- Original: שׁמע - Transliteration: Shoma` - Phonetic: sho'-mah - Definition: 1. report, rumour, news, fame - Origin: from H8085 - TWOT entry: 2412c - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H8085 ; a report: - fame. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • fame, 4 Joshua 6:27; Joshua 9:9; Esther 9:4; Jeremiah 6:24