שֶׁמַע (šemaʿ) is a Hebrew noun meaning hearing. It appears 18 times in 13 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8088).

Also rendered

• sound

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2412a)

Root family 2412: שָׁמַע šāmaʿ — hear, listen to, obey

• שָׁמַע shama — hear
• שְׁמוּעָה šĕmûʿâ — report
• מִשְׁמַעַת mišmaʿat — obedient band
• שֹׁמַע šōmaʿ — report
• הַשְׁמָעוּת hašmāʿût — a causing to hear
• מִשְׁמָע mišmāʿ — thing heard

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