שמע

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܫܡܥ

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamaʿ-.

Verb

שְׁמַע • (šᵊmaʿ)

1. to hear

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Hebrew

Root
שׁ־מ־ע (sh-m-ʿ)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamaʿ-.

Pronunciation

• Noun:
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʃema/
• Verb:
  • IPA^(key): /ʃaˈma/
• Proper noun:
  • IPA^(key): /ʃma/

Noun

שֵׁמַע • (shéma') m (plural indefinite שמעים, singular construct שמע־, plural construct שמעי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

1. audio

Verb

שָׁמַע • (shamá') (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִשְׁמַע)

1. to hear
2. to listen

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁמַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לשמוע / לִשְׁמֹעַ action noun: שְׁמִיעָה passive participle: שָׁמוּעַ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	שָׁמַעְתִּי		שָׁמַעְנוּ
	second	שָׁמַעְתָּ	שָׁמַעְתְּ	שְׁמַעְתֶּם1	שְׁמַעְתֶּן1
	third	שָׁמַע	שָׁמְעָה	שָׁמְעוּ
present		שׁוֹמֵעַ	שׁוֹמַעַת	שׁוֹמְעִים	שׁוֹמְעוֹת
future	first	אֶשְׁמַע		נִשְׁמַע
	second	תִּשְׁמַע	תִּשְׁמְעִי	תִּשְׁמְעוּ	תִּשְׁמַעְנָה2
	third	יִשְׁמַע	תִּשְׁמַע	יִשְׁמְעוּ	תִּשְׁמַעְנָה2
imperative		שְׁמַע	שִׁמְעִי	שִׁמְעוּ	שְׁמַעְנָה2
notes		Pronounced שָׁמַעְתֶּם and שָׁמַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Proper noun

שְׁמַע • (sh'má')

1. the Shema
   • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Berachot 1:1:

     מאימתי קורין את שמע בערבית

     me'eimatái kor[']ín 'et sh'má' b'ar'vít

     From what time do we recite the Shema in the evening?

Synonyms

• שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל (sh'má' yisra'él)

Anagrams

• מעש
• שעם