Heard (1x)

And I Have Heard (1x)

And I Have Shewed (1x)

And I Heard (7x)

And I Shewed (1x)

And I Will Hear (1x)

And I Will Make Them Hear (1x)

And I Would Not Hear (1x)

And It Came To Pass, When He Heard (1x)

And It Came To Pass, When I Heard (1x)

And It Came To Pass, When Ye Heard (1x)

And It Come To Pass, When He Heareth (1x)

And It Shall Be, If Thou Wilt Hearken (1x)

And It Shall Be, When Thou Shalt Hear (1x)

And It Shall Come To Pass, If Thou Shalt Hearken (1x)

And It Shall Come To Pass, If Ye Diligently (1x)

And It Shall Come To Pass, If Ye Shall Hearken (1x)

And Let All That Heard (1x)

And Let It Be, When Thou Hearest (1x)

And Now I Have Heard (1x)

And Now Shall It Be Reported (1x)

And Now Therefore Hear (1x)

And Obedient (1x)

And Obey (3x)

And Obeyed (1x)

And Publish (5x)

And Publisheth (1x)

And Shalt Be Obedient (1x)

And Shalt Obey (1x)

And That They Should Publish (1x)

And There I Will Cause Thee To Hear (1x)

And They Hear (1x)

And They Heard (1x)

And They Shall Hearken (1x)

And They Would Not Hear (1x)

And They, Whether They Will Hear (1x)

And Thou Heardest (1x)

And Thou Shalt Hear (1x)

And Thou Wilt Not Hear (1x)

And To Hearken (1x)

And We Have Heard (1x)

And When He Heard (2x)

And When I Heard (2x)

And When She Heard (1x)

And When They Heard (1x)

And When Thou Hearest (2x)

And Will Not Hearken (2x)

And Would Not Hear (2x)

And Ye Have Not Obeyed (1x)

And Ye Would Not Hear (1x)

And Yet They Would Not Hearken (1x)

Are Not Heard (1x)

As In Obeying (1x)

As Soon As Ye Hear (1x)

As Thou Hast Heard (1x)

As We Have Heard (1x)

As Ye Have Heard (1x)

At The Hearing (1x)

Attentively (1x)

Be Heard (2x)

Be Witness (1x)

Because He Hath Heard (2x)

Because They Did Not Hearken (1x)

Because They Have Not Hearkened (1x)

Because They Obeyed (2x)

Because Thou Hast Heard (1x)

Because Thou Hast Hearkened (1x)

Because Thou Hearkenedst (1x)

Because Thou Wouldest Not Obey (1x)

Because We Have Heard (1x)

100

Because Ye Have Not Heard (1x)

101

Because Ye Have Obeyed (1x)

102

Before He Heareth (1x)

103

Behold, I Have Heard (1x)

104

Behold, I Have Hearkened (1x)

105

Behold, I Heard (1x)

106

Behold, Publish (1x)

107

Behold, Thou Hast Heard (2x)

108

Behold, To Obey (1x)

109

But He Heareth (2x)

110

But He Hearkened (1x)

111

But He That Heareth (1x)

112

But He That Hearkeneth (1x)

113

But He Would Not Hear (1x)

114

But If They Obey (1x)

115

But If They Will Not Obey (1x)

116

But If Thou Shalt Indeed (1x)

117

But If Ye Will Not Hear (2x)

118

But If Ye Will Not Hearken (3x)

119

But If Ye Will Not Obey (1x)

120

But It Shall Come To Pass, If Thou Wilt Not Hearken (1x)

121

But Of Hearing (1x)

122

But They Did Not Hear (1x)

123

But They Hear (1x)

124

But They Hearkened (4x)

125

But They Obeyed (1x)

126

But They Would Not Hear (1x)

127

But Whoso Hearkeneth (1x)

128

But Ye Have Not Hearkened (3x)

129

But Ye Have Not Obeyed (2x)

130

But Ye Heard (1x)

131

But Ye Hearkened (1x)

132

But Ye Would Not Hear (1x)

133

Call Together (1x)

134

Called (1x)

135

Can I Hear (1x)

136

Can Shew Forth (1x)

137

Cause Me To Hear (2x)

138

Did Hearken (1x)

139

Diligently (5x)

140

Do I Hear (1x)

141

Doth Hear (1x)

142

For All This Hearken (1x)

143

For He Had Heard (5x)

144

For He Hath Heard (1x)

145

For Him? Notwithstanding They Hearkened (1x)

146

For I Have Heard (3x)

147

For I Hear (1x)

148

For I Heard (2x)

149

For I Will Not Hear (1x)

150

For She Had Heard (1x)

151

For That He Heareth (1x)

152

For Them: For I Will Not Hear (1x)

153

For They Have Heard (1x)

154

For They Hear (1x)

155

For They Heard (1x)

156

For They Obeyed (1x)

157

For They Shall Hear (1x)

158

For Those That Should Make A Sound (1x)

159

For Thou Heardest (1x)

160

For We Have Heard (2x)

161

For We Obeyed (1x)

162

For We Understand (2x)

163

For Who Will Hearken (1x)

164

From Hearing (2x)

165

From Me. They Hearkened (1x)

166

From You, That He Will Not Hear (1x)

167

Gathered (1x)

168

Gave Ear (1x)

169

Had Heard (6x)

170

Had Hearkened (1x)

171

Hast Heard (1x)

172

Hast Thou Heard (1x)

173

Hast Thou Not Heard (4x)

174

Hath Certainly (1x)

175

Hath Heard (11x)

176

Hath Not Hearkened (1x)

177

Hath Obeyed (1x)

178

Hath Proclaimed (1x)

179

Have Heard (3x)

180

Have I Heard (1x)

181

Have Not Heard (1x)

182

Have Not Hearkened (2x)

183

Have Not I Told (1x)

184

Have Told (1x)

185

Have We Heard (1x)

186

Have Ye Not Heard (1x)

187

He Heard (4x)

188

He Heareth (1x)

189

He Made Thee To Hear (1x)

190

He That Heareth (1x)

191

He Unto Him, Because Thou Hast Not Obeyed (1x)

192

He Will Not Obey (1x)

193

Hear (129x)

194

Hear Me (1x)

195

Hear Us (1x)

196

Heard (1x)

197

Hearest (1x)

198

Heareth (9x)

199

Hearken (30x)

200

Hearkened (27x)

201

Hearkening (1x)

202

Him Not, Nor Hearkened (1x)

203

Him, And Obey (2x)

204

Him, Will Not Hearken (1x)

205

Him: He Also Will Hear (1x)

206

Him; And He Hearkened (1x)

207

Howbeit They Did Not Hearken (1x)

208

I Do Hear (1x)

209

I Have Considered (1x)

210

I Have Heard (13x)

211

I Have Heard Thee (1x)

212

I Have Hearkened (2x)

213

I Have Shewed (1x)

214

I Have Surely (1x)

215

I Heard (3x)

216

I Pray Thee, Hear (1x)

217

I Pray You, And Hear (1x)

218

I Shewed (1x)

219

I Tell (1x)

220

I Will Hear (2x)

221

I Will Not Hear (3x)

222

If Not, Hearken (1x)

223

If So Be They Will Hearken (1x)

224

If That Thou Hearken (1x)

225

If They Obey (1x)

226

If Thou Shalt Hear (1x)

227

If Thou Shalt Hearken (1x)

228

If Thou Wilt Diligently (1x)

229

If Thou Wilt Hearken (1x)

230

If Ye Obey (1x)

231

If Ye Will Hear (1x)

232

If Ye Will Not Hear (1x)

233

If Ye Will Not Hearken (2x)

234

If Ye Will Not Obey (1x)

235

In All Things, So Will We Hearken (1x)

236

Indeed (1x)

237

Is Heard (6x)

238

Is Not Heard (1x)

239

It Is Reported (1x)

240

It Unto Us, That We May Hear (2x)

241

It: And I Have Heard (1x)

242

It; But They Obeyed (1x)

243

Lest He That Heareth (1x)

244

Lest They Should Hear (1x)

245

Lest Thou Hear (1x)

246

Let Him Hear (1x)

247

Let Me Hear (1x)

248

Let Me Not Hear (1x)

249

Let Us Hear (1x)

250

Like Unto Me; Unto Him Ye Shall Hearken (1x)

251

Listen (1x)

252

Lo, We Heard (1x)

253

Made A Proclamation (1x)

254

Made A Sound (1x)

255

Make Me To Hear (1x)

256

Making A Noise (1x)

257

May Be Obedient (1x)

258

May Hear (2x)

259

May Hearken (1x)

260

Me, And Hath Also Heard (1x)

261

Me, Nor Hearken (1x)

262

Me; I Also Have Heard (1x)

263

Me; I Have Even Heard (1x)

264

Neither Did He Hearken (1x)

265

Neither Have We Hearkened (1x)

266

Neither Have We Obeyed (1x)

267

Neither Hearken (1x)

268

Neither Let It Be Heard (1x)

269

Neither Obey (1x)

270

Neither Regardeth (1x)

271

Neither Were They Obedient (1x)

272

Nevertheless Hear (1x)

273

None That Declareth (1x)

274

None That Heareth (1x)

275

None, But Obey (1x)

276

Nor Hear (2x)

277

Nor Hearkened (1x)

278

Nor Make Any Noise (1x)

279

Not Hear (2x)

280

Not Hearken (10x)

281

Not, Neither Understandest (1x)

282

Not: And Let Him Hear (1x)

283

Notwithstanding They Hearkened (1x)

284

Notwithstanding They Would Not Hear (1x)

285

Now Hear (1x)

286

Now It Came To Pass, When They Had Heard (2x)

287

Now Therefore Hear (1x)

288

Now Therefore Hearken (4x)

289

Now Therefore, I Pray Thee, Hearken (1x)

290

Now Therefore, If Ye Will Obey (1x)

291

O Thou That Hearest (1x)

292

Obey (8x)

293

Obeyed (5x)

294

Obeying (1x)

295

Of Every One That Heareth (1x)

296

Of Him, And Heard (1x)

297

Of Me, They Shall Obey (1x)

298

Of Me. And They Obeyed (1x)

299

Of Them That Hear (1x)

300

Of Them; Or Declare (1x)

301

One Would Hear (1x)

302

Only If Thou Carefully (1x)

303

Only Obey (1x)

304

Or Hath Been Heard (1x)

305

Or Let Them Hear (1x)

306

Publish (4x)

307

Sang Loud (1x)

308

Shall Be Heard (2x)

309

Shall Be No More Heard (2x)

310

Shall Be Published (1x)

311

Shall Be There: That Thou Mayest Hearken (1x)

312

Shall Come To Pass, If Ye Will Diligently (1x)

313

Shall He Not Hear (1x)

314

Shall Hear (12x)

315

Shall No More Be Heard (2x)

316

Shall Not Hearken (2x)

317

Shall We Then Hearken (1x)

318

Shalt Thou Hear (1x)

319

She Obeyed (1x)

320

Should No More Be Heard (1x)

321

So He Consented (1x)

322

So That Thou Wilt Not Hear (1x)

323

Soever Thou Shalt Hear (1x)

324

Sounding (1x)

325

Such As They Have Not Heard (1x)

326

Than They. And He Hearkened (1x)

327

Than Thou Canst Perceive (1x)

328

That Hath Heard (1x)

329

That Have Not Heard (1x)

330

That He Had Heard (1x)

331

That He Hath Heard (1x)

332

That He Heard (3x)

333

That He Heareth (1x)

334

That He Hearkened (2x)

335

That Hear (2x)

336

That Heard (1x)

337

That Heareth (4x)

338

That I Hear (1x)

339

That I Heard (3x)

340

That I May Publish (1x)

341

That I May Shew (1x)

342

That I Should Obey (1x)

343

That It Cannot Hear (1x)

344

That It Obey (1x)

345

That Obeyeth (3x)

346

That Publisheth (3x)

347

That Shall Be Heard (1x)

348

That They May Hear (2x)

349

That They May Not Hearken (1x)

350

That They Might Not Hear (2x)

351

That They Might Not Obey (1x)

352

That They Should Not Hear (1x)

353

That Thou Hast Heard (1x)

354

That Thou Mayest Hear (1x)

355

That Thou Mayest Obey (1x)

356

That Thou Obeyedst (1x)

357

That We May Hear (1x)

358

That Which I Have Heard (1x)

359

That Whosoever (1x)

360

That Whosoever Heareth (1x)

361

That Ye Can Hear (1x)

362

That Ye Have Heard (2x)

363

The Hearing (1x)

364

The Which Whosoever Heareth (1x)

365

Thee To Them, They Would Have Hearkened (1x)

366

Thee, According To All That We Have Heard (2x)

367

Thee, And Hear (1x)

368

Thee, And Thou Hast Heard (1x)

369

Thee, Hear (1x)

370

Thee, If Thou Shalt Hearken (1x)

371

Thee, Neither Hearken (1x)

372

Them, And Have Not Obeyed (1x)

373

Themselves Of Them Any More, Then They Obeyed (1x)

374

Then Hear (13x)

375

Then I Heard (1x)

376

Then Thou Wilt Hear (1x)

377

Then Whosoever (1x)

378

Then Will I Hear (1x)

379

There; To Hearken (1x)

380

Therefore Hear (9x)

381

Therefore Hearken (3x)

382

Therefore Thou Shalt Hear (1x)

383

Thereof Was Heard (2x)

384

They Did Not Hear (1x)

385

They Have Heard (2x)

386

They Hear (1x)

387

They Heard (1x)

388

They May Not Understand (1x)

389

They Shall Be Obedient (1x)

390

They Shall Hear (1x)

391

This, And Hast Not Hearkened (1x)

392

This, And Shew (1x)

393

Thou Canst Not Understand (1x)

394

Thou Canst Understand (1x)

395

Thou Hast Heard (5x)

396

Thou Hast Obeyed (1x)

397

Thou Heardest (2x)

398

Thou Obeyedst (1x)

399

Thou Shalt Not Hearken (1x)

400

Thou Shalt Not Understand (1x)

401

Thou Shalt Therefore Obey (1x)

402

Thou With Us, And We Will Hear (1x)

403

Thou Wouldest Not Hear (1x)

404

Thus Have We Obeyed (1x)

405

To Be Heard (9x)

406

To Discern (2x)

407

To Hear (20x)

408

To Hearken (5x)

409

To Me: For I Will Not Hear (1x)

410

To Obey (2x)

411

To Sound (1x)

412

To You; But Ye Have Not Obeyed (1x)

413

Together (2x)

414

Understood (1x)

415

Unto Him, And He Heareth (1x)

416

Unto Him, And He Hearkened (1x)

417

Unto Him, And He Shall Hear (1x)

418

Unto Him, And He Would Not Hearken (1x)

419

Unto Him, Behold Now, We Have Heard (1x)

420

Unto Him, He Heard (1x)

421

Unto Him, Hear (2x)

422

Unto Him, Hearken (1x)

423

Unto Him, I Have Heard (2x)

424

Unto Him, Nor Hearken (1x)

425

Unto Me, And Heard (1x)

426

Unto Me, And I Will Hear (1x)

427

Unto Me, And I Will Hearken (1x)

428

Unto Me, Hear (1x)

429

Unto Me, I Have Heard (1x)

430

Unto Me, I Will Not Hearken (1x)

431

Unto Me, I Will Surely (1x)

432

Unto Me, That I Will Hear (1x)

433

Unto Me: Hear (1x)

434

Unto Thee, Hearken (1x)

435

Unto Thee, Thou Heardest (2x)

436

Unto Thee; And We Will Hear (1x)

437

Unto Them, But They Have Not Heard (1x)

438

Unto Them, Hear (6x)

439

Unto Them, Hearken (1x)

440

Unto Them, I Have Heard (1x)

441

Unto Them, Whether They Will Hear (1x)

442

Unto Them; But They Will Not Hearken (1x)

443

Unto Us; For It Hath Heard (1x)

444

Unto You; And Ye Would Not Hear (1x)

445

Upon An Obedient (1x)

446

Upon Him, And He Shall Hear (2x)

447

Upon Me, And Hear (1x)

448

Us, And We Would Not Hear (1x)

449

Us: If We Hear (1x)

450

Was Heard (8x)

451

Was Not Heard (1x)

452

Was Not Perceived (1x)

453

We Have Heard (7x)

454

We Will Not Hearken (1x)

455

We Will Obey (1x)

456

Were Content (1x)

457

Were Heard (2x)

458

When He Heard (2x)

459

When He Shall Hear (1x)

460

When I Heard (2x)

461

When They Had Heard (1x)

462

When They Hear (1x)

463

When They Heard (2x)

464

When Thou Heardest (3x)

465

When Thou Shalt Hearken (1x)

466

When Ye Hear (1x)

467

Wherefore Hear (1x)

468

Wherefore Hearest (1x)

469

Wherefore Then Didst Thou Not Obey (1x)

470

Whether They Will Hear (1x)

471

Whether They Would Hearken (1x)

472

Which Had Heard (1x)

473

Which Have Heard (2x)

474

Which Heard (2x)

475

Which I Hear (1x)

476

Which I Heard (2x)

477

Which Shall Hear (2x)

478

Which They Had Not Heard (1x)

479

Which Thou Hast Heard (3x)

480

Which We Have Heard (1x)

481

Which Will Not Hearken (1x)

482

Which Will Not Obey (1x)

483

Who Hath Declared (1x)

484

Who Hath Heard (2x)

485

Who Shall Hear (1x)

486

Will Hear (7x)

487

Will I Not Hear (1x)

488

Will Not Hear (2x)

489

Will Not Hearken (1x)

490

Will We Obey (1x)

491

Wilt Thou Not Hearken (1x)

492

With Hearing (1x)

493

With Him Heard (1x)

494

With Him, And Hearkened (1x)

495

With Him, Heard (2x)

496

With Him, Then He Heard (1x)

497

With Me For Your Sakes, And Would Not Hear (1x)

498

With Thee. And When He Heard (1x)

499

With Them, That They Heard (1x)

500

With Us, When We Obey (1x)

501

With You: For We Have Heard (1x)

502

Would Not Hear (2x)

503

Would Not Hearken (4x)

504

Ye Did Not Hear (1x)

505

Ye Have Not Hearkened (1x)

506

Ye Hear (1x)

507

Ye Heard (1x)

508

Ye Hearken (1x)

509

Ye Indeed (1x)

510

Ye Shall Hear (1x)

511

Ye That Hear (1x)

512

Ye Will Hearken (1x)

513

Ye Would Not Be Obedient (1x)

514

Ye, Tell (1x)

515

Yea, I Have Obeyed (1x)

516

Yea, Thou Heardest (1x)

517

Yet Hear (2x)

518

Yet Heard (2x)

519

Yet Now Hear (1x)

520

Yet They Have Not Hearkened (1x)

521

Yet They Hearkened (1x)

522

Yet They Obeyed (1x)

523

Yet Ye Have Not Hearkened (1x)

524

You, And Have Obeyed (1x)

525

You, Neither Hearken (1x)

526

Yourselves, And Hear (1x)

Occurrences of "Obey"

Genesis 27:8

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

Genesis 27:43

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

Exodus 23:22

But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.(h)

Jeremiah 7:23

But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

Jeremiah 11:4

Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:

Jeremiah 11:7

For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

Jeremiah 38:20

But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the Lord , which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.

Zechariah 6:15

And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the Lord , and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.

Brown-Driver-Brigg's Information

All of the original Hebrew and Aramaic words are arranged by the numbering system from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. In some cases more than one form of the word — such as the masculine and feminine forms of a noun — may be listed.

Each entry is a Hebrew word, unless it is designated as Aramaic. Immediately after each word is given its equivalent in English letters, according to a system of transliteration. Then follows the phonetic. Next follows the Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definitions given in English.

Then ensues a reference to the same word as found in Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (TWOT), by R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke. This section makes an association between the unique number used by TWOT with the Strong's number.

Thayers Information

All of the original Greek words are arranged by the numbering system from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. The Strong's numbering system arranges most Greek words by their alphabetical order. This renders reference easy without recourse to the Greek characters. In some cases more than one form of the word - such as the masculine, feminine, and neuter forms of a noun - may be listed.

Immediately after each word is given its exact equivalent in English letters, according to the system of transliteration laid down in the scheme here following. Then follows the phonetic. Next follows the Thayer's Definitions given in English.

Then ensues a reference to the same word as found in the ten-volume Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNT), edited by Gerhard Kittel. Both volume and page numbers cite where the word may be found.

The presence of an asterisk indicates that the corresponding entry in the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament may appear in a different form than that displayed in Thayers' Greek Definitions.

Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries Information

Dictionaries of Hebrew and Greek Words taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance by James Strong, S.T.D., LL.D., 1890.

Strong's Concor­dance

Hebrew-Aramaic H8085

Brown-Driver-Brigg's Information

Thayers Information

Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries Information

Strong's Concordance

Hebrew-Aramaic
H8085