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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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Revelation 3:6
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 3:6 · retained source text

Hee that hath an eare, let him heare what the Spirit saith vnto the Churches.

Revelation 3:13
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 3:13 · retained source text

Hee that hath an eare, let him heare what the Spirit saith vnto the Churches.

Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Revelation 3:20 · retained source text

Behold, I stand at the doore, and knocke: if any man heare my voyce, and open the doore, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Revelation 3:22
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 3:22 · retained source text

Hee that hath an eare, let him heare what the Spirit saith vnto the Churches.

Revelation 9:20
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Revelation 9:20 · retained source text

And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues, yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship deuils, and idoles of golde, and siluer, and brasse, and stone, and of wood, which neither can see, nor heare, nor walke:

1611 marginal notePsal. 115.4. & 135.15.

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