she.mu.ah denotes a report or piece of news heard, received, or communicated, whether alarming, favorable, or consequential.

The term denotes communicated news or a report: people hear it, receive it, or respond to it. The reported matter may concern events, warnings, praise, conflict, or news characterized in the verse as favorable or distressing.

1. News or a report communicated and heard · dominant

   The singular noun names information that reaches a hearer or is passed on: in 1 Kings 2:28 the APB renders the clause "The report came to Joab," leading to his flight to the altar; in 2 Samuel 13:30 tidings reach David with a stated claim about the king's sons. In 2 Kings 19:7 the reported matter prompts a return to a land, while Jeremiah 49:14 and Obadiah 1:1 place a report from the LORD alongside a summons for battle. The same usage can be evaluated by its effect or content: Proverbs 15:30 describes pleasant tidings, Psalm 112:7 bad news, and Daniel 11:44 tidings that dismay.

   1 Kings 2:282 Samuel 13:302 Kings 19:7Jeremiah 49:14Proverbs 15:30Psalm 112:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the noun as "report," "tidings," "news," and "rumor" across these verses. These English choices show the verses' presentation of communicated information rather than separate lexical meanings.