Hebrew · H8052

שְׁמוּעָה

Something heard , i.e. an announcement

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שְׁמוּעָהH8052

Pronunciationšĕmûʿāh

What does שְׁמוּעָה (šĕmûʿāh) mean in the Bible?

שְׁמוּעָה (šĕmûʿāh): Information transmitted by ear; shifting from neutral report to unreliable rumor depending on verification and source trustworthiness

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Questions this entry answers

What does שְׁמוּעָה (šĕmûʿāh) mean in the Bible?

שְׁמוּעָה (šĕmûʿāh): Information transmitted by ear; shifting from neutral report to unreliable rumor depending on verification and source trustworthiness

How does the BSB render H8052?

The BSB source-word alignment has 27 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include news (3), a message (2), a rumor (2), report (2), rumor (2).

Where does שְׁמוּעָה (šĕmûʿāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 2:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (6), Ezekiel (4), Isaiah (4), 1 Kings (2).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

news3×Psalms 112:7, Proverbs 15:30, Proverbs 25:25

a message2×Jeremiah 49:14, Obadiah 1:1

a rumor2×2 Kings 19:7, Isaiah 37:7

report2×1 Samuel 2:24, Jeremiah 49:23

rumor2×Ezekiel 7:26

the news2×1 Samuel 4:19, Ezekiel 21:7

the report2×1 Kings 10:7, 2 Chronicles 9:6

a report1×2 Samuel 13:30

another1×Jeremiah 51:46

as an object of scorn1×Ezekiel 16:56

But news1×Daniel 11:44

for a rumor1×Jeremiah 51:46

His message1×Isaiah 28:9

of [this] message1×Isaiah 28:19

of a report1×Jeremiah 10:22

our message1×Isaiah 53:1

When the news1×1 Kings 2:28

when the report1×2 Samuel 4:4

when the rumor1×Jeremiah 51:46

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Usage map

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First aligned row1 Samuel 2:24

Aligned rows27

Books represented12

1 Samuel22 Samuel21 Kings22 Kings12 Chronicles1Psalms1Proverbs2Isaiah4Jeremiah6Ezekiel4Daniel1Obadiah1

Source forms

שְׁמוּעָ֖ה3xšə·mū·‘āh2 Kings 19:7, Isaiah 37:7, Ezekiel 7:26

הַשְּׁמוּעָ֖ה2xhaš·šə·mū·‘āh1 Kings 10:7, 2 Chronicles 9:6

בַּשְּׁמוּעָ֖ה1xbaš·šə·mū·‘āhJeremiah 51:46

הַשְּׁמוּעָ֗ה1xhaš·šə·mū·‘āhJeremiah 51:46

הַשְּׁמוּעָ֔ה1xhaš·šə·mū·‘āhJeremiah 51:46

הַשְּׁמֻעָה֙1xhaš·šə·mu·‘āh1 Samuel 2:24

הַשְּׁמֻעָ֔ה1xhaš·šə·mu·‘āh1 Samuel 4:19

וְהַשְּׁמֻעָ֣ה1xwə·haš·šə·mu·‘āh2 Samuel 13:30

Parsing patterns

Noun - feminine singular11x2 Kings 19:7, Proverbs 15:30, Isaiah 28:9, Isaiah 28:19

Article | Noun - feminine singular6x1 Samuel 2:24, 1 Samuel 4:19, 1 Kings 10:7, 2 Chronicles 9:6

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular2xProverbs 25:25, Ezekiel 7:26

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular2x2 Samuel 13:30, 1 Kings 2:28

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural1xDaniel 11:44

Noun - feminine singular construct1x2 Samuel 4:4

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xJeremiah 51:46

Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular1xEzekiel 16:56

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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שְׁמוּעָה

What does שְׁמוּעָה (šĕmûʿāh) mean in the Bible?

What does שְׁמוּעָה (šĕmûʿāh) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H8052?

Where does שְׁמוּעָה (šĕmûʿāh) appear in Scripture?

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