Lexical Definition

‎אֹזֶן‎ ʼôzen (o'-zen) ear ^H:N-F
from ‎אָזַן‎

[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.

• broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)

1) ear, as part of the body
2) ear, as organ of hearing
3) (subjective) to uncover the ear to reveal; the receiver of divine revelation

See Greek: νοῦς · οὖς · ὠτίον

Extended Information

meaning of: אֹזֶן

• : hearing

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֹ֫זֶן‎₁₈₈ noun feminine: Exod 29:20 ear (Arabic , Aramaic , ‎אוּדְנָא‎, Assyrian uznu, Ethiopic ) — absolute 2Sam 22:45 +; construct Exod 29:20 +; suffix ‎אָזְנִי‎ 1Sam 20:2 +, etc.; dual ‎אָזְנַיִם‎ (‎נָ֑יִם‎) Deut 29:3* +; construct ‎אָזְנֵי‎ Gen 23:10 +; suffix ‎אָזְנַי‎ (‎נָֿ֑י‎) Num 14:28 +; (never with article). —

1. ear, as part of body; of human being, as bearing earring Gen 35:4; Exod 32:2; Exod 32:3 (all J E) Ezek 16:12 pierced by a master Exod 21:6 (E) Deut 15:17 touched with blood in consecration (‎׳‎‎תְּנוּךְ א‎ tip of ear) Lev 8:23; Lev 8:24; Lev 14:14; Lev 14:17; Lev 14:25; Lev 14:28 cut off by enemy Ezek 23:25 (of ‎אָהֳלִיבָה‎ q. v.); ear of dog Prov 26:17 ‎מַחֲזִיק בְּאָזְנֵיכָּֿ֑לֶב‎; of sheep Amos 3:12 (fragment rescued from lion).

2. especially as organ of hearing,
a. of man Deut 29:3*; 2Sam 22:45 = Ps 18:45*; Job 42:5; Isa 30:21 implanted (‎נטע‎) by ‎׳‎‎י‎ Ps 94:9 of idols (do not hear) Ps 115:6; Ps 135:17 ‎׳‎‎שָׁמַע בא‎ 2Sam 7:22 + 8 t.; especially ‎׳‎‎בְּא‎ after verb of saying = in the ears, in the hearing of Gen 20:8 (E) Gen 23:10; Gen 23:13; Gen 23:16 (P) Gen 44:18; Gen 50:4 (J) Deut 5:1; Deut 31:11; Deut 31:28; Deut 31:30 + 44 t.; compare Isa 5:9 (verb omitted); after noun of utterance, sound 1Sam 15:14; Job 13:17; Job 15:21 compare ‎׳‎‎א‎ after verbal noun Ezek 24:26 (‎׳‎‎לְהַשְׁמָעוּת א‎) compare Isa 11:3 ‎׳‎‎הִטָּה א‎ incline the ear = give attention Ps 45:11*; Prov 22:17 + 9 t.; followed by ‎ל‎ Ps 49:5* + 4 t.; so ‎׳‎‎הִקְשִׁיב א‎ Isa 32:3; Prov 2:2 (followed by ‎ל‎); ‎׳‎‎ל‎ ‎׳‎‎הֵבִיא א‎ Prov 23:2 as receiving words ‎תָּקַּח‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ Job 4:12 compare Jer 9:19* as tingling (‎צלל‎) at dreadful news 1Sam 3:11; 2Kgs 21:12; Jer 19:3 as hearing with satisfaction, triumph Ps 92:12* ‎תִּשְׁמַעְנָה אָזְנָי֑‎ (|| ‎׳‎‎וַתַּבֵּט עֵינִי בְּ‎ but Che strike out; as intelligent (involving mental process) ‎וַתָּבֶן לָהּ‎ ‎׳‎‎שָֽׁמְעָה א‎ Job 13:1 ‎מִלִּין תִּבְחָ֑ן‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ Job 12:11 compare Job 34:3 as unsatisfied Eccl 1:8 ‎מִשְּׁמֹעַ‎ ‎׳‎‎לֹא תִמָּלֵא א‎; as seeking (‎בקשׁ‎) know-ledge Prov 18:15 as hearing & blessing Job 29:11 compare ‎שֹׁמַעַת‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ Prov 20:12; Prov 25:12 a hearing (responsive, obedient) ear; compare Prov 15:31; Isa 43:8 opposed to stopping the ears (wilful ignorance) ‎מִןֿ‎ ‎׳‎‎אֹטֵם א‎ Prov 21:13 cf Isa 33:15 also of adder in simile of wicked Ps 58:5* ‎כְּמוֺ פֶתֶן חֵרֵשׁ יַאְטֵם אָזְנוֺ‎; ‎מִןֿ‎ ‎׳‎‎מֵסִיר א‎ Prov 28:9 so ‎׳‎‎עֲרֵלָה א‎ their ear is uncircumcised Jer 6:10 ‎׳‎‎הִכְּבִּיד א‎ Zech 7:11 compare Isa 48:8; Jer 5:21; Ezek 12:2 compare also Isa 42:20.
b. of Yahweh, ‎׳‎‎י‎ ‎׳‎‎בְּא‎ after verb of utterance Num 11:18 (J) Num 14:28 (P) 1Sam 8:21; Ezek 8:18 after ‎עָלָה‎ 2Kgs 19:28 = Isa 37:29 after ‎בּוֺא‎ Ps 18:7* compare 2Sam 22:7 where verb omitted; so also (after noun without verb) Num 11:1 (J) ‎׳‎‎י‎ ‎׳‎‎בְּא‎ 1Chr 28:8 nearly = in presence of; incline the ear ‎׳‎‎הִטָּה א‎ 2Kgs 19:16 = Isa 37:17; Dan 9:18; Ps 86:1 followed by ‎לְ‎ Ps 17:6; Ps 88:3*; Ps 116:2 followed by ‎אֶלֿ‎ Ps 31:3*; Ps 71:2; Ps 102:3* ‎׳‎‎הִקְשִׁיב א‎ Ps 10:17 ‎׳‎‎קַשֻּׁבוֺת לְ א‎ 2Chr 6:40; 2Chr 7:15 compare Ps 130:2 id. followed by ‎אֶלֿ‎ Neh 1:6; Neh 1:11 verb omitted ‎אֶלֿ‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ Ps 34:16* compare Isa 59:1 ‎׳‎‎לֹא כָֽבְדָה א‎; Lam 3:56 ‎׳‎‎ל‎ ‎׳‎‎אַלתַּֿעְלֵם א‎.

3. ‎׳‎‎גָּלָה א‎open ears of, reveal to, subject man 1Sam 20:2; 1Sam 20:12; 1Sam 20:13; 1Sam 22:8 (twice in verse); 1Sam 22:17; Ruth 4:4 subject ‎׳‎‎י‎ 1Sam 9:15; 2Sam 7:27; 1Chr 17:25 ‎לְמוּסָר‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ ‎׳‎‎גּ‎ Job 36:10, compare vJob 36:15 ‎׳‎‎כָּרָה א‎ Ps 40:7* ‎לִשְׁמֹעַ‎ ‎׳‎‎יָעִירלִי א‎ Isa 50:4 ‎׳‎‎פָּתַחלִֿי א‎ Isa 50:5 compare ‎חֵרְשִׁים תִּפָּתַחְנָה‎ ‎׳‎‎וְא‎ Isa 35:5 opposed to judicial deafness Mic 7:16; Isa 6:10.

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