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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 32:3
And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 32:3 · retained source text

And the eyes of them that see, shall not be dimme; and the eares of them that heare, shall hearken.

Isaiah 32:9
¶ Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 32:9 · retained source text

¶ Rise vp ye women that are at ease: heare my voice, ye carelesse daughters, giue eare vnto my speech.

Isaiah 33:13
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 33:13 · retained source text

¶ Heare yee that are farre off, what I haue done; and yee that are neere, acknowledge my might.

Isaiah 34:1
COME near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 34:1 · retained source text

¶ Come neere ye nations to heare, and hearken ye people: let the earth heare, and all that is therein, the world, and all things that come forth of it.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the fulnes thereof.

Isaiah 36:13
Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 36:13 · retained source text

Then Rabshakeh stood, and cryed with a loud voice in the Iewes language, and sayd; Heare ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.

Isaiah 37:4
It may be the Lord thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 37:4 · retained source text

It may be the LORD thy God will heare the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproch the liuing God, and will reprooue the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift vp thy prayer for the remnant that is left.

1611 marginal noteHeb. found.

Isaiah 37:7
Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 37:7 · retained source text

Behold, I will send a blast vpon him, and hee shall heare a rumour, and returne to his owne land, and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his owne land.

1611 marginal noteOr, put a spirit into him.

Isaiah 37:17
Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open thine eyes, O Lord, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 37:17 · retained source text

Encline thine eare, O LORD, and heare, Open thine eyes, O LORD, and see, and heare all the wordes of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproch the liuing God.

Isaiah 39:5
Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord of hosts:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 39:5 · retained source text

Then sayde Isaiah to Hezekiah, Heare the word of the LORD of hostes.

Isaiah 41:17
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 41:17 · retained source text

When the poore and needie seeke water and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will heare them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

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