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Daniel 5:14
“I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שְׁמַעshᵉmaʻ · shem-ah'
H8086 · Aramaic
H8086 · Aramaic
- Definition
- {to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)}
- Derivation
- (Aramaic) corresponding to H8085 (שָׁמַע)
- KJV renderings
- hear, obey.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- שִׁמְעֵ֣ת — verb Peal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 9 times in the Hebrew Bible.Daniel 3:5Daniel 3:7Daniel 3:10Daniel 3:15Daniel 5:16
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 שְׁמַע 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.