שָׁמַע shâmaʻ

Meaning

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

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

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Nehemiah 12:42 and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. Then the choirs sang out under the direction of Jezrahiah.
• Nehemiah 12:43 On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
• Nehemiah 13:3 As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.
• Nehemiah 13:27 Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”
• Esther 1:18 This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.
• Esther 1:20 The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”
• Esther 2:8 When the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, the custodian of the women.
• Esther 3:4 Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.
• Job 2:11 Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.
• Job 3:18 The captives enjoy their ease; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
• Job 4:16 It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice:
• Job 5:27 Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”
• Job 13:1 “Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood.
• Job 13:6 Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
• Job 13:17 Listen carefully to my words; let my declaration ring in your ears.
• Job 15:8 Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself?
• Job 15:17 Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,
• Job 16:2 “I have heard many things like these; miserable comforters are you all.
• Job 20:3 I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.
• Job 21:2 “Listen carefully to my words; let this be your consolation to me.
• Job 22:27 You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
• Job 26:14 Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
• Job 27:9 Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
• Job 28:22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’
• Job 29:11 For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
• Job 29:21 Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.
• Job 31:35 (Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.
• Job 32:10 Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; I too will declare what I know.’
• Job 33:1 “But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
• Job 33:8 Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words:
• Job 33:31 Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
• Job 33:33 But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”
• Job 34:2 “Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.
• Job 34:10 Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.
• Job 34:16 If you have understanding, hear this; listen to my words.
• Job 34:28 They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
• Job 34:34 Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:
• Job 35:13 Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.
• Job 36:11 If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
• Job 36:12 But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
• Job 37:2 Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
• Job 37:4 Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
• Job 39:7 He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.
• Job 42:4 You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak. I will question you, and you shall inform Me.’
• Job 42:5 My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.
• Psalms 4:1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
• Psalms 4:3 Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.
• Psalms 5:3 In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
• Psalms 6:8 Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.
• Psalms 6:9 The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.
• Psalms 10:17 You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
• Psalms 17:1 A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit.
• Psalms 17:6 I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
• Psalms 18:6 In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
• Psalms 18:44 When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
• Psalms 19:3 Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard,
• Psalms 22:24 For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
• Psalms 26:7 to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.
• Psalms 27:7 Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be merciful and answer me.
• Psalms 28:2 Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.