{"def":{"short":"to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)","long":["(v) to hear, listen to, obey",["(Qal)",["to hear (perceive by ear)","to hear of or concerning","to hear (have power to hear)","to hear with attention or interest, listen to","to understand (language)","to hear (of judicial cases)","to listen, give heed",["to consent, agree","to grant request"],"to listen to, yield to","to obey, be obedient"],"(Niphal)",["to be heard (of voice or sound)","to be heard of","to be regarded, be obeyed"],"(Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon","(Hiphil)",["to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound","to sound aloud (musical term)","to make proclamation, summon","to cause to be heard"]],"(n m) sound"]},"deriv":"a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"ʃɔːˈmɑʕ","ipa_mod":"ʃɑːˈmɑʕ","sbl":"šāmaʿ","dic":"shaw-MA","dic_mod":"sha-MA"}}