What does אִם · שָׁמַע mean in the Bible?
אִם · שָׁמַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "used very widely as demonstrative, lo! ; interrogative, whether?
Hebrew · H518, H8085
אִם־שָׁמוֹעַ
Used very widely as demonstrative, lo! ; interrogative, whether? ; or conditional, if , although ; also Oh that! , when ; hence, as a negative, not · to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell , etc.)
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אִם H518 used very widely as demonstrative, lo! ; interrogative, whether? ; or conditional, if , although ; also Oh that! , when ; hence, as a negative, not
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 אִם־שָׁמוֹעַ (im-shamoa) mean in the Bible?
אִם · שָׁמַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "used very widely as demonstrative, lo! ; interrogative, whether? ; or conditional, if , although ; also Oh that! , when ; hence, as a negative, not".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H518, H8085?
H518, H8085 is connected to 2,235 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. used very widely as demonstrative, lo! ; interrogative, whether? ; or conditional, if , although ; also Oh that! , when ; hence, as a negative, not
Strong's H518, H8085
Lexical occurrences 2,235 verses Source Gloss
used very widely as demonstrative, lo! ; interrogative, whether? ; or conditional, if , although ; also Oh that! , when ; hence, as a negative, not
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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