שֶׁ֫מַע
she.ma
Shema
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Šema (שֶׁ֫מַע) - A Single Biblical Occurrence Based on the lexicon data provided, šema appears only once in the biblical text, making it an extremely rare term in Hebrew scripture. With a single occurrence, the word offers limited evidence for establishing a comprehensive semantic range or identifying consistent patterns of usage across different contexts. The lemma is transliterated as "she.ma" and carries the designation "Shema," though the lexicon entry does not specify the precise meaning or translation of this particular instance. Without additional contextual information from the lexicon data itself—such as the biblical passage where it appears, its part of speech, or comparative usage—definitive statements about its function or significance cannot be made based solely on this entry. For readers seeking to understand this word's role in biblical Hebrew, the rarity of its occurrence (appearing only once) suggests it was either a specialized term, a proper noun, or a word that fell out of use in the textual tradition that survives today. Any fuller understanding would require consulting the specific biblical passage where šema appears and examining related lexical entries.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text