שֶׁ֫מַע
she.ma
“sound”
Definition
something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience
from H8085 (שָׁמַע);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
שֶׁ֫מַע appears 16 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
As they go, I will spread My net over them;I will bring them down like birds of the air.I will chastise themwhen I hear them flocking together.
Pharaoh’s army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
My ears had heard of You,but now my eyes have seen You.
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