אָזַן
ʼâzan · aw-zan'
to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root; probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from H241 (אֹזֶן);
to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: give (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See H239 (אָזַן).
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to cut, to sustain › the seed, life continuing
Strength, the leader that works to cut, to sustain of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אָזַן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
41 occurrences · 41 OT · 0 NT · 28 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- give ear14 · 34%
- and give ear5 · 12%
- hearken3 · 7%
- and wilt give ear1 · 2%
- nor give ear1 · 2%
- against them: but they would not give ear1 · 2%
- yet would they not give ear1 · 2%
- that he had hearkened1 · 2%
- i gave ear1 · 2%
- and hearken1 · 2%
- men; and give ear1 · 2%
- this: hearken1 · 2%
- and he gave ear1 · 2%
- but they hear1 · 2%
- hear1 · 2%
- unto me; give ear1 · 2%
- giveth ear1 · 2%
- give ye ear1 · 2%
- who among you will give ear1 · 2%
- nor perceived by the ear1 · 2%
- ye, and give ear1 · 2%
- and give ye ear1 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.