ש־מ־ע

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamaʕ-.

Root

שׁ־מ־ע • (sh-m-ʿ)

  1. Related to hearing, listening, sound.
  2. Related to hearsay, gossip.
  3. Related to meaning, significance, understanding.

Derived terms

Hebrew terms belonging to the root שׁ־מ־ע (0 c, 10 e)

Further reading

  • שׁ־מ־ע” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • ש־מ־ע”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “שׁמע”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 667b
  • A. Murtonen (1989) “ʃM&”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 428–429