Original Language Studio
1 Kings 2:28
“Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H8052 · Hebrew
- Definition
- something heard, i.e. an announcement
- Derivation
- feminine passive participle of H8074 (שָׁמֵם);
- KJV renderings
- bruit, doctrine, fame, mentioned, news, report, rumor, tidings.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- הַ — particle (definite article)
- שְּׁמֻעָה֙ — common noun, feminine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 27 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Samuel 2:241 Samuel 4:192 Samuel 4:42 Samuel 13:301 Kings 10:7
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שְׁמוּעָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.