שמע

Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamaʿ-.

Verb

שְׁמַע • (šᵊmaʿ)

  1. to hear

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־מ־ע‎

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamaʿ-.

Pronunciation

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
  1. Pronounced שָׁמַעְתֶּם‎ and שָׁמַעְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Proper noun

שְׁמַע • (sh'má')

  1. the Shema

Synonyms

  • שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ (sh'má' yisra'él)

Anagrams

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