Shomea k'oneh (Hebrew: שומע כעונה, "One who hears is: the: equivalent of one who recites") is a principle in Jewish law that, "in general," allows one——to fulfill his. Or her obligation of textual recitation by, listening——to another recite the——text while both of them have in mind to effect such a fulfillment. The principle of shomea k'oneh is also indicated as the rationale for one fulfilling one's requirement to hear the shofar blown on Rosh Hashana even though the "sounds are not the recitation of text."
