שמע

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Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamaʕ-.

Verb

שְׁמַע • (šəmaʿ)

  1. to hear

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־מ־ע (sh-m-ʿ)

Etymology

    From Proto-Semitic *šamaʕ-. Cognate with Arabic سمع.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    שֵׁמַע • (shéma) m (plural indefinite שמעים, singular construct שמע־, plural construct שמעי־)

    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
    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. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

    Proper noun

    שְׁמַע • (sh'má)

    1. the Shema

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