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שָׁמַע

Definition and meaning

shama` (shaw-mah') v. 1. to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc 2. causatively, to tell, etc.) [a primitive root] KJV: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

Tagged KJV passages

1072 matching verses - 1161.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

Proverbs 8:33

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

Matched English: Hear
Proverbs 8:34

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

Matched English: heareth
Proverbs 12:15

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

Matched English: hearkeneth
Proverbs 13:1

A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

Matched English: heareth
Proverbs 13:8

The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

Matched English: heareth
Proverbs 15:29

The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Matched English: heareth
Proverbs 15:31

The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

Matched English: heareth
Proverbs 15:32

He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

Matched English: heareth
Proverbs 18:13

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

Matched English: heareth
Proverbs 19:20

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Matched English: Hear
Proverbs 19:27

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

Matched English: hear
Proverbs 20:12

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

Matched English: hearing
Proverbs 21:28

A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

Matched English: heareth
Proverbs 22:17

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

Matched English: hear
Proverbs 23:19

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

Matched English: Hear
Proverbs 23:22

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

Matched English: Hearken
Proverbs 25:10

Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

Matched English: heareth
Proverbs 25:12

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Matched English: obedient
Proverbs 28:9

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

Matched English: hearing
Proverbs 29:24

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.

Matched English: heareth
Ecclesiastes 1:8

All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

Matched English: hearing
Ecclesiastes 5:1

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

Matched English: hear
Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Matched English: hear, hear
Ecclesiastes 7:21

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

Matched English: hear