שמע

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Aramaic

Alternative forms

ܫܡܰܥ

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamaʕ-.

Verb

שְׁמַע • (šəmaʿ)

to hear

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־מ־ע (sh-m-ʿ)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun:
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃema/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃejma/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃemaʕ/
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃemæʕ/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃemaʕ/
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃimʕ/
Verb:
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈma/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔma/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈmaʕ/
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃɔˈmæʕ/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃɔˈmaʕ/
Proper noun:
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃma/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃma/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃeˈmaʕ/
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃæˈmæʕ/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃăˈmaʕ/

Noun

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

audio

Verb

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

to hear
to listen

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁמַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לשמוע / לִשְׁמֹעַ action noun: שְׁמִיעָה passive participle: שָׁמוּעַ
finite forms		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')

the Shema
- a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Berachot 1:1:
  מ אימתי קורין את שמע ב ערבית
  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

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