Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shêmaʻ

shay'-mah

שֵׁמַע

What it means

something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement

something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience

Where it comes from

from shâmaʻ (שָׁמַע)

How the King James translates it

  • report5
  • fame5
  • tidings2
  • hearing1
  • hear1
  • loud1
  • bruit1
  • speech1

Every place it appears 17

Genesis29:13
Exodus23:1
Numbers14:15
Deuteronomy2:25
1 Kings10:1
2 Chronicles9:1
Isaiah23:566:19
Jeremiah37:550:43
Nahum3:19
Habakkuk3:2