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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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550 occurrences516 verses49 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:23

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Amos 3:1
Hear this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 3:1 · retained source text

¶ Heare this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family, which I brought vp from the land of Egypt, saying;

Amos 3:13
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord God, the God of hosts,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 3:13 · retained source text

Heare yee and testifie in the house of Iacob, saith the LORD God, the God of hostes;

Amos 4:1
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 4:1 · retained source text

¶ Heare this word yea kine of Bashan, that are in the mountaine of Samaria, which oppresse the poore, which crush the needy, which say to their masters; Bring, and let vs drinke.

Amos 5:23
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 5:23 · retained source text

Take thou away from mee the noise of thy songs: for I will not heare the melodie of thy violes.

Amos 7:16
¶ Now therefore hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 7:16 · retained source text

¶ Now therefore heare thou the worde of the LORD; Thou sayest, Prophecie not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.

1611 marginal noteEze.21.2.

Amos 8:4
Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 8:4 · retained source text

¶ Heare this, O ye that swallow vp the needy, euen to make the poore of the land to faile,

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