שֵׁמַעshêmaʻ

Meanings

Same root

• שָׁמַעshâmaʻ · H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
• שֶׁמַעShemaʻ · H8087Shema, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites
• שִׁמְעָהShimʻâh · H8093Shimah, an Israelite
• שִׁמְעִיShimʻîy · H8096Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites
• שִׁמְעַתShimʻath · H8100Shimath, an Ammonitess

Where it appears

Appears 18 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 29:13 As soon as Laban heard that his nephew Jacob had arrived, he ran out to meet him. He embraced and kissed him and brought him home. When Jacob had told him his story,
• Exodus 23:1 “You must not pass along false rumors. You must not cooperate with evil people by lying on the witness stand.
• Numbers 14:15 Now if you slaughter all these people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame will say,
• Deuteronomy 2:25 Beginning today I will make people throughout the earth terrified because of you. When they hear reports about you, they will tremble with dread and fear.’”
• 1 Kings 10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, which brought honor to the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions.
• 2 Chronicles 9:1 When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. She arrived with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with spices, large quantities of gold, and precious jewels. When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind.