Where does “יִשְׁמַע” come from?

יִשְׁמַע (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “יִשְׁמַע”, step by step

יִשְׁמַע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew אֵל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
2Hebrewשמואל—
3Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—

via Hebrew שמע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשמעaudio; to hear; to listen
2Proto-Semitic*šamaʕ-to hear, to listen

Words derived from “יִשְׁמַע”

Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →Every word from Hebrew שמואל →Every word from Hebrew אֵל →