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hear

Meaning of “hear”

Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:23

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1 Samuel 2:23
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 2:23 · retained source text

And he said vnto them, Why doe ye such things? for I heare of your euil dealings, by all this people.

1611 marginal noteOr, I hear euill words of you.

1 Samuel 2:24
Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord’s people to transgress.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 2:24 · retained source text

Nay my sonnes: for it is no good report that I heare; yee make the LORDs people to transgresse.

1611 marginal noteOr, to cry out.

1 Samuel 8:18
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 8:18 · retained source text

And ye shall cry out in that day, because of your king which ye shall haue chosen you; and the LORD will not heare you in that day.

1 Samuel 13:3
And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 13:3 · retained source text

And Ionathan smote the garison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it: and Saul blew the trumpet thorowout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrewes heare.

1611 marginal noteOr, the hill.

1 Samuel 15:14
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 15:14 · retained source text

And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheepe in mine eares, and the lowing of the oxen which I heare?

1 Samuel 16:2
And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 16:2 · retained source text

And Samuel said, How can I goe? if Saul heare it, he will kill mee. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in thine hand.

1 Samuel 22:7
Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 22:7 · retained source text

Then Saul saide vnto his seruants that stood about him, Heare now, ye Beniamites: Will the sonne of Iesse giue euery one of you fields, and Uineyards, and make you all captaines of thousands, and captaines of hundreds:

1 Samuel 22:12
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 22:12 · retained source text

And Saul said, Heare now thou sonne of Ahitub: and hee answered, Here I am, my lord.

1611 marginal noteHebr. behold me.

1 Samuel 25:24
And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:24 · retained source text

And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, vpon me let this iniquitie be, and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speake in thine audience, and heare the words of thine handmaid.

1611 marginal noteHeb. eares

1 Samuel 26:19
Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 26:19 · retained source text

Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king heare the words of his seruant: If the LORD haue stirred thee vp against mee, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD: for they haue driuen me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Goe serue other gods.

1611 marginal noteHeb. smell.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cleauing.

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