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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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Joshua 7:9
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 7:9 · retained source text

For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land shall heare of it, and shall enuiron vs round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou doe vnto thy great Name?

Judges 5:3
Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 5:3 · retained source text

Heare, O ye kings, giue eare, O ye Princes: I, euen I will sing vnto the LORD, I wil sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.

Judges 5:16
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 5:16 · retained source text

Why abodest thou among the sheepefolds, to heare the bleatings of the flocks? for the diuisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

1611 marginal noteOr, in.

Judges 7:11
And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 7:11 · retained source text

And thou shalt heare what they say, and afterward shall thine handes be strengthened to goe downe vnto the hoste. Then went hee downe, with Phurah his seruant, vnto the outside of the armed men, that were in the hoste.

1611 marginal noteOr, rankes by fiue.

Judges 14:13
But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 14:13 · retained source text

But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall yee giue me thirtie sheetes, and thirtie change of garments. And they said vnto him, Put foorth thy riddle, that we may heare it.

1 Samuel 2:23
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 2:23 · retained source text

And he said vnto them, Why doe ye such things? for I heare of your euil dealings, by all this people.

1611 marginal noteOr, I hear euill words of you.

1 Samuel 2:24
Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord’s people to transgress.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 2:24 · retained source text

Nay my sonnes: for it is no good report that I heare; yee make the LORDs people to transgresse.

1611 marginal noteOr, to cry out.

1 Samuel 8:18
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 8:18 · retained source text

And ye shall cry out in that day, because of your king which ye shall haue chosen you; and the LORD will not heare you in that day.

1 Samuel 13:3
And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 13:3 · retained source text

And Ionathan smote the garison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it: and Saul blew the trumpet thorowout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrewes heare.

1611 marginal noteOr, the hill.

1 Samuel 15:14
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 15:14 · retained source text

And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheepe in mine eares, and the lowing of the oxen which I heare?

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