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Where does “שמע” come from?

שמע (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic *šamaʕ-.

שמע (Hebrew): audio; to hear; to listen

Definitions

  1. audio; to hear; to listen

Ancestry of “שמע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitic*šamaʕ-—

Words derived from “שמע”

  • ישמעאל
  • Ismail
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