Shema (שמע) means audio in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שֶׁמַע
shema
word
In English
audio
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shema.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בצירופים: תכונת הקול. מה שמאפשר את יצור הקול או קליטתו.
- 2קלט אנלוגי או דיגיטלי של גלי קול על גבי מדיה פיסית.
The word Shema is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁמַע
- Written without vowel points
- שמע
- Said
- shema
- Root
- ש־מ־ע
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Gematria
- 410
This is how Shema is said in other languages.
- English
- audio
These words mean nearly the same as Shema.
These words rhyme with Shema.
The word Shema is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עלשמע
- חצוצרת השמע
- תעלת השמע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Shema comes from the root ש־מ־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Shema in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shema.
What does Shema (שמע) mean in Hebrew?
Shema (שמע) means audio. It is said shema, with the stress on she.
What is a synonym for Shema (שמע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shema (שמע) are הד.
What rhymes with Shema (שמע)?
Words that rhyme with Shema (שמע) include שמא, אמה, סכימה, מורפמה, דילמה, and טרירמה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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