Strong's Concordance H8085

Original Word: שָׁמַע
Transliteration: shâmaʻ
Phonetic Spelling: shaw-mah'
a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); × attentively, call (gather) together, × carefully, × certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, × diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), × indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, × surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

Usages throughout the bible

2 Chronicles 25:16 - And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened H8085 unto my counsel.

2 Chronicles 25:20 - But Amaziah would not hear; H8085 for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.

2 Chronicles 28:11 - Now hear H8085 me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you.

2 Chronicles 29:5 - And said unto them, Hear H8085 me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.

2 Chronicles 30:20 - And the LORD hearkened H8085 to Hezekiah, and healed the people.

2 Chronicles 30:27 - Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, H8085 and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.

2 Chronicles 33:13 - And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard H8085 his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.

2 Chronicles 34:19 - And it came to pass, when the king had heard H8085 the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.

2 Chronicles 34:26 - And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of the LORD, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard; H8085

2 Chronicles 34:27 - Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest H8085 his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard H8085 thee also, saith the LORD.

2 Chronicles 35:22 - Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened H8085 not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

Ezra 3:13 - So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard H8085 afar off.

Ezra 4:1 - Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard H8085 that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;

Ezra 9:3 - And when I heard H8085 this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.

Nehemiah 1:4 - And it came to pass, when I heard H8085 these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

Nehemiah 1:6 - Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear H8085 the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.

Nehemiah 2:10 - When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard H8085 of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

Nehemiah 2:19 - But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard H8085 it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

Nehemiah 4:1 - But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard H8085 that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

Nehemiah 4:4 - Hear, H8085 O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:

Nehemiah 4:7 - But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard H8085 that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,

Nehemiah 4:15 - And it came to pass, when our enemies heard H8085 that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

Nehemiah 4:20 - In what place therefore ye hear H8085 the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

Nehemiah 5:6 - And I was very angry when I heard H8085 their cry and these words.

Nehemiah 6:1 - Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard H8085 that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)

Nehemiah 6:6 - Wherein was written, It is reported H8085 among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words.

Nehemiah 6:7 - And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported H8085 to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

Nehemiah 6:16 - And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard H8085 thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.

Nehemiah 8:2 - And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear H8085 with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

Nehemiah 8:9 - And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard H8085 the words of the law.

Nehemiah 8:15 - And that they should publish H8085 and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.

Nehemiah 9:9 - And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest H8085 their cry by the Red sea;

Nehemiah 9:16 - But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened H8085 not to thy commandments,

Nehemiah 9:17 - And refused to obey, H8085 neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

Nehemiah 9:27 - Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest H8085 them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.

Nehemiah 9:28 - But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest H8085 them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies;

Nehemiah 9:29 - And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened H8085 not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. H8085

Nehemiah 12:42 - And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, H8085 with Jezrahiah their overseer.

Nehemiah 12:43 - Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard H8085 even afar off.

Nehemiah 13:3 - Now it came to pass, when they had heard H8085 the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

Nehemiah 13:27 - Shall we then hearken H8085 unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?

Esther 1:18 - Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard H8085 of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.

Esther 1:20 - And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published H8085 throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.

Esther 2:8 - So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, H8085 and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

Esther 3:4 - Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened H8085 not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.

Job 2:11 - Now when Job's three friends heard H8085 of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

Job 3:18 - There the prisoners rest together; they hear H8085 not the voice of the oppressor.

Job 4:16 - It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard H8085 a voice, saying,

Job 5:27 - Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear H8085 it, and know thou it for thy good.

Job 13:1 - Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard H8085 and understood it.