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שמע
שמע
Hebrew
| Root |
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| שׁ־מ־ע |
Pronunciation
- Noun:
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʃema/
- Verb:
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃaˈma/
- Proper noun:
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃma/
Noun
שֵׁמַע • (shéma') m (plural indefinite שמעים, singular construct שמע־, plural construct שמעי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]
Verb
שָׁמַע • (shamá') (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִשְׁמַע)
Conjugation
Conjugation of שָׁמַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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| finite forms | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
| past | first | שָׁמַעְתִּי | שָׁמַעְנוּ | ||
| second | שָׁמַעְתָּ | שָׁמַעְתְּ | שְׁמַעְתֶּם1 | שְׁמַעְתֶּן1 | |
| third | שָׁמַע | שָׁמְעָה | שָׁמְעוּ | ||
| present | שׁוֹמֵעַ | שׁוֹמַעַת | שׁוֹמְעִים | שׁוֹמְעוֹת | |
| future | first | אֶשְׁמַע | נִשְׁמַע | ||
| second | תִּשְׁמַע | תִּשְׁמְעִי | תִּשְׁמְעוּ | תִּשְׁמַעְנָה2 | |
| third | יִשְׁמַע | תִּשְׁמַע | יִשְׁמְעוּ | תִּשְׁמַעְנָה2 | |
| imperative | שְׁמַע | שִׁמְעִי | שִׁמְעוּ | שְׁמַעְנָה2 | |
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Proper noun
שְׁמַע • (sh'má')
- the Shema
Synonyms
- שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל (sh'má' yisra'él)