The final radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
Singular
Plural
Word Form
Person
Masculine
Feminine
Masculine
Feminine
Present Tense
שׁוֹמֵעַ
shomea
I / you m. sg. / he / it hear(s)
שׁוֹמַעַת
shoma'at
I / you f. sg. / she / it hear(s)
שׁוֹמְעִים
shom'im
we / you m. pl. / they m. hear
שׁוֹמְעוֹת
shom'ot
we / you f. pl. / they f. hear
Past Tense
שָׁמַעְתִּי
shamati
I heard
שָׁמַעְנוּ
shamanu
we heard
שָׁמַעְתָּ
shamata
you m. sg. heard
שָׁמַעְתְּ
shamat
you f. sg. heard
שְׁמַעְתֶּם
shma'atem
you m. pl. heard
שְׁמַעְתֶּן
shma'aten
you f. pl. heard
שָׁמַע
shama
he / it heard
שָׁמְעָה
sham'a
she / it heard
שָׁמְעוּ
sham'u
they heard
Future Tense
אֶשְׁמַע
eshma
I will hear
נִשְׁמַע
nishma
we will hear
תִּשְׁמַע
tishma
you m. sg. will hear
תִּשְׁמְעִי
tishme'i
you f. sg. will hear
תִּשְׁמְעוּ
tishme'u
you m. pl. will hear
תִּשְׁמַעְנָה
tishmana
you f. pl. will hear
יִשְׁמַע
yishma
he / it will hear
תִּשְׁמַע
tishma
she / it will hear
יִשְׁמְעוּ
yishme'u
they m. will hear
תִּשְׁמַעְנָה
tishmana
they f. will hear
Imperative
שְׁמַע!
shma!
(to a man) hear!
שִׁמְעִי!
shim'i!
(to a woman) hear!
שִׁמְעוּ!
shim'u!
(to men) hear!
שְׁמַעְנָה!
shmana!
(to women) hear!
Infinitive
לִשְׁמֹעַ ~ לשמוע
lishmoa
to hear
Present Tense
Singular
Masculine
שׁוֹמֵעַ
shomea
I / you m. sg. / he / it hear(s)
Feminine
שׁוֹמַעַת
shoma'at
I / you f. sg. / she / it hear(s)
Plural
Masculine
שׁוֹמְעִים
shom'im
we / you m. pl. / they m. hear
Feminine
שׁוֹמְעוֹת
shom'ot
we / you f. pl. / they f. hear
Past Tense
1st Person
Singular
שָׁמַעְתִּי
shamati
I heard
Plural
שָׁמַעְנוּ
shamanu
we heard
Past Tense
2nd Person
Singular
Masculine
שָׁמַעְתָּ
shamata
you m. sg. heard
Feminine
שָׁמַעְתְּ
shamat
you f. sg. heard
Plural
Masculine
שְׁמַעְתֶּם
shma'atem
you m. pl. heard
Feminine
שְׁמַעְתֶּן
shma'aten
you f. pl. heard
Past Tense
3rd Person
Masculine
שָׁמַע
shama
he / it heard
Feminine
שָׁמְעָה
sham'a
she / it heard
Future Tense
1st Person
Singular
אֶשְׁמַע
eshma
I will hear
Plural
נִשְׁמַע
nishma
we will hear
Future Tense
2nd Person
Singular
Masculine
תִּשְׁמַע
tishma
you m. sg. will hear
Feminine
תִּשְׁמְעִי
tishme'i
you f. sg. will hear
Plural
Masculine
תִּשְׁמְעוּ
tishme'u
you m. pl. will hear
Feminine
תִּשְׁמַעְנָה
tishmana
you f. pl. will hear
Future Tense
3rd Person
Singular
Masculine
יִשְׁמַע
yishma
he / it will hear
Feminine
תִּשְׁמַע
tishma
she / it will hear
Plural
Masculine
יִשְׁמְעוּ
yishme'u
they m. will hear
Feminine
תִּשְׁמַעְנָה
tishmana
they f. will hear
Imperative
Singular
Masculine
שְׁמַע!
shma!
(to a man) hear!
Feminine
שִׁמְעִי!
shim'i!
(to a woman) hear!
Plural
Masculine
שִׁמְעוּ!
shim'u!
(to men) hear!
Feminine
שְׁמַעְנָה!
shmana!
(to women) hear!
Infinitive
לִשְׁמֹעַ ~ לשמוע
lishmoa
to hear
Word
Root
Part of speech
Meaning
Root
שׁ - מ - ע
Part of speech
Noun
playback, playing (of music, a recording); reading aloud
Root
שׁ - מ - ע
Part of speech
Verb
to be heard; to obey
Root
שׁ - מ - ע
Part of speech
Verb
to make a sound, to play (music, etc.)
Root
שׁ - מ - ע
Part of speech
Verb
to be evident, to follow from the context; to talk later (over the telephone)
