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.)
What does אִם־שָׁמוֹעַ (im-shamoa) mean in the Bible?
אִם · שָׁמַע is a Hebrew word meaning "used very widely as demonstrative, lo! ; interrogative, whether? ; or conditional, if , although ; also Oh that! , when ; hence, as a negative, not". used very widely as demonstrative, lo!
Full entry for אִם־שָׁמוֹעַ (H518, H8085) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 722 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
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