TBESH · H8052
שְׁמוּעָה · she.mu.ah · tidings
1) report, news, rumour 1a) report, news, tidings 1b) mention
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שְׁמוּעָה (she.mu.ah) means “tidings” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: sehm-oo-aw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
שְׁמוּעָה · she.mu.ah · tidings
1) report, news, rumour 1a) report, news, tidings 1b) mention
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feminine passive participle of H8074 (שָׁמֵם); something heard, i.e. an announcement
KJV glosses: bruit, doctrine, fame, mentioned, news, report, rumor, tidings.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| news | 3 |
| a message | 2 |
| a rumor | 2 |
| report | 2 |
| rumor | 2 |
| the news | 2 |
| the report | 2 |
| a report | 1 |
| another | 1 |
| as an object of scorn | 1 |
| but news | 1 |
| for a rumor | 1 |
| his message | 1 |
| of a report | 1 |
| of this message | 1 |
| our message | 1 |
| when the news | 1 |
| when the report | 1 |
| when the rumor | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| a rumour | 6 |
| report | 2 |
| the fame | 2 |
| tidings | 2 |
| and rumour | 1 |
| but tidings | 1 |
| doctrine | 1 |
| for the rumour | 1 |
| for the tidings | 1 |
| news | 1 |
| of the bruit | 1 |
| our report | 1 |
| shall be upon rumour | 1 |
| that tidings | 1 |
| the report | 1 |
| the tidings | 1 |
| then tidings | 1 |
| was not mentioned | 1 |
| when the tidings | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 24 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.
Read word by wordNow Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her.
Read word by wordAnd Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
Read word by wordWhile they were on the way, a report reached David: “Absalom has struck down all the sons of the king; not one of them is left!”
Read word by wordWhen the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.
Read word by wordBut I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.
Read word by wordBehold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”
Read word by wordBut I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.
Read word by wordHe does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
Read word by wordThe light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.
Read word by wordLike cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.
Read word by wordWhom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?
Read word by wordAs often as it passes through, it will carry you away; it will sweep through morning after morning, by day and by night.” The understanding of this message will bring sheer terror.
Read word by wordBehold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”
Read word by wordWho has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
Read word by wordListen! The sound of a report is coming—a great commotion from the land to the north. It will make the cities of Judah a desolation, a haunt for jackals.
Read word by wordI have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent to the nations: “Assemble yourselves to march against her! Rise up for battle!”
Read word by wordConcerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed.
Read word by wordDo not let your heart grow faint, and do not be afraid when the rumor is heard in the land; for a rumor will come one year—and then another the next year—of violence in the land and of ruler against ruler.
Read word by wordDisaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders.
Read word by wordDid you not treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn in the day of your pride,
Read word by wordAnd when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.12
But news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will go out with great fury to destroy many and devote them to destruction.
Read word by wordThis is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”—
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