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hearing

Meaning of “hearing”

Sense 1: The act or faculty of perceiving sound. Sense 2: Audience, attention, or an opportunity to be heard. Sense 3: The range within which sound can be heard.

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First occurrence: Deuteronomy 31:11

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Deuteronomy 31:11
When all Israel is come to appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 31:11 · retained source text

When all Israel is come to appeare before the LORD thy God, in the place which hee shall choose; thou shalt reade this Law before all Israel, in their hearing.

2 Samuel 18:12
And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 18:12 · retained source text

And the man saide vnto Ioab, Though I should receiue a thousand shekels of siluer in mine hand, yet would I not put foorth mine hand against the Kings sonne: for in our hearing the King charged thee, and Abishai, and Ittai, saying,Beware that none touch the yong man Absalom.

1611 marginal noteHeb. weigh vpon mine hand.

1611 marginal noteHebr. beware whosoeuer ye be, of &c.

2 Kings 4:31
And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 4:31 · retained source text

And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staffe vpon the face of the child, but there was neither voyce, nor hearing: wherefore he went againe to meete him, and tolde him, saying, The child is not awaked.

1611 marginal noteHeb. attention.

Job 33:8
Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 33:8 · retained source text

Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I haue heard the voice of thy words, saying,

1611 marginal noteHeb. in mine eares.

Job 42:5
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
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1611 witness · Job 42:5 · retained source text

I haue heard of thee by the hearing of the eare: but now mine eye seeth thee.

Proverbs 20:12
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 20:12 · retained source text

The hearing eare, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made euen both of them.

1611 marginal noteExod.4.11. psal. 94.9.

Proverbs 28:9
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 28:9 · retained source text

He that turneth away his eare from hearing the law, euen his prayer shalbe abomination.

Isaiah 11:3
And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
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1611 witness · Isaiah 11:3 · retained source text

And shal make him of quicke vnderstanding in the feare of the LORD, and he shall not iudge after the sight of his eyes, neither reproue after the hearing of his eares.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sent or smell.

Isaiah 21:3
Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 21:3 · retained source text

Therefore are my loynes filled with paine, pangs haue taken hold vpon me, as the pangs of a woman that trauelleth: I was bowed downe at the hearing of it, I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

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