שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל
To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell , etc.) · He will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of His posterity
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שָׁמַע H8085 to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell , etc.)
יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 he will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
What does שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל (Shema Yisrael) mean in the Bible?
שָׁמַע · יִשְׂרָאֵל is a Hebrew word meaning "Hear, O Israel — the covenant summoning address".
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Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 659×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 34×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 29×
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.