Hebrew word study
שֵׁמַע H8088
- Transliteration
- shêmaʻ
- Pronunciation
- shay'-mah
- KJV glosses
- bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings.
Lexical summary
something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement
abstractly, audience
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement
abstractly, audience
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information