BDB8820
I. [שֶׁ֫מַע noun [masculine] sound; — הַלְלוּהוּ בְּצִלְצְלֵי שָׁ֑מַע Ps 150:5 (|| תְּרוּעָה).
Strong's Lexicon
H8088
H8088 — שֵׁמַע
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H8088 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שֵׁמַע |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H8085 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 17 |
| Transliteration: | shema |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ` (shay'-mah) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement 2. abstractly, audience |
| KJV Renderings: | bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB8822
שֵׁ֫מַע noun [masculine] hearing, report (on from compare LagBN 143); — ׳ שׁ absolute Isa 23:5 construct Isa 23:5 +; suffix שִׁמְעִי Isa 66:19 etc.; — report, usually with genitive object: accusative with שְׁמַע Gen 29:13 ( J ) the tidings about Jacob, Isa 23:5 + (with suffix) Num 14:15 ( J E ), Deut 2:25 ; 1Kgs 10:1 = 2Chr 9:1; Nah 3:19; Hab 3:2; Jer 37:5; Jer 50:43; Isa 66:9 with ל genitive Isa 23:5 לַעֲדָתָם Hos 7:12 usually according to the report (heard by) their congregation (!), but inexplicable and probably corrupt, We Now; Marti (compare Oettli) עַלרָֿעָתָם (כְּשֵׁמַע as gloss) according to their wickedness ; שָׁוְא ׳ נָשָׂא שׁ Exod 23:1 ( E ) take up (utter) a false report; אֹוָן ׳ לְשׁ Ps 18:45 i.e. as soon as heard of, = mere report Job 42:5 (opposed to personal knowledge), compare שִׁמְעָהּ Job 28:22.
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