Shama`

The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 08085

Original Word	Word Origin
[mX	a primitive root
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Shama`	TWOT - 2412, 2412a
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
shaw-mah'

Definition

to hear, listen to, obey
1. (Qal)
  1. to hear (perceive by ear)
  2. to hear of or concerning
  3. to hear (have power to hear)
  4. to hear with attention or interest, listen to
  5. to understand (language)
  6. to hear (of judicial cases)
  7. to listen, give heed 1a
2. to consent, agree 1a
3. to grant request
  1. to listen to, yield to
  2. to obey, be obedient
4. (Niphal)
  1. to be heard (of voice or sound)
  2. to be heard of
  3. to be regarded, be obeyed
5. (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
6. (Hiphil)
  1. to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound
  2. to sound aloud (musical term)
  3. to make proclamation, summon
  4. to cause to be heard n m
sound

King James Word Usage - Total: 1159

hear 785, hearken 196, obey 81, publish 17, understand 9, obedient 8, diligently 8, shew 6, sound 3, declare 3, discern 2, noise 2, perceive 2, tell 2, reported 2, miscellaneous 33

KJV Verse Count
Genesis	58
Exodus	44
Leviticus	7
Numbers	31
Deuteronomy	82
Joshua	26
Judges	22
Ruth	2
1 Samuel	60
2 Samuel	28
1 Kings	56
2 Kings	39
1 Chronicles	13
2 Chronicles	45
Ezra	3
Nehemiah	27
Esther	4
Job	37
Psalms	78
Proverbs	30
Ecclesiastes	7
Solomon	3
Isaiah	95
Jeremiah	168
Lamentations	4
Ezekiel	46
Daniel	14
Hosea	3
Joel	1
Amos	10
Obadiah	1
Jonah	1
Micah	8
Nahum	3
Habakkuk	3
Zephaniah	2
Haggai	1
Zechariah	8
Malachi	2

Total	1072

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Shama`". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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