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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 - Lamech said to his wives:
“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say:
I have killed a man for wounding me,
a young man for striking me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:26 - saying, “If you will diligently listen to the voice of the LORD your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, your healer.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:18 - And Balaam took up his discourse and said,
“Rise, Balak, and hear;
give ear to me, O son of Zippor:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:45

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:45 - And you returned and wept before the LORD, but the LORD did not listen to your voice or give ear to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:1 - “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak,
and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:3 - “Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes;
to the LORD I will sing;
I will make melody to the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:19 - Yet he sent prophets among them to bring them back to the LORD. These testified against them, but they would not pay attention.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:30 - Many years you bore with them and warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they would not give ear. Therefore you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:16 - If I summoned him and he answered me,
I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:11 - “Behold, I waited for your words,
I listened for your wise sayings,
while you searched out what to say.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:1 - “But now, hear my speech, O Job,
and listen to all my words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:2 - “Hear my words, you wise men,
and give ear to me, you who know;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:16 - “If you have understanding, hear this;
listen to what I say.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:14 - “Hear this, O Job;
stop and consider the wondrous works of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:1 - To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.
Give ear to my words, O LORD;
consider my groaning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:1 - A Prayer of David.
Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry!
Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:12 - “Hear my prayer, O LORD,
and give ear to my cry;
hold not your peace at my tears!
For I am a sojourner with you,
a guest, like all my fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:1 - To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.
Hear this, all peoples!
Give ear, all 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 words of my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:1 - To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil[fn] of David.
Give ear to my prayer, O God,
and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:1 - To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.
I cry aloud to God,
aloud to God, and he will hear me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:1 - A Maskil[fn] of Asaph.
Give ear, O my people, to my teaching;
incline your ears to the words of my mouth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:1 - To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Testimony. Of Asaph, a Psalm.
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead Joseph like a flock.
You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 84:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:8 - O LORD 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 - Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer;
listen to my plea for grace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:17 - they have ears, but do not hear,
nor is there any breath in their mouths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:6 - I say to the LORD, You are my God;
give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:1 - A Psalm of David.
O LORD, I call upon you; hasten to me!
Give ear to my voice when I call to you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:1 - A Psalm of David.
Hear my prayer, O LORD;
give ear to my pleas for mercy!
In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:4 - An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives 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 the LORD has spoken:
“Children[fn] have I reared and brought up,
but they have rebelled against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:10 - Hear the word of the LORD,
you rulers of Sodom!
Give ear to the teaching[fn] of our God,
you people of Gomorrah!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:9 - Be broken,[fn] you peoples, and be shattered;[fn]
give ear, all you far countries;
strap on your armor and be shattered;
strap on your armor and be shattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:23 - Give ear, and hear my voice;
give attention, and hear my speech.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:9 - Rise up, you women who are at ease, hear my voice;
you complacent daughters, give ear to my speech.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:23 - Who among you will give ear to this,
will attend and listen for the time to come?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:4 - “Give attention to me, my people,
and give ear to me, my nation;
for a law[fn] will go out from me,
and I will set my justice for a light to the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 64:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:4 - From of old no one has heard
or perceived by the ear,
no eye has seen a God besides you,
who acts for those who wait for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:15 - Hear and give ear; be not proud,
for the LORD has spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:1 - Hear this, O priests!
Pay attention, O house of Israel!
Give ear, O house of the king!
For the judgment is for you;
for you have been a snare at Mizpah
and a net spread upon Tabor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:2 - Hear this, you elders;
give ear, all inhabitants of the land!
Has such a thing happened in your days,
or in the days of your fathers?
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