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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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Job 35:13
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 35:13 · retained source text

Surely God wil not heare vanitie, neither wil the Almightie regard it.

1611 marginal noteIob. 27.9. prou. 1.28. isa. 1.15. ier. 11.11.

Job 37:2
Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 37:2 · retained source text

Heare attentiuely the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. heare in hearing.

Job 42:4
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 42:4 · retained source text

Heare, I beseech thee, and I will speake: I will demand of thee, and declare thou vnto me.

Psalms 4:1
HEAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 4:1 · retained source text

¶ Heare me, when I call, O God of my righteousnesse: thou hast inlarged mee when I was in distresse, haue mercy vpon me, and heare my prayer.

1611 marginal noteOr, bee gracious vnto me.

Psalms 4:3
But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 4:3 · retained source text

But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly, for himselfe: the LORD will heare when I call vnto him.

Psalms 5:3
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 5:3 · retained source text

My voyce shalt thou heare in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer vnto thee, and will looke vp.

1611 marginal notePsal.130.6.

Psalms 10:17
Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 10:17 · retained source text

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine eare to heare,

1611 marginal noteOr, establish.

Psalms 13:3
Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 13:3 · retained source text

Consider and heare me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleepe of death.

Psalms 17:1
HEAR the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 17:1 · retained source text

¶ Heare the right, O LORD, attend vnto my crie, giue eare vnto my prayer, that goeth not out of fained lips.

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