שמע

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שמע^¹

/ʃaːˈmaʕ/
/ʃɔːˈmaʕ/
[ʃɔˑˈmaː.aʕ]
/ʃɔˈmaʕ/
[ʃɔ(ː)ˈmaːʕ]
/ʃaˈmaʕ/ East
/ʃaˈma/ West
/ʃɔˈma/
/ʃaˈma/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *šamiʕ-. Cognate with Arabic سَمِعَ (samiʕa, “to hear”).

verb שָׁמַע · shamá · נִשְׁמַע · form שָׁמֵעַ · לשמוע · לִשְׁמֹעַ

construction pa'al to hear, to be able to hear מישהו שומע אותי?
construction pa'al to listen
Similar: הִקְשִׁיב

שמע^²

/ʃəˈmaʕ/
[ʃaˈmaːaʕ]
[ʃæˈmæːʕ]
/ʃeˈmaʕ/ East
/ʃeˈma/ West
/ʃma/
/ʃma/ Modern Israeli

proper noun שְׁמַע · sh'má

the Shema מאימתי קורין את שמע בערבית
Similar: שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל

שמע^³

/ʃimʕ/
/ˈʃeː.maʕ/
[ˈʃeː.maʕ]
/ˈʃe.maʕ/
[ˈʃeː.mæʕ]
/ˈʃe.maʕ/ East
/ˈʃe.ma/ West
/ˈʃej.ma/
/ˈʃe.ma/ Modern Israeli

noun שֵׁמַע · shéma · שְׁמָעִים · שֵׁמַע־ · שִׁמְעֵי־

audio
Similar: אוֹדְיוֹ

In English

hear to perceive with the ear
listen to hear (something)
sound sensation perceived by the ear
audio focused on audible sound

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MLA

"שמע." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%A2. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

שמע. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%A2

Chicago

"שמע." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%A2.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שמע},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%A2},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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