What does שְׁמוּעָה · ἀκοή mean in the Bible?
שְׁמוּעָה · ἀκοή is a Hebrew phrase meaning "report, message, announcement".
Hebrew · H8052, G189
שְׁמוּעָה
Something heard , i.e. an announcement · hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard)
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שְׁמוּעָה H8052 something heard , i.e. an announcement
Pronunciation šĕmûʿāh
Information transmitted by ear; shifting from neutral report to unreliable rumor depending on verification and source trustworthiness
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ἀκοή G189 hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard)
Pronunciation akoḗ
The thing heard rather than merely the act of hearing; doctrine, message, or report received.
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What does שְׁמוּעָה (shemuah) mean in the Bible?
שְׁמוּעָה · ἀκοή is a Hebrew phrase meaning "report, message, announcement".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8052, G189?
H8052, G189 is connected to 27 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. report, message, announcement
Strong's H8052, G189
Lexical occurrences 27 verses Source Gloss
report, message, announcement
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׁמוּעָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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