שָׁמַע
shâma
Modern Summary of Strong’s Concordance (1890)
The word "shâma" primarily means to hear or listen with understanding, often implying attention and obedience. It can also involve causing others to hear, such as proclaiming, reporting, or declaring something. The term encompasses actions like discerning, considering, obeying, or responding thoughtfully to what is heard.
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
The Hebrew word shâma means "to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)," encompassing related ideas including attentively, call together, carefully, certainly.
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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