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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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Numbers 12:6
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 12:6 · retained source text

And hee saide, Heare now my words: If there be a Prophet among you, I the LORD will make my selfe knowen vnto him in a vision, and will speake vnto him in a dreame:

Numbers 14:13
¶ And Moses said unto the Lord, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 14:13 · retained source text

¶ And Moses said vnto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall heare it, (for thou broughtest vp this people in thy might from among them:)

1611 marginal noteExod. 32.12.

Numbers 16:8
And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:8 · retained source text

And Moses saide vnto Korah, Heare, I pray you, ye sonnes of Leui.

Numbers 20:10
And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 20:10 · retained source text

And Moses and Aaron gathered the Congregation together before the rocke, and hee said vnto them, Heare now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rocke?

Numbers 23:18
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 23:18 · retained source text

And he tooke vp his parable, and said, Rise vp Balak, & heare; hearken vnto me, thou sonne of Zippor:

Numbers 30:4
And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 30:4 · retained source text

And her father heare her vow, and her bond wherewith shee hath bound her soule, and her father shall holde his peace at her: then all her vowes shall stand, and euery bond wherewith shee hath bound her soule, shall stand.

Deuteronomy 1:16
And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:16 · retained source text

And I charged your Iudges at that time, saying, Heare the causes betweene your brethren, and iudge righteously betweene euery man and his brother, & the stranger that is with him.

1611 marginal noteIoh. 7.24.

Deuteronomy 1:17
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:17 · retained source text

Ye shall not respect persons in iudgement, but you shall heare the small aswell as the great: you shall not bee afraid of the face of man, for the iudgment is Gods: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it vnto me, and I will heare it.

1611 marginal noteHebr. acknowledge faces.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 19.15. chap. 16.19. 1.sam. 16.7. pro. 24.23.

Deuteronomy 1:43
So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, and went presumptuously up into the hill.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:43 · retained source text

So I spake vnto you, and you would not heare, but rebelled against the commandement of the LORD, and went presumptuously vp into the hill.

1611 marginal noteHeb. you were presumptuous and went vp.

Deuteronomy 2:25
This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 2:25 · retained source text

This day will I begin to put the dread of thee, and the feare of thee vpon the nations, that are vnder the whole heauen, who shall heare report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

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