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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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Isaiah 1:2
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:2 · retained source text

Heare, O heauens, and giue eare, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken; I haue nourished and brought vp children, and they haue rebelled against me.

1611 marginal noteDeu. 32.1.

Isaiah 1:10
Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:10 · retained source text

¶ Heare the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom, giue eare vnto the Law of our God, yee people of Gomorrah.

Isaiah 1:15
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:15 · retained source text

And when ye spread foorth your handes, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when yee make many prayers I will not heare: your hands are full of blood.

1611 marginal noteHeb. multiply prayer.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bloods

1611 marginal noteProu. 1.28. iere.14 12. mic. 3.4.

1611 marginal noteCha. 59.3.

Isaiah 6:9
¶ And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 6:9 · retained source text

¶ And he sayd, Goe and tell this people; Heare yee indeede, but vnderstand not: and see yee indeed, but perceiue not.

1611 marginal noteOr, without ceasing, &c. Heb. heare yee in hearing, &c.

1611 marginal noteMatth.13.14. mar.4.12. luc.8.10 ioh.12.40. act.28.26. rom.11.8.

Isaiah 6:10
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 6:10 · retained source text

Make the heart of this people fat, and make their eares heauy, and shut their eyes: lest they see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstand with their heart, and conuert and be healed.

Isaiah 7:13
And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 7:13 · retained source text

And he sayd; Heare yee now, O house of Dauid; Is it a small thing for you to wearie men, but will yee wearie my God also?

Isaiah 18:3
All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 18:3 · retained source text

All yee inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see yee, when hee lifteth vp an ensigne on the mountaines; and when he bloweth a trumpet, heare yee.

Isaiah 28:12
To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 28:12 · retained source text

To whom he said, This is the rest wherwith ye may cause the weary to rest, and this is the refreshing, yet they would not heare.

Isaiah 28:14
¶ Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 28:14 · retained source text

¶ Wherefore heare the worde of the LORD, yee scornefull men, that rule this people which is in Ierusalem.

Isaiah 28:23
¶ Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 28:23 · retained source text

¶ Giue yee eare, and heare my voyce, hearken and heare my speach.

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