Words the Bible translates as rumor
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- akoēἀκοήa report: the news or message that reaches someone by being heard, from a passing rumor to the proclaimed good news
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- hearing: the capacity to take in sound, the ears that receive it, or the act of listening
- shemu'ahשְׁמוּעָהa report: news that is heard and carried from one person to another
- shemaשֵׁמַעa report: news of someone or something that reaches other people, and the reputation it builds
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- sound: audible noise that reaches the ear
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