שָׁמַע: shâma (H8085), a Hebrew word meaning "to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)"
shâma
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shâma is a Hebrew word meaning "to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.", encompassing ideas like attentively, call together, carefully, certainly.
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.
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שָׁמַע
Pronunciationshâma
H8085
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
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