Lexical Definition

‎שְׁמַע‎ shᵉmaʻ (shem-ah') to hear ^A:V
(Aramaic) corresponding to ‎שָׁמַע‎

hear, obey.

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

1) to hear
1a) (P'al) to hear, have a sense of hearing
1b) (Ithpael) to show oneself obedient

See Greek: πειθαρχέω

Extended Information

Aramaic of: שָׁמַע

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שְׁמַע‎ verb hear (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ Dan 6:15* 1 singular ‎שִׁמְעֵת‎ Dan 5:14; Dan 5:16 Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִשְׁמַע‎ Dan 3:10, 2 m. pl. ‎תִּשְׁמְעוּן‎ Dan 3:5; Dan 3:15 Participle active ‎שָֽׁמְעִין‎ Dan 3:7; Dan 5:23 — hear: = have sense of hearing Dan 5:23 with accusative of sound Dan 3:5; Dan 3:7; Dan 3:10; Dan 3:15, word Dan 6:15* with clause ‎דִּי‎ + ‎עַל‎ person concerning, Dan 5:14; Dan 5:16. Hithpe`el shew oneself obedient: Imperfect 3 masculine plural ‎יִשְׁתַּמְעוּן‎ Dan 7:27, with ‎ל‎ person (probably).

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