What does הָלַךְ · שָׁמַע mean in the Bible?
הָלַךְ · שָׁמַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "come and listen".
Hebrew · H1980, H8085
לכו שמעו
To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) · to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell , etc.)
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הָלַךְ H1980 to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Pronunciation halak
Movement through space and time; figuratively denotes conduct, manner of life, spiritual direction, or divine approval.
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שָׁמַע H8085 to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell , etc.)
Pronunciation šāmaʿ
Hearing that demands obedience: listening as covenantal response, not mere acoustic perception.
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What does לכו שמעו (lekhu shimuu) mean in the Bible?
הָלַךְ · שָׁמַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "come and listen".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1980, H8085?
H1980, H8085 is connected to 1,676 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. come and listen
Source Gloss
come and listen
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 366
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 309×
Perfect 1Chr 5:41 · 1Chr 17:21 · 1Chr 18:6 · 1Chr 18:13 · 1Kgs 2:41 · 1Kgs 3:6 · 1Kgs 3:14 · 1Kgs 9:4 · 1Kgs 13:12 · 1Kgs 14:8 · 1Kgs 18:6 · 1Kgs 19:4 · 1Kgs 22:13 · 1Kgs 22:49 · 1Sam 10:26 · 1Sam 14:3 141×
Participle active 1Kgs 2:2 · 1Kgs 20:36 · 1Sam 2:26 · 1Sam 6:12 · 1Sam 17:7 · 1Sam 17:15 · 1Sam 17:41 · 2Chr 9:21 · 2Chr 17:12 · 2Kgs 1:3 · 2Kgs 2:11 · 2Kgs 4:23 · 2Sam 3:1 · 2Sam 3:31 · 2Sam 6:4 · 2Sam 12:23 109×
Infinitive absolute 1Chr 11:9 · 1Sam 6:12 · 1Sam 14:19 · 1Sam 19:23 · 2Kgs 2:11 · 2Kgs 5:10 · 2Sam 3:16 · 2Sam 3:24 · 2Sam 5:10 · 2Sam 13:19 · 2Sam 16:13 · 2Sam 18:25 · 2Sam 24:12 · Gen 8:3 · Gen 8:5 · Gen 12:9 46×
Imperfect Jer 9:3 · Job 16:6 · Job 20:25 · Ps 58:9 · Ps 91:6 · Job 16:22 · Job 23:8 · Job 41:11 · Ps 73:9 9×
Sequential imperfect 1Sam 20:42 · Jer 51:50 2×
Jussive Jer 6:25 1×
Infinitive construct Num 22:14 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 39×
Perfect 1Chr 17:6 · 1Sam 12:2 · 2Kgs 20:3 · 2Sam 7:7 · Gen 24:40 · Isa 38:3 · Ps 35:14 · 1Sam 25:15 · Zech 1:11 · 1Sam 30:31 · Gen 6:9 · Ezek 28:14 · Job 38:16 · Gen 48:15 14×
Imperfect 1Sam 2:30 · 1Sam 23:13 · Ps 58:8 · Ps 77:18 · Ps 82:5 · Zech 10:12 · Job 18:8 · Job 22:14 · Prov 23:31 · Ps 39:7 · Ps 43:2 · Ps 101:2 · Ps 116:9 13×
Participle active 1Sam 12:2 · 2Sam 7:6 · Deut 23:15 · Esth 2:11 · Ezek 1:13 · Gen 3:8 · Prov 20:7 · Prov 24:34 · Ps 68:22 9×
Sequential imperfect Gen 13:17 · Gen 17:1 · Zech 6:7 3×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 17×
Imperfect Eccl 8:10 · Hab 3:11 · Ps 81:14 · Ps 115:7 · Ezek 18:9 · Prov 6:28 · Ps 85:14 · Prov 8:20 · Ps 86:11 · Ps 142:4 · Isa 59:9 · Ps 55:15 12×
Perfect Job 30:28 · Ps 38:7 · Ps 131:1 · Job 24:10 · Lam 5:18 5×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect Ps 109:23 1×
Word Origins
לכו שמעו is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain