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ORIGINAL WORD · STRONG’S

שָׁמַע

H8085 · shâmaʻ · shaw-mah' · Hebrew

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Strong’s definition

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

KJV usage

× attentively, call (gather) together, × carefully, × certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, × diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), × indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, × surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

1,160mapped occurrences
1,072verses
69KJV renderings
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KJV renderings in this mapping

heard 372hear 263Hear 98hearken 97hearkened 73obey 36obeyed 34heareth 28Hearken 22heardest 11publish 11diligently 8obedient 8understand 6hearing 6hearest 5together 4shewed 4publisheth 4Obey 4indeed 3sound 3obeyeth 3surely 2noise 2obeying 2told 2shew 2obeyedst 2discern 2whosoever 2reported 2hearkeneth 2tell 2thee 1us 1me 1content 1understood 1carefully 1hearkenedst 1witness 1Hearest 1gathered 1now 1called 1certainly 1understanding 1considered 1proclamation 1sounding 1loud 1published 1ear 1attentively 1regardeth 1and hear 1hearkening 1forth 1perceive 1declare 1declareth 1declared 1Listen 1proclaimed 1understandest 1perceived 1consented 1Publish 1

Strong’s is a useful concordance and lexical reference layer. It does not by itself determine the meaning of a word in every context and is not a substitute for the verse, passage, or full grammatical analysis. Hebrew / Aramaic XML data: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0).

Mapped occurrences

Genesis 41:15Mapped KJV word: heard

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

Genesis 41:15Mapped KJV word: understand

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

Genesis 42:2Mapped KJV word: heard

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

Genesis 42:21Mapped KJV word: hear

And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Genesis 42:22Mapped KJV word: hear

And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

Genesis 42:23Mapped KJV word: understood

And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

Genesis 43:25Mapped KJV word: heard

And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

Genesis 45:2Mapped KJV word: heard

And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.

Genesis 45:16Mapped KJV word: heard

And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

Genesis 49:2Mapped KJV word: hear

Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.

Genesis 49:2Mapped KJV word: hearken

Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.

Exodus 2:15Mapped KJV word: heard

Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

Exodus 2:24Mapped KJV word: heard

And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

Exodus 3:7Mapped KJV word: heard

And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

Exodus 3:18Mapped KJV word: hearken

And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

Exodus 4:1Mapped KJV word: hearken

And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.

Exodus 4:8Mapped KJV word: hearken

And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

Exodus 4:9Mapped KJV word: hearken

And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.

Exodus 4:31Mapped KJV word: heard

And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

Exodus 5:2Mapped KJV word: obey

And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.

Exodus 6:5Mapped KJV word: heard

And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.

Exodus 6:9Mapped KJV word: hearkened

And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

Exodus 6:12Mapped KJV word: hearkened

And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

Exodus 6:12Mapped KJV word: hear

And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

Exodus 6:30Mapped KJV word: hearken

And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

Exodus 7:4Mapped KJV word: hearken

But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

Exodus 7:13Mapped KJV word: hearkened

And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

Exodus 7:16Mapped KJV word: hear

And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

Exodus 7:22Mapped KJV word: hearken

And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.

Exodus 8:15Mapped KJV word: hearkened

But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

Exodus 8:19Mapped KJV word: hearkened

Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

Exodus 9:12Mapped KJV word: hearkened

And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.

Exodus 11:9Mapped KJV word: hearken

And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 15:14Mapped KJV word: hear

The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

Exodus 15:26Mapped KJV word: diligently

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

Exodus 15:26Mapped KJV word: hearken

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

Exodus 16:7Mapped KJV word: heareth

And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?

Exodus 16:8Mapped KJV word: heareth

And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.

Exodus 16:9Mapped KJV word: heard

And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.

Exodus 16:12Mapped KJV word: heard

I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.

Exodus 16:20Mapped KJV word: hearkened

Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.

Exodus 18:1Mapped KJV word: heard

When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;

Exodus 18:19Mapped KJV word: Hearken

Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

Exodus 18:24Mapped KJV word: hearkened

So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.

Exodus 19:5Mapped KJV word: obey

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

Exodus 19:5Mapped KJV word: indeed

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

Exodus 19:9Mapped KJV word: hear

And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.

Exodus 20:19Mapped KJV word: hear

And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

Exodus 22:23Mapped KJV word: surely

If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

Exodus 22:23Mapped KJV word: hear

If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;