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šm^c

Definition: To hear. a. schmooze, perhaps from Hebrew šǝmû^câ, report, rumor, feminine passive participle of šāma^c, to hear; b. Shema, from Hebrew šǝma^c, hear, imperative of šāma^c, to hear (see above); c. Ishmael, from Hebrew yišmā^cē^ɔl, God heard, from yišma^c, archaic preterite of šāma^c, to hear (see above; ^ɔēl, God; see l-1).