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Lexicon :: Strong's H238 - 'āzan

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אָזַן
Transliteration
'āzan
Pronunciation
aw-zan'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 57

Strong’s Definitions

אָזַן ʼâzan, aw-zan'; a primitive root; probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from H241; to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen:—give (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See H239.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's H238 in the following manner: give ear (31x), hearken (6x), hear (3x), perceived by the ear (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x
The KJV translates Strong's H238 in the following manner: give ear (31x), hearken (6x), hear (3x), perceived by the ear (1x).

  1. to hear, listen

    1. (Hiphil)

      1. to hear, listen, give ear

      2. to be obedient, harken

      3. to hear or listen to prayers (of God)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָזַן ʼâzan, aw-zan'; a primitive root; probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from H241; to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen:—give (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See H239.
STRONGS H238: Abbreviations
I. † [אָזַן]42 verb denominative
Hiph. give ear, listen, hear, almost wholly poetical — Perfect הֶאֱזִין Deuteronomy 1:45; וְהַאֲזִין consecutive Psalm 77:2 (see De Kö1, p. 390); וְהַאֲזַנְתָּ֫ Exodus 15:26; הֶאֱזִינוּ Isaiah 64:3 +; Imperfect יַאֲזִין Job 9:16 +; אָזִין (for אַאֲזִין) Job 32:11, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַאֲזִ֫ינָה Numbers 23:18 +; feminine singular הַאֲזִ֫יּנִי Isaiah 1:2; feminine plural הַאֲזֵ֫נָּה Genesis 4:23; Isaiah 32:9, etc.; Participle מֵזִין (for מַאֲזִין see Kö1, 391) Proverbs 17:4; —
1. hear, perceive by the ear, absolute Isaiah 64:3 (|| שׁמע) Psalm 135:17; give ear, listen, absolute (of mountains personified) Deuteronomy 32:1, compare Isaiah 1:2 (of earth, personified); of men Judges 5:3; Psalm 49:2; Isaiah 28:23; Joel 1:2 (all || שׁמע) Hosea 5:1 (|| שׁמע, הִקְשִׁיב) Isaiah 8:9; followed by accusative of thing Genesis 4:23; Job 33:1; Isaiah 1:10; Isaiah 32:9 (all || שׁמע) Isaiah 42:23 (|| שׁמע, הקשׂיב); Job 37:14 (|| הִתְבּוֺנֵן); Psalm 78:1 followed byעל (of thing) Proverbs 17:4 (|| הִקְשִׁיב); followed by עַד (of thing) Job 32:11 (|| הוֺחַלְתִּי); hearken to, = be obedient to, absolute Jeremiah 13:15 (|| שׁמע) 2 Chronicles 24:19; Nehemiah 9:30; with accusative of thing Job 9:16; לְ (of thing) Job 34:16 (|| שׁמע) Exodus 15:26; followed by לְ person Job 34:2 (|| שׁמע); followed by עָדַי person Numbers 23:18; followed by אֶלֿ person Isaiah 51:4.
2. of God, listening (with favour) to prayer, etc., absolute Psalm 80:2; Psalm 84:9 (|| שׁמע), followed by אֶלֿ person Psalm 77:2; Deuteronomy 1:45 (|| שׁטע); with accusative of thing Psalm 5:2 (|| בִּין) Psalm 17:1 (|| שׁמע, הקשׁיב), Psalm 55:2 (|| הקשׁיב Psalm 55:3) Psalm 86:6 (|| id.), Psalm 140:7; Psalm 141:1; followed by אֶלֿ (of thing) Psalm 39:13; Psalm 143:1 (both || שׁמע); followed by לְ (of thing) Psalm 54:4 (|| שׁמע).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:23; 4:23

Exodus

15:26; 15:26

Numbers

23:18; 23:18

Deuteronomy

1:45; 1:45; 32:1

Judges

5:3

2 Chronicles

24:19

Nehemiah

9:30

Job

9:16; 9:16; 32:11; 32:11; 33:1; 34:2; 34:16; 37:14

Psalms

5:2; 17:1; 39:13; 49:2; 54:4; 55:2; 55:3; 77:2; 77:2; 78:1; 80:2; 84:9; 86:6; 135:17; 140:7; 141:1; 143:1

Proverbs

17:4; 17:4

Isaiah

1:2; 1:2; 1:10; 8:9; 28:23; 32:9; 32:9; 42:23; 51:4; 64:3; 64:3

Jeremiah

13:15

Hosea

5:1

Joel

1:2

H238

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Strong's Number H238 matches the Hebrew אָזַן ('āzan),
which occurs 41 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:23 - And Lamech saith to his wives: -- 'Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, give ear to my saying: For a man I have slain for my wound, Even a young man for my hurt;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:26 - and He saith, 'If thou dost really hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and dost that which is right in His eyes, and hast hearkened to His commands, and kept all His statutes: none of the sickness which I laid on the Egyptians do I lay on thee, for I, Jehovah, am healing thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:18 - And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:45

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:45 - 'And ye turn back and weep before Jehovah, and Jehovah hath not hearkened to your voice, nor hath he given ear unto you;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:1 - 'Give ear, O heavens, and I speak; And thou dost hear, O earth, sayings of my mouth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:3 - Hear, ye kings; give ear, ye princes, I, to Jehovah, I -- I do sing, I sing praise to Jehovah, God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:19 - And He sendeth among them prophets, to bring them back unto Jehovah, and they testify against them, and they have not given ear;

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:30 - 'And Thou drawest over them many years, and testifiest against them by Thy Spirit, by the hand of Thy prophets, and they have not given ear, and Thou dost give them into the hand of peoples of the lands,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:16 - Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear to my voice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:11 - Lo, I have waited for your words, I give ear unto your reasons, Till ye search out sayings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:1 - And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and to all my words give ear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:2 - Hear, O wise men, my words, And, O knowing ones, give ear to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:16 - And if there is understanding, hear this, Give ear to the voice of my words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:14 - Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:1 - To the Overseer, 'Concerning the Inheritances.' -- A Psalm of David. My sayings hear, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:1 - A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear to my prayer, without lips of deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:12 - Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And to my cry give ear, Unto my tear be not silent, For a sojourner I am with Thee, A settler like all my fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:1 - To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Hear this, all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 54:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:2 - O God, hear my prayer, Give ear to the sayings of my mouth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:1 - To the Overseer with stringed instruments. -- An instruction, by David. Give ear, O God, to my prayer, And hide not from my supplication.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:1 - To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of Asaph. My voice is to God, and I cry, my voice is to God, And He hath given ear unto me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:1 - An Instruction of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law, Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:1 - To the Overseer. -- 'On the Lilies.' A testimony of Asaph. -- A Psalm. Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Leading Joseph as a flock, Inhabiting the cherubs -- shine forth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 84:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:8 - O Jehovah, God of Hosts, hear my prayer, Give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 86:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:6 - Hear, O Jehovah, my prayer, And attend to the voice of my supplications.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:17 - Ears they have, and they give not ear, Nose -- there is no breath in their mouth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:6 - I have said to Jehovah, 'My God art Thou, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of my supplications.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:1 - A Psalm, by David. O Jehovah, I have called Thee, haste to me, Give ear to my voice when I call to Thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:1 - A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me -- in Thy righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:4 - An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:2 - Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, For Jehovah hath spoken: Sons I have nourished and brought up, And they -- they transgressed against Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:10 - Hear the word of Jehovah, ye rulers of Sodom, Give ear to the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:9 - Be friends, O nations, and be broken, And give ear, all ye far off ones of earth, Gird yourselves, and be broken, Gird yourselves, and be broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:23 - Give ear, and hear my voice, Attend, and hear my saying:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:9 - Women, easy ones, rise, hear my voice, Daughters, confident ones, give ear to my saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:23 - Who among you giveth ear to this? Attendeth, and heareth afterwards.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:4 - Attend unto Me, O My people, And, O My nation, unto Me give ear. For a law from Me goeth out, And My judgment to the light, Peoples I do cause to rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 64:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:4 - Even from antiquity men have not heard, They have not given ear, Eye hath not seen a God save Thee, He doth work for those waiting for Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:15 - Hear, and give ear -- be not haughty, For Jehovah hath spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:1 - 'Hear this, O priests, and attend, O house of Israel, And, O house of the king, give ear, For the judgment is for you, For, a snare ye have been on Mizpah, And a net spread out on Tabor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:2 - Hear this, ye aged ones, And give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land, Hath this been in your days? Or in the days of your fathers?
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