Where does “שמע” come from?

שמע (Aramaic) comes from Proto-Semitic *šamaʕ- — to hear, to listen.

שמע (Aramaic): to hear

Definitions

  1. to hear

Ancestry of “שמע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitic*šamaʕ-to hear, to listen

Words derived from “שמע

Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamaʕ-
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