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It suggests something that is barely perceptible or a small indication of a larger reality. In the context of the Bible, it often refers to a subtle or slight manifestation of God's voice or presence.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of hearing God's voice was central to the faith experience. The Israelites believed that God communicated with His people in various ways, including through prophets, dreams, and visions. The idea of a "whisper" or "trace" of God's voice underscores the belief that God can speak in subtle and gentle ways, requiring attentiveness and spiritual sensitivity to discern His message.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a whisper<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>faint (1), whisper (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שֵׁ֫מֶץ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>whisper</b></font>; — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> absolute <a href="/interlinear/job/4-12.htm">Job 4:12</a>; construct <font class="hebrew2">דָּבָד</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/26-14.htm">Job 26:14</a> <em>a</em> (mere) <em>whisper of a word</em>, something wholly inadequate. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>a little <p>From an unused root meaning to emit a sound; an inkling -- a little. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שֵּׁ֣מֶץ שֵׁ֣מֶץ שמץ šê·meṣ šêmeṣ Shemetz<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 4:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַתִּקַּ֥ח אָ֝זְנִ֗י <b> שֵׁ֣מֶץ </b> מֶֽנְהֽוּ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And my ear received <span class="itali">a whisper</span> of it.<br><a href="/kjvs/job/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> received <span class="itali">a little</span> thereof.<br><a href="/interlinear/job/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> received and my ear <span class="itali">A whisper</span> In<p><b><a href="/text/job/26-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 26:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ק) וּמַה־ <b> שֵּׁ֣מֶץ </b> דָּ֭בָר נִשְׁמַע־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And how <span class="itali">faint</span> a word<br><a href="/kjvs/job/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of his ways: <span class="itali">but how little</span> a portion<br><a href="/interlinear/job/26-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> along and how <span class="itali">faint</span> A word hear<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8102.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8102.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8102<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shemetz_8102.htm">šê·meṣ — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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