Lexical Definition

‎הַשְׁמָעוּת‎ hashmâʻûwth (hashmaw-ooth') report ^H:N-F
from ‎שָׁמַע‎

to cause to hear.

• announcement

1) a causing to hear, a report, a communication

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎הַשְׁמָעוּת‎ noun feminine a causing to hear (properly Aramaizing Infinitive Hiph`il; Ges^{«GKC:53l»§ 53l} Sta^{§ 304 a}); — ‎אָזֳנ֑יִם‎ ‎׳‎‎לְהַשׁ‎ Ezek 24:26 to cause ears to hear, i.e. bring tidings in person (? read ‎דָממ֫לַת‎- Nö^{ZMG 1viii (1903), 416}).

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