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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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John 5:25
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 5:25 · retained source text

Uerily, verily I say vnto you, The houre is comming, & now is, when the dead shall heare the voice of the Sonne of God: and they that heare, shall liue.

John 5:28
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 5:28 · retained source text

Marueile not at this: for the houre is comming, in the which all that are in the graues shall heare his voice,

John 5:30
I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 5:30 · retained source text

I can of mine owne selfe doe nothing: as I heare, I iudge: and my iudgement is iust, because I seeke not mine owne will, but the will of the Father, which hath sent me.

John 6:60
Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 6:60 · retained source text

Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying, who can heare it?

John 7:51
Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 7:51 · retained source text

Doth our Law iudge any man before it heare him, & know what he doth?

1611 marginal noteDeut. 17.10. and 19.15.

John 8:47
He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 8:47 · retained source text

He that is of God, heareth Gods words: ye therefore heare them not, because ye are not of God.

1611 marginal note1.Ioh. 4.6.

John 9:27
He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 9:27 · retained source text

He answered them, I haue told you already, and ye did not heare: wherfore would you heare it againe? Will ye also be his disciples?

John 10:3
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 10:3 · retained source text

To him the porter openeth, and the sheepe heare his voyce, and he calleth his owne sheepe by name, and leadeth them out.

John 10:8
All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 10:8 · retained source text

All that euer came before me, are theeues and robbers: but the sheepe did not heare them.

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