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Strong's H8088 שֵׁמַע (shema)

Shema means “something heard” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8088
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 13

Strong's H8088 Quick Answer

Strong's H8088 שֵׁמַע (shema`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shema` (shay'-mah) n-m. 1. something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement 2. abstractly, audience It has 17 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include heard, sounding, and bruit. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shema` (shay'-mah) n-m. 1. something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement 2. abstractly, audience
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
heard, sounding, and bruit

Meaning and Definition

shema` (shay'-mah) n-m. 1. something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement 2. abstractly, audience [from H8085] KJV: bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings. Root(s): H8085

Original Word
שֵׁמַע
Transliteration
shema`
Derivation
Root: שׁמע First root strongs: 8085
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8088. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H8088 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shema`, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

heard Numbers 14:15 10× bruit Nahum 3:19 sounding Psalms 150:5

How Strong's H8088 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8088 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8088 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 29:13 KJV

And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

Exodus 23:1 KJV

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Numbers 14:15 KJV

Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8088.

Genesis 29:13 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
Exodus 23:1 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Numbers 14:15 Old Testament, KJV
Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,
Deuteronomy 2:25 Old Testament, KJV
This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
1 Kings 10:1 Old Testament, KJV
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
2 Chronicles 9:1 Old Testament, KJV
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
Job 28:22 Old Testament, KJV
Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
Job 42:5 Old Testament, KJV
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
Psalms 18:44 Old Testament, KJV
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
Psalms 150:5 Old Testament, KJV
Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
Isaiah 23:5 Old Testament, KJV
As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
Isaiah 66:19 Old Testament, KJV
And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
Jeremiah 37:5 Old Testament, KJV
Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 50:43 Old Testament, KJV
The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.
Hosea 7:12 Old Testament, KJV
When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
Nahum 3:19 Old Testament, KJV
There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
Habakkuk 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8088, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8088 FAQ

What does shema (שֵׁמַע) mean?

Shema (Strong's H8088) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "something heard". shema` (shay'-mah) n-m. 1. something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement 2. abstractly, audience

How many times is shema (שֵׁמַע) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H8088 across 13 books.

Where can I study shema (שֵׁמַע) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8088 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shema (שֵׁמַע)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as heard, sounding, and bruit. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.