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
Hebrew · H8052
שְׁמוּעָה
Something heard , i.e. an announcement
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שְׁמוּעָה H8052
Pronunciation šĕmûʿāh
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
Full entry for שְׁמוּעָה (H8052) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
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
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It news 3× Psalms 112:7, Proverbs 15:30, Proverbs 25:25
a message 2× Jeremiah 49:14, Obadiah 1:1
a rumor 2× 2 Kings 19:7, Isaiah 37:7
report 2× 1 Samuel 2:24, Jeremiah 49:23
rumor 2× Ezekiel 7:26
the news 2× 1 Samuel 4:19, Ezekiel 21:7
the report 2× 1 Kings 10:7, 2 Chronicles 9:6
a report 1× 2 Samuel 13:30
another 1× Jeremiah 51:46
as an object of scorn 1× Ezekiel 16:56
But news 1× Daniel 11:44
for a rumor 1× Jeremiah 51:46
His message 1× Isaiah 28:9
of [this] message 1× Isaiah 28:19
of a report 1× Jeremiah 10:22
our message 1× Isaiah 53:1
When the news 1× 1 Kings 2:28
when the report 1× 2 Samuel 4:4
when the rumor 1× Jeremiah 51:46
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 2:24 הַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ to report Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 4:19 הַשְּׁמֻעָ֔ה to the news Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Samuel 4:4 שְׁמֻעַת֩ to when the report Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Samuel 13:30 וְהַשְּׁמֻעָ֣ה to a report Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 2:28 וְהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ to When the news Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 10:7 הַשְּׁמוּעָ֖ה to the report Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Kings 19:7 שְׁמוּעָ֖ה to a rumor Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 9:6 הַשְּׁמוּעָ֖ה to the report Article | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 112:7 מִשְּׁמוּעָ֣ה to news Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 15:30 שְׁמוּעָ֥ה to news Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 2:24
Aligned rows 27
Books represented 12
1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 2 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 6 Ezekiel 4 Daniel 1 Obadiah 1
Source forms
שְׁמוּעָ֖ה 3x šə·mū·‘āh 2 Kings 19:7, Isaiah 37:7, Ezekiel 7:26
הַשְּׁמוּעָ֖ה 2x haš·šə·mū·‘āh 1 Kings 10:7, 2 Chronicles 9:6
בַּשְּׁמוּעָ֖ה 1x baš·šə·mū·‘āh Jeremiah 51:46
הַשְּׁמוּעָ֗ה 1x haš·šə·mū·‘āh Jeremiah 51:46
הַשְּׁמוּעָ֔ה 1x haš·šə·mū·‘āh Jeremiah 51:46
הַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ 1x haš·šə·mu·‘āh 1 Samuel 2:24
הַשְּׁמֻעָ֔ה 1x haš·šə·mu·‘āh 1 Samuel 4:19
וְהַשְּׁמֻעָ֣ה 1x wə·haš·šə·mu·‘āh 2 Samuel 13:30
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 11x 2 Kings 19:7, Proverbs 15:30, Isaiah 28:9, Isaiah 28:19
Article | Noun - feminine singular 6x 1 Samuel 2:24, 1 Samuel 4:19, 1 Kings 10:7, 2 Chronicles 9:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 2x Proverbs 25:25, Ezekiel 7:26
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x 2 Samuel 13:30, 1 Kings 2:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 1x Daniel 11:44
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x 2 Samuel 4:4
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 51:46
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 16:56
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Information transmitted by ear; shifting from neutral report to unreliable rumor depending on verification and source trustworthiness
Source Gloss
something heard , i.e. an announcement
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Information transmitted by ear; shifting from neutral report to unreliable rumor depending on verification and source trustworthiness
something heard, i.e. an announcement BDB: report Usage: bruit, doctrine, fame, mentioned, news, report, rumor, tidings.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
good news or report that brings joy and health to the listener
Showing 1 selected witness from 27 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
שְׁמוּעָה is built from this root:
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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