Qal₁₀₅₂ Perfect3masculine singular ׳שׁ Genesis 24:52 +, שָׁמֵ֑עַ Jeremiah 36:13 3t.; 2 feminine singular שָׁמַ֫עַתְּ 1 Kings 1:11 2t.; 3 plural שָׁמֵ֑עוּ Judges 2:17 +, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשְׁמַע Exodus 6:30 +, 1 singular cohortative אֶשְׁמְעָה Numbers 9:8, וָאֶשְׁמְָעָה (on ְָ֯ compare Ges^{§ 10h}; Ol^{§ 65 c question} reading) Daniel 8:13; 2masculine plural תִּשְׁמְע֔וּן Deuteronomy 8:20 +, תִּשְׁמָע֔וּן Deuteronomy 1:17, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁמַע Amos 7:16 +, שִׁמְעָךְ Job 32:10 + (especially Psalms), שְׁמָ֨עָךְ֨ Daniel 9:19; feminine plural שְׁמַעְנָה Isaiah 32:9; Jeremiah 9:19, שְׁמַ֫עַן Genesis 4:23 (Ges^{§ 46f}), etc.; Infinitive absolute שָׁמוֺעַ Isaiah 6:9 +; construct שְׁמֹעַ 1 Samuel 15:22 +; suffix שָׁמְעו Deuteronomy 29:18 +, שָׁמְעָתוֺ Isaiah 30:19 (Genesis 18:10 + etc.; —

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subject human person (or thing personified):

a. hear (perceive by ear), accusative of thing, especially קוֺל Genesis 3:10 (J) + 46 t., דבר(יםׅ Amos 8:11 50t., etc.; accusative חָכְמָה i.e. wise sayings 1 Kings 5:14 4t.; so any utterance or sound (approximately 150 t. in all) + (object omitted) Deuteronomy 4:33 32t. + (temporal clause) 1 Samuel 14:27 6t.; very rarely with ב, ׳בְּסוֺד י ׳שׁ Job 15:8; with object clause, ׳כִּ Exodus 4:31 52t. + Isaiah 39:1b (read ׳כִּי שׁ ᵐ5 ᵑ7 "" 2 Kings 20:12), אֶתאֲֿשֶׁר Joshua 2:10; Joshua 5:1 (both R^D), מַהֹֿ֯ Judges 7:11 3t.; without connect. אֹתָהּ ׳שׁ עָשִׂיתִי 2 Kings 19:25 = Isaiah 37:26; singular oratio recta [direct speech] Isaiah 40:28; Zechariah 8:23.

b. accusative of person + מְדַבֵּר hear one speaking Genesis 27:6 (J), Jeremiah 26:7; Daniel 8:13, so בֹּכֶה Numbers 11:10 (J), נִבָּא Jeremiah 20:1 מְקַלְלֶ֑ךָ Ecclesiastes 7:21; occas. pears. omitted, דֹּבְרִים Genesis 37:17 (JE), אֶתמִֿדַּבֵּר Ezekiel 2:2; Ezekiel 43:6 (see דבר Hithpa`el); accusative of person only Daniel 12:7.

c. with לֵאמֹר only, hear say = hear it said, 1 Samuel 13:4; 2 Samuel 19:3; Deuteronomy 13:13; Joshua 22:11 (P), 1 Kings 16:16; + עַל person concerning Genesis 41:15 (E), Isaiah 37:9; אֶל person id. 2 Kings 19:9.

d. hear of, concerning: (1) accusative of thing, אֵת(כָּלֿ)אֲשֶׁר Exodus 18:1; 2 Kings 19:11 5t., דבר(יםׅ 1 Samuel 3:11 4t., רָעָה Jeremiah 19:3 5t., etc.; כַּאֲשֶׁר 1 Samuel 23:11; Psalm 48:9, כָּואֹת Isaiah 66:8 hear of anything like this, כָּאֵלֶּךְ Jeremiah 18:13; accusative, etc., omitted Judges 9:46 43t.; (2) less often accusative of person Job 42:5, אֶל person Ezekiel 19:4, person omitted Deuteronomy 9:2; with ב person hear exultantly of their fate Psalm 92:12 (probably imitated from "" הִכִּיט בְּ v^a; see especially ראךְ 8a (6)).

e. hear, absolute, = have power to hear, 2 Samuel 19:36 (with בְּקוֺל ), Isaiah 21:3; Isaiah 32:3; Proverbs 20:12; Zechariah 7:11; in simile Psalm 38:15; with negative of idols Deuteronomy 4:28; Psalm 115:6; figurative (spiritual power) Jeremiah 5:21; Deuteronomy 29:8; Ezekiel 12:2; Isaiah 42:20. — Proverbs 21:28 is probably corrupt, see Toy.

f. hear with attention, interest, listen to (sometimes "" חֶאֱןין), חִקְשִׁיב accusative דבר(יםׅ (54 t.) Amos 4:1 +, especially ׳דבר(י) י Numbers 12:6 (JE) + 45 t.; אִמְרָה Isaiah 28:23, קוֺל Isaiah 28:23, זאֹת Micah 3:9, etc.; often absolute Judges 5:3 57t., + (negative) Psalm 38:14 pay no attention; absolute לֵב שֹׁמֵעַ 1 Kings 3:9, אִישׁ שֹׁטֵעַ Proverbs 21:28.

g. understand (language), שָׂפָחךְ Genesis 11:7 (J), Isaiah 33:19, לָשׁוֺן Deuteronomy 28:49, דְּבָרִין Ezekiel 3:6, מַהיְּֿדַבֵּר Jeremiah 5:15, no accusative Genesis 42:23 (E), 2 Kings 18:26 = Isaiah 36:11.

h. specif of hearing a (judicial) casre, דָּבָר Deuteronomy 1:17, compare Deuteronomy 1:17; accusative omitted בֵּין person Deuteronomy 1:16, of ׳י Judges 11:10; with מִשְׁמָּט 1 Kings 3:11; הִטּוֺב וְהָרֵע ׳לשׁ 2 Samuel 14:17, וְשֹׁמֵע אֵין לְךָ 2 Samuel 15:3, compare Job 31:35.

i. with accusative of person in polite address, hear us (me)! Genesis 23:6,8,11,13,15 (all P), 1 Chronicles 28:2; 2Chronicles 13:4; 15:2; 20:20

j. listen, give heed (sometimes "" הִקְשִׁיב), absolute, Genesis 42:21 (E) + 18: t., + (usually "" הִטָּה אֹ׃ון), Jeremiah 7:13 14t. Jeremiah, + (opposed to חָדַל) Ezekiel 2:5 3t. Ezekiel; + שִׂים עַללֵֿב Malachi 2:2; hear + do Deuteronomy 5:24; 2 Kings 18:12, etc.; = consent, agree, Genesis 37:27 (J), grant request Judges 11:17; with ל person (mostly late) Judges 19:25; 1 Samuel 30:24; Job 15:17 16t., ׳לי Hosea 9:17; Leviticus 26:14,18,21,27; ׳לְדִבְרֵי י 1 Samuel 15:1, לְעֵצָה Proverbs 12:15.

k. with אֶל person + listen to, yield to Genesis 49:2; Judges 2:17 69t. (׳אֶליֿ15t., especially Jeremiah 7:26 10t. Jeremiah), עַל person 2 Kings 20:13; אֶלדִּֿבְרֵי etc., Deuteronomy 18:19; Jeremiah 29:10 14t., עַלדִּֿבְרֵי etc., 2 Kings 22:13 3t.; very rarely accusative of thing 1 Samuel 24:10 (Gi v.1 Samuel 24:9).

l לְקוֺל ׳שׁ = id., obey, Genesis 3:17 (J) + 11 t. + (׳לְקוֺל י) Judges 2:20; Exodus 15:26 (JE).

m. very often, בְּקוֺל ׳שׁ = obey 1 Samuel 8:7 25t., + ׳שׁ ׳בְּקוֺל י (׳יs word, etc.) Deuteronomy 4:30; Jeremiah 3:13 65t. (Deuteronomy 18 t., Jeremiah 18 t.).

n. obey, with accusative דבר(יםׅ Joshua 1:18 2t. + (׳י ׳ד) Jeremiah 11:3 5t. Jeremiah; 1 Kings 12:24 2Chronicles 11:4, etc.; accusative of person Exodus 6:12 (P), 2 Chronicles 28:11.

o. absolutebe obedient (especially to ׳י) Isaiah 1:19; Micah 5:14; Jeremiah 12:17 4t. Jeremiah + 7 t.

2 ׳י (God) subject:

a. accusative קוֺל, דברים, etc., Genesis 21:17 (E), 2 Kings 19:4 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 19:16, usually with favour implied Numbers 20:16; Deuteronomy 33:7 +, so especially accusative תְּפִלָּה, תְּחנָּה, etc., 1 Kings 8:45; Psalm 6:10 +.

b. object clause כִּי Genesis 29:33 (J).

c. no object (32 t.) Isaiah 59:2; Jeremiah 22:21, usually hear and foregive, help, etc 1 Kings 8:30,32; Isaiah 30:19 +; hear be angry Psalm 78:59, compare Psalm 55:20.

d. = be able to hear Isaiah 59:1; Psalm 94:9.

e. בְּקוֺל ׳שׁ = hear (and grant) Genesis 30:6 (J) + 6 t.

f.hear and answer, with אֶל of city, etc., Genesis 21:7; Genesis 16:11; 1 Kings 8:28 8t.; with אֶל person Deuteronomy 3:36 12t.

g. with לְ of utterance Jeremiah 18:19; Psalm 61:6; ל person Joshua 24:10 (E).

h. hear, accusative of person + מִתְנוֺדֵד Jeremiah 31:18; favourably, with accusative of person Micah 7:7 3t., so, + ל concerning, Genesis 17:20 (P); object omitted 2 Kings 22:19; Psalm 22:23 3t. + Psalm 34:7; Psalm 34:18 (hear and deliver); with temporal clause Jeremiah 11:14

Niph`al₄₂ Perfect3masculine singular נִשְׁמַע Genesis 45:16 +, etc; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשָּׁמַע Exodus 23:13 +, יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַ 1 Samuel 1:13, etc.; Infinitive construct הִשָּׁמַל Esther 2:8; Participle feminine נִשְׁמַ֫עַת Jeremiah 51:46, etc.; —

1 be heard, of voice, sound, etc., 1 Samuel 1:13; 1 Kings 6:7; Job 26:14 (or 1 plural

Qal Imperfect?); of a resort, ֗֗֗ לֵאמֹר ׳נִשׁ Genesis 45:16 (E); subject clause, ׳כִּ, Nehemiah 6:1 (ל person), compare clauseוְהַיְהוּדִים חשְׁבִים Nehemiah 6:6; Nehemiah 6:7 be reported, כַּדְּבָרִיס הָאֵלֶּה (לַמֶּלֶחׅ); be heard, לִפְנֵי אֱםהֶיךָ Daniel 10:12.

2 be heard of, כָּמֹהוּ Deuteronomy 4:32.

3 be regarded, obeyed, Ecclesiastes 9:17; in 2 Samuel 22:45 = Psalm 18:45 it is be obedient (לִיׅ, si vera lectio (read perhaps

Qal. compare Now).

4 בְּקוֺלָם ׳וַיִישּׁ2Chronicles 30:27 #NAME?hearing was granted to their voice

Pi`el Imperfect3masculine singular וַיְשַׁמַּע 1 Samuel 15:4 he caused the people (accusative) to hear and respond, i.e. he assembled them), so 1 Samuel 23:8 (see Hiph`il 1 c).

Hiph`il₆₃ Perfect3masculine singular הִשְׁמִיעַ 1 Kings 15:22 +, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular suffix יַשְׁמִעֵנִי Deuteronomy 30:12,13; 2masculine singular jussive תַּשְׁמַע Judges 18:23, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix הִשְׁמִיעֵנִי Psalm 143:8; feminine singular suffix הַשְׁמִיעִנִי Songs 2:14; Songs 8:13, etc.; Infinitive construct לַשְׁמִעַ Psalm 26:7 (Ges^{§ 53q}); Participle מַשְׁמִיעַ Jeremiah 4:15 +, etc.; —

1 of man:

a. cause to hear accusative of person + of thing Deuteronomy 30:12,13; Songs 2:14; Songs 8:13 4t.; object of thing omitted (= make proclamation to) 1 Kings 15:22; object person omitted Jeremiah 5:20 +; accusative שָׁלוֺם Isaiah 52:7; Nahum 2:1 i.e. proclaimpeace; אָוֶֺן Jeremiah 4:15 (מִן local); קוֺל ׳הַשׁ utter a sound Joshua 6:10 (J; "" הֵרִיעַ), compare Judges 18:25 (קוֺלְךָ, + עִמָּנוּ), Isaiah 42:2; Isaiah 58:4; קוֺל תְּהִלָּתוֺ ׳הִשׁ Psalm 66:8 בְּקוֺל תּוֺדָה Psalm 26:7.

b. absolute as musical term, sound aloud, בִּמְצִלְתַּיִם לְהִשְׁמִיעַ 1 Chronicles 15:19 (perhaps to mark the time, Gr^{Psalms 67} De compare 1 Chronicles 16:5 also Psalm 150:5 בְּצִלְצְלֵי שָׁ֑מַע), מַשְׁמִיעִים 1 Chronicles 15:16,28; 1 Chronicles 16:42, קוֺל אֶחָד ׳לְהַשׁ2Chronicles 5:13 i.e. probably in unison (Prince^{EB iii, 3241}), Nehemiah 12:42.

c. absolute make proclamation (often "" הִגִּיד), Amos 3:9; Amos 4:5; Isaiah 41:26; Jeremiah 4:5 6t. Jeremiah

d. הַשְׁמִיעוּ, accusative of person + אֶל location = summon Jeremiah 50:29, עַל location Jeremiah 51:27 (compare Pi`el).

2 ׳י subject:

a. cause to hear, accusative of person and thing Deuteronomy 4:10,36 (מִן local), 2 Kings 7:6 4t.; accusative of person omitted Isaiah 30:30 3t.; accusative of thing omitted Isaiah 44:8; Isaiah 48:5.

b. = tell, accusative of person + כָּזאֹת Judges 13:23; accusative of person only, Isaiah 42:9; accusative of thing only, Isaiah 48:3; Ezekiel 36:15 (אֵלַיִךְ).

c. absolute, make proclamation Isaiah 43:12; Isaiah 62:11 (אֶל location).

שְׁמַע verb hear (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect3masculine singular ׳שׁ Daniel 6:15; 1singular שִׁמְעֵת Daniel 5:14,16; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשְׁמַע Daniel 3:10, 2m. pl. תִּשְׁמְעוּן Daniel 3:5,15; Participle active שָֽׁמְעִין Daniel 3:7; Daniel 5:23; — hear: = have sense of hearing Daniel 5:23; with accusative of sound Daniel 3:5,7,10,15, word Daniel 6:15; with clause דִּי + עַל person concerning, Daniel 5:14,16.

Hithpe`el shew oneself obedient: Imperfect3masculine plural יִשְׁתַּמְעוּן Daniel 7:27, with ל person (probably).