אָזַן
a.zan (H0238)
to listen
AI Word Study
Based on the provided data, the Hebrew word אָזַן (a.zan) means "to listen." It falls under the semantic domain of cognition and perception, indicating that the act of listening is a fundamental aspect of processing and understanding information. The word a.zan appears 41 times in the Hebrew Bible, demonstrating its importance in various contexts. This frequency suggests that listening is a key component of Jewish culture and faith. It may be used in situations such as instruction, guidance, and decision-making, underscoring the significance of attention and understanding. This Hebrew word offers insight into the value placed on listening in ancient Jewish culture. By considering the multiple occurrences of a.zan in the text, readers can appreciate the emphasis on active engagement and comprehension in a wide range of biblical situations.
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Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.
He said, “If you will diligently listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you, which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you.”
He took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, you son of Zippor.
You returned and wept before Yahweh; but Yahweh didn’t listen to your voice, nor turn his ear to you.
Give ear, you heavens, and I will speak. Let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
“Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to Yahweh. I will sing praise to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again to Yahweh, and they testified against them; but they would not listen.
Yet many years you put up with them, and testified against them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they would not listen. Therefore you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
If I had called, and he had answered me, yet I wouldn’t believe that he listened to my voice.
“Behold, I waited for your words, and I listened for your reasoning, while you searched out what to say.
“Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
“If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.
“Listen to this, Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation.
Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.
“Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don’t be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were.
Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,
Hear my prayer, God. Listen to the words of my mouth.
Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.
My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me.
Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.
Yahweh, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob.
Hear, Yahweh, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions.
They have ears, but they can’t hear, neither is there any breath in their mouths.
I said to Yahweh, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, Yahweh.
Yahweh, I have called on you. Come to me quickly! Listen to my voice when I call to you.
Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Hear, heavens, and listen, earth; for Yahweh has spoken: “I have nourished and brought up children and they have rebelled against me.
Hear Yahweh’s word, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered!
Give ear, and hear my voice! Listen, and hear my speech!
Rise up, you women who are at ease! Hear my voice! You careless daughters, give ear to my speech!
Who is there among you who will give ear to this? Who will listen and hear for the time to come?
“Listen to me, my people; and hear me, my nation, for a law will go out from me, and I will establish my justice for a light to the peoples.
For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.
“Listen to this, you priests! Listen, house of Israel, and give ear, house of the king! For the judgment is against you; for you have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor.
Hear this, you elders, And listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has this ever happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers?