The final radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
Singular
Plural
Word Form
Person
Masculine
Feminine
Masculine
Feminine
Present Tense
נִשְׁמָע
nishma
I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is heard
נִשְׁמַעַת
nishma'at
I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is heard
נִשְׁמָעִים
nishma'im
we / you m. pl. / they m. are heard
נִשְׁמָעוֹת
nishma'ot
we / you f. pl. / they f. are heard
Past Tense
נִשְׁמַעְתִּי
nishmati
I was heard
נִשְׁמַעְנוּ
nishmanu
we were heard
נִשְׁמַעְתָּ
nishmata
you m. sg. were heard
נִשְׁמַעְתְּ
nishmat
you f. sg. were heard
נִשְׁמַעְתֶּם
nishma'atem
you m. pl. were heard
נִשְׁמַעְתֶּן
nishma'aten
you f. pl. were heard
נִשְׁמַע
nishma
he / it was heard
נִשְׁמְעָה
nishme'a
she / it was heard
נִשְׁמְעוּ
nishme'u
they were heard
Future Tense
אֶשָּׁמַע
eshama
I will be heard
נִשָּׁמַע ~ נישמע
nishama
we will be heard
תִּשָּׁמַע ~ תישמע
tishama
you m. sg. will be heard
תִּשָּׁמְעִי ~ תישמעי
tisham'i
you f. sg. will be heard
תִּשָּׁמְעוּ ~ תישמעו
tisham'u
you m. pl. will be heard
תִּשָּׁמַעְנָה ~ תישמענה
tishamana
you f. pl. will be heard
יִשָּׁמַע ~ יישמע
yishama
he / it will be heard
תִּשָּׁמַע ~ תישמע
tishama
she / it will be heard
יִשָּׁמְעוּ ~ יישמעו
yisham'u
they m. will be heard
תִּשָּׁמַעְנָה ~ תישמענה
tishamana
they f. will be heard
Imperative
הִשָּׁמַע! ~ הישמע!
hishama!
(to a man) be heard!
הִשָּׁמְעִי! ~ הישמעי!
hisham'i!
(to a woman) be heard!
הִשָּׁמְעוּ! ~ הישמעו!
hisham'u!
(to men) be heard!
הִשָּׁמַעְנָה! ~ הישמענה!
hishamana!
(to women) be heard!
Infinitive
לְהִשָּׁמֵעַ ~ להישמע
lehishamea
to be heard
Present Tense
Singular
Masculine
נִשְׁמָע
nishma
I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is heard
Feminine
נִשְׁמַעַת
nishma'at
I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is heard
Plural
Masculine
נִשְׁמָעִים
nishma'im
we / you m. pl. / they m. are heard
Feminine
נִשְׁמָעוֹת
nishma'ot
we / you f. pl. / they f. are heard
Past Tense
1st Person
Singular
נִשְׁמַעְתִּי
nishmati
I was heard
Plural
נִשְׁמַעְנוּ
nishmanu
we were heard
Past Tense
2nd Person
Singular
Masculine
נִשְׁמַעְתָּ
nishmata
you m. sg. were heard
Feminine
נִשְׁמַעְתְּ
nishmat
you f. sg. were heard
Plural
Masculine
נִשְׁמַעְתֶּם
nishma'atem
you m. pl. were heard
Feminine
נִשְׁמַעְתֶּן
nishma'aten
you f. pl. were heard
Past Tense
3rd Person
Masculine
נִשְׁמַע
nishma
he / it was heard
Feminine
נִשְׁמְעָה
nishme'a
she / it was heard
Future Tense
1st Person
Singular
אֶשָּׁמַע
eshama
I will be heard
Plural
נִשָּׁמַע ~ נישמע
nishama
we will be heard
Future Tense
2nd Person
Singular
Masculine
תִּשָּׁמַע ~ תישמע
tishama
you m. sg. will be heard
Feminine
תִּשָּׁמְעִי ~ תישמעי
tisham'i
you f. sg. will be heard
Plural
Masculine
תִּשָּׁמְעוּ ~ תישמעו
tisham'u
you m. pl. will be heard
Feminine
תִּשָּׁמַעְנָה ~ תישמענה
tishamana
you f. pl. will be heard
Future Tense
3rd Person
Singular
Masculine
יִשָּׁמַע ~ יישמע
yishama
he / it will be heard
Feminine
תִּשָּׁמַע ~ תישמע
tishama
she / it will be heard
Plural
Masculine
יִשָּׁמְעוּ ~ יישמעו
yisham'u
they m. will be heard
Feminine
תִּשָּׁמַעְנָה ~ תישמענה
tishamana
they f. will be heard
Imperative
Singular
Masculine
הִשָּׁמַע! ~ הישמע!
hishama!
(to a man) be heard!
Feminine
הִשָּׁמְעִי! ~ הישמעי!
hisham'i!
(to a woman) be heard!
Plural
Masculine
הִשָּׁמְעוּ! ~ הישמעו!
hisham'u!
(to men) be heard!
Feminine
הִשָּׁמַעְנָה! ~ הישמענה!
hishamana!
(to women) be heard!
Infinitive
לְהִשָּׁמֵעַ ~ להישמע
lehishamea
to be heard
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)
