Lexical Definition

‎אָזַן‎ ʼâzan (aw-zan') to listen ^H:V
a primitive root; probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from ‎אֹזֶן‎

give (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See ‎אָזַן‎.

• to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen

1) to hear, listen
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to hear, listen, give ear
1a2) to be obedient, harken
1a3) to hear or listen to prayers (of God)

See Greek: ἀκούω · εἰσακούω · ἐνωτίζομαι · ἐπακούω · προσέχω · ὑπακούω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [‎אָזַן‎]₄₂ verb denominative Hiph`il give ear, listen, hear, almost wholly poet. — Perfect ‎הֶאֱזִין‎ Deut 1:45 ‎וְהַאֲזִין‎ consecutive Ps 77:2* (see De Kö^{1, p. 390}); ‎וְהַאֲזַנְתָּ֫‎ Exod 15:26 ‎הֶאֱזִינוּ‎ Isa 64:3* +; Imperfect ‎יַאֲזִין‎ Job 9:16 +; ‎אָזִין‎ (for ‎אַאֲזִין‎) Job 32:11, etc.; Imperative masculine singular ‎הַאֲזִ֫ינָה‎ Num 23:18 +; feminine singular ‎הַאֲזִ֫יּנִי‎ Isa 1:2 feminine plural ‎הַאֲזֵ֫נָּה‎ Gen 4:23; Isa 32:9, etc.; Participle ‎מֵזִין‎ (for ‎מַאֲזִין‎ see Kö^{1, 391}) Prov 17:4 —

1. hear, perceive by the ear, absolute Isa 64:3* (|| ‎שׁמע‎) Ps 135:17 give ear, listen, absolute (of mountains personified) Deut 32:1, compare Isa 1:2 (of earth, personified); of men Judg 5:3; Ps 49:2*; Isa 28:23; Joel 1:2 (all || ‎שׁמע‎) Hos 5:1 (|| ‎שׁמע‎, ‎הִקְשִׁיב‎) Isa 8:9 followed by accusative of thing Gen 4:23; Job 33:1; Isa 1:10; Isa 32:9 (all || ‎שׁמע‎) Isa 42:23 (|| ‎שׁמע‎, ‎הקשׂיב‎); Job 37:14 (|| ‎הִתְבּוֺנֵן‎); Ps 78:1 followed by‎על‎ (of thing) Prov 17:4 (|| ‎הִקְשִׁיב‎); followed by ‎עַד‎ (of thing) Job 32:11 (|| ‎הוֺחַלְתִּי‎); hearken to, = be obedient to, absolute Jer 13:15 (|| ‎שׁמע‎) 2Chr 24:19; Neh 9:30 with accusative of thing Job 9:16 ‎לְ‎ (of thing) Job 34:16 (|| ‎שׁמע‎) Exod 15:26 followed by ‎לְ‎ person Job 34:2 (|| ‎שׁמע‎); followed by ‎עָדַי‎ person Num 23:18 followed by ‎אֶלֿ‎ person Isa 51:4.

2. of God, listening (with favour) to prayer, etc., absolute Ps 80:2*; Ps 84:9* (|| ‎שׁמע‎), followed by ‎אֶלֿ‎ person Ps 77:2*; Deut 1:45 (|| ‎שׁטע‎); with accusative of thing Ps 5:2* (|| ‎בִּין‎) Ps 17:1 (|| ‎שׁמע‎, ‎הקשׁיב‎), Ps 55:2* (|| ‎הקשׁיב‎ vPs 55:3*) Ps 86:6 (|| id.), Ps 140:7*; Ps 141:1 followed by ‎אֶלֿ‎ (of thing) Ps 39:13*; Ps 143:1 (both || ‎שׁמע‎); followed by ‎לְ‎ (of thing) Ps 54:4* (|| ‎שׁמע‎).

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