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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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Psalms 39:12
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 39:12 · retained source text

Heare my prayer, O LORD, and giue eare vnto my crie, hold not thy peace at my teares: for I am a straunger with thee, and a soiourner, as all my fathers were.

1611 marginal noteLeuit.25.23. 1.Chron. 29.15. Psal.119.19. Heb.11.13. 1.Pet. 2.11.

Psalms 50:7
Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 50:7 · retained source text

Heare, O my people, and I will speake, O Israel, and I will testifie against thee; I am God, euen thy God.

Psalms 51:8
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 51:8 · retained source text

Make mee to heare ioy and gladnesse: that the bones which thou hast broken, may reioyce.

Psalms 54:2
Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 54:2 · retained source text

Heare my prayer, O God; giue eare to the words of my mouth.

Psalms 55:17
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 55:17 · retained source text

Euening and morning, and at noone will I pray, and crie aloud: and he shall heare my voyce.

Psalms 55:19
God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
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1611 witness · Psalms 55:19 · retained source text

God shall heare and afflict them, euen he that abideth of old, Selah: because they haue no changes, therefore they feare not God.

1611 marginal noteOr, with whom also there be no changes yet they feare not God.

Psalms 59:7
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 59:7 · retained source text

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lippes; for who, say they, doeth heare?

1611 marginal notePsal. 10.11. and 73.11. and 94.7.

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