264 occurrences

'Hear' in the Bible

Lamech told his wives, "Adah and Zillah, listen to what I have to say: You wives of Lamech, hear what I'm announcing! I've killed a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainPay Attention To People!

Now Sarah had said, "God has caused me to laugh, and all who hear about it will laugh with me."

Verse ConceptsGesturesHappinessLaughterGodly AncestryThe Promise Of A Babysarah

"I don't know who did this thing," Abimelech replied. "You didn't report this to me, and I didn't hear about it until today."

Verse ConceptsThose Who Did Not Tell

Now since Ephron the Hittite had taken a seat there among the Hittites, he responded publicly to Abraham where the Hittites and everyone who was entering the gate of his city could hear him:

Verse ConceptsempiresCitiesBusiness At The GatewayIn Men's Presence

and then addressed Ephron so all the people of the land could hear him: "Please listen to me! I'm willing to pay the price of the field. Accept it from me, so I may bury my dead there."

Verse ConceptsThe Cave Of MachpelahIn Men's Presence

Moses also said, "When the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening, and bread in the morning to satisfy you, the LORD will hear your complaints directed against him. Who are we? Your complaints aren't against us, but rather against the LORD."

Verse ConceptsKnowledge, Of GodComplaintsGod HearingIn The MorningGod Paid Attention To ThemGrumbling At PeopleI Am UnimportantComplaining

If you do mistreat them, they'll certainly cry out to me, and I'll immediately hear their cry.

Verse ConceptsAnswered PromisesCries Of Distress To GodGod Pays AttentionHurtvulnerability

for it's his only covering; it's his outer garment, for what else can he sleep in? And when he cries out to me, I'll hear him, for I am gracious.

Verse ConceptsGod, Compassion OfBodyCovering The BodyCries Of Distress To GodGod Pays Attention

Moses said, "It is not the sound of a victory shout, and it's not the sound of a shout of defeat, but it's the sound of singing that I hear."

Verse ConceptsGroups ShoutingMusic To CelebratePeople OvercomingNot DefeatedOvercoming

"But give this command to the people: "You are to consecrate yourselves, because tomorrow you're going to eat meat, since you've complained where the LORD can hear it, "Who can give us meat to eat? After all, life was better with us in Egypt." Therefore, the LORD is going to give you meat and you'll eat

Verse ConceptsMaking People HolyEating Meat

You returned and cried out in the LORD's presence, but the LORD didn't hear your voice or listen to you.

Verse ConceptsWeepingSpiritual Deafness

The day you stood in the presence of the LORD your God in Horeb, the LORD told me, "Gather the people before me so they may hear my words, learn to revere me the whole time that they live in the land, and teach them to their children.'"

Verse Conceptsdiscipleship, nature ofLearning From Other PeopleStandingBibleStudentsAssembling IsraelTeaching ChildrenFear God!

In your distress, when all these things happen to you in days to come and you return to the LORD your God, then you will hear his voice.

Verse ConceptsDistressReturning To GodEnd Of Days

"Indeed, ask from one end of the heavens to the other about days of old, before your time, when God created mankind on the earth. Did we ever have anything as great as this, or ever hear of anything like it?

Verse ConceptsCreation Of All MankindMan's Relation To GodEnd Of Days

You have been made to hear his voice from heaven so you may be instructed. And he showed you his great fire here on earth, and you heard his voice from the middle of that fire.

Verse Conceptsdiscipline, divinePunishment, By GodGod As Our TeacherGod Appearing In FireHearing God's VoiceGod Speaks From Heaven

Then all Israel will hear about it, be afraid, and won't do this evil thing again among you.

Verse ConceptsFear Will Come

"You may hear in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit

When it is reported to you or you hear of it, then investigate it thoroughly. When the truth has been established that this detestable thing has been done in Israel,

Verse ConceptsInvestigating

Then all the people who hear will be afraid and will not act presumptuously again."

Verse ConceptsFear Is Due

because this is what you asked from the LORD your God at Horeb when you were assembled together: "Don't let us hear the voice of the LORD our God again, or even see this great fire otherwise, we will die.'

Verse ConceptsAskingDeath Due To God's PresenceFire Emanating From GodRefusing To HearUnhearing

When others hear of this, they will be afraid and will not do such an evil deed again in your midst.

Verse ConceptsFear Is Due

Then all the men of his city are to stone him with boulders so that he dies. This is how you will remove this evil from among you. Then all Israel will hear of it and will be afraid."

Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstBanishmentPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSelf WillChildren, UngratefulFear Is DueInstructions About Stoning

They aren't in the heavens, so you have to ask, "Who'll go up to the heavens for us and get it for us so we can hear it and act on it?'

Verse ConceptsClimbingGoing To Heaven

And they aren't beyond the seas either, so you have to ask, "Who'll cross the sea and get it for us so we can hear it and act on it?'

Verse ConceptsExpanse Of The SeaThe OceanThe Sea

Gather the people the men, women, children, and the foreigners that live in your cities so they may hear and fear the LORD your God, and so they may be careful to obey the words contained in this Law.

Verse ConceptsForeignersCovenant breakersdiscipleship, nature ofLearning From Other PeopleMale And FemaleOutsidersAliens, Believers DutyAssembling IsraelForeigners Included Among The PeopleKeep The Commandments!Aliens

Their children who don't know will hear and learn to fear the LORD your God as long as you live in the land that you are crossing the Jordan River to possess."

Verse ConceptsLearningFathers, Responsibilities Ofdiscipline, in the familyInexperienceKnowing God, Nature OfCrossing Into The Promised Land

Hear, heavens, and I will speak! Listen, earth, to the words of my mouth!

He declared this about Judah: "Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah and return him to his people. With his own strength he fights for himself, and you will be of assistance against his enemies."

Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelGod Help!Pay Attention O God!

When they sound a long blast with the ram's horn, as soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then the entire army is to cry out loud, the city wall will collapse, and then all of the soldiers are to charge straight ahead."

Verse ConceptsFortificationsShoutingWallsBattle CriesThings Falling

The Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of this, will surround us, and eliminate us from the earth! Then what will you do about your great reputation?"

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfGod, The LordEnemies SurroundingNames Blotted OutFor The Sake Of His Name

Why did you sit down among the sheepfolds? To hear the bleating of the flocks? Among the divisions of the army of Reuben there was great searching of heart.

Verse ConceptsSheepfolds

where you will hear what they're talking about. That way, you'll be encouraged to attack the encampment." So he and his servant Purah went down to the perimeter outposts of the encamped army.

Verse ConceptsEnemy Attacks

But his wife replied to him, "If the LORD had intended to kill us, he wouldn't have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from us, he wouldn't have shown us all these things, and he wouldn't have permitted us to hear things like this, now would he?"

Verse ConceptsGod KillingMaking Cereal Offerings And LibationsGod's Things RevealedGod Killing Individuals

He told his mother, "Do you remember those 1,100 silver coins that were stolen from you and about which you uttered a curse when I could hear it? Well, I have the silver. I took it." So she replied, "May my son be blessed by the LORD."

Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Examples OfUnder The BanMay God Bless!Money Blessingsmums

Samuel said, "Then what is this bleating of sheep in my ears and the lowing of cattle that I hear?"

Verse ConceptsHearing Things

Samuel said, "How can I go? Saul will hear about this and kill me!"

Verse Conceptsdoubters

When you hear the sound of marching coming from the tops of the balsam trees, then be sure to act quickly, since the LORD will have gone out ahead of you to cut down the Philistine army."

Verse ConceptsGod Going BeforeHearing ThingsMoving Onmovementfootprintsarmy

But Absalom sent agents throughout all of the tribes of Israel, telling them, "When you hear the sound of the battle trumpet, you're to announce that Absalom is king in Hebron."

Verse ConceptsDavid, Reign OfChildren, Bad KidsRebellion, Against Human AuthoritySecrecyTrumpetUnfaithfulness, To PeopleWicked Children, Examples OfTrumpets For CelebrationSpying

Won't Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? So whatever you hear from the king's palace, you're to report to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

Verse ConceptsGiving Information

Their two sons Zadok's son Ahimaaz and Abiathar's son Jonathan are with them there. You'll be sending me everything that you hear through them."

Ahithophel responded, "Go inside and have sex with your father's mistresses, whom he left to keep the palace in order. Then everyone in Israel will hear how your father has come to hate you and everyone who has joined you will be emboldened to act."

Verse ConceptsNosesOffenceOne FleshSmellsPeople Being Hated

Absalom replied, "Call in Hushai the Archite so I can hear what he has to say, too!"

Verse ConceptsOthers Summoning

Look! He's probably already hiding in a cave or someplace like that. If the first attack fails, people will hear about it and think, "Absalom's army is losing!'

Verse ConceptsCavesPeople In CavesHiding From PeopleKilling Will HappenCaves As Places Of Refuge

I'm now 80 years old! I can hardly tell the difference between what tastes good or bad! I can't tell what I eat or drink! I can't hear the voice of men and women when they sing! So why should your servant be an added burden to your majesty the king?

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesKnowledge Of Good And EvilVoicesNatural DeafnessSingers

People came from everywhere to hear Solomon's advice. Every king on the earth heard of his wisdom.

Verse ConceptsAll NationsKings And Wisdom

Listen to the requests from your servant and from your people Israel as they pray in this direction, listen from the place where you reside in heaven, then hear and forgive.

Verse ConceptsHeaven, Nature OfHousesSinnersHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansGod Acts From HeavenGod Forgive!supplication

then hear in heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and return them to the soil that you gave to their ancestors.

Verse ConceptsGod Forgive!God's ForgivenessForgiveness Kjv

then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants and of your people Israel. Indeed, teach them the best way to live and send rain on your land that you have given to your people as an inheritance.

Verse ConceptsGod Sending RainGod TeachingGod Acts From HeavenGod Forgive!Forgiving Yourself

then hear from heaven, the place where you reside, and forgive, repaying each person according to all of his ways, since you know their hearts for you alone know the hearts of all human beings

Verse ConceptsHousesImagination, Inward DesiresOutward AppearanceGod, Omniscience OfHeart, Known To GodGod, All knowingGod Acts From HeavenGod Forgive!God Knowing the Human Heart

(for people will hear of your great name, your mighty acts, and your obvious power), when he comes and prays facing this Temple,

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfStrength Of God

then hear in heaven where you reside, and do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the people of the earth may know your name, fear you as do your people Israel, and so they may know that this Temple that I have built is called by your name.

Verse ConceptsHousesReverence, And God's NatureGod Acts From HeavenA Place For God's NameKnowing God's Character

then hear their prayer and their request in heaven, and fight for their cause.

Verse ConceptsGod Acts From HeavenPrayingsupplicationpetition

then hear their prayer and requests in heaven, where you reside, and fight for their cause,

Verse ConceptsGod Acts From Heaven

All the earth continued to seek audiences with Solomon so they could hear the wise things that God had put in his heart.

Verse ConceptsHeart, HumanHuman IntellectThose Looking For People

Meanwhile, Elisha was sitting in his house, along with the elders, when the king sent a man to kill him, but before the messenger arrived, Elisha told the elders, "Are you watching how this descendant of murderers has ordered my head be cut off? Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and hold it to shut them out! Don't you hear the sound of his master's feet right behind him?"

Verse ConceptsMessengerRemoving HeadsShutting DoorsKilling ProphetsSkullsSoundThe Elders Gathered

The LORD had made the Aramean army hear the sounds of chariots, horses, and a large army, so they told one another, "Look! The king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and the Egyptians to come attack us!"

Verse ConceptsDeliverance, Means OfHiringHorsesWheelsAttacking With ChariotsSoundHearing ThingsEnemy Attackssyriafootstepsrumorsfootprintsreinforcementarmy

"This is what the LORD says: "Never be afraid of the words that you have heard by which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. Look! I'm going to cause an attitude to grow within him so that he'll hear a rumor and return to his own territory, where I'll make him die by the sword in his own land!"'"

Verse ConceptsRumoursSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfKilling Will Happenrumors

"Didn't you hear? I determined it years ago! I planned this from ancient times, and now I've brought it to pass, to turn fortified cities into piles of ruins

Verse ConceptsGod, Purpose OfDestruction Of CitiesGod Planning Of OldUnhearingGod's Plans

therefore this is what the LORD God of Israel says: "Look! I'm going to bring such a disaster to Jerusalem and Judah that both ears of those who hear about it will ring.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of Jerusalem

When you hear the sound of marching coming from the tops of the balsam trees, then go out to battle, because God will have gone out ahead of you to destroy the Philistine army."

Verse ConceptsSoundThe Environmentfootstepsmovementarmy

Listen to the requests from your servant and from your people Israel as they pray in this direction, and listen from the place where you reside from heaven! then hear and forgive.

Verse ConceptsHousesHeaven, God's Habitationsupplication

then hear from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and return them to the soil that you gave to them and to their ancestors.

then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants and of your people Israel. Indeed, teach them the best way to live and send rain on your land that you have given to your people as an inheritance.

then hear from heaven, the place where you reside, and forgive, repaying each person according to all of his ways, since you know their hearts for you alone know the hearts of human beings

Verse ConceptsHousesOutward Appearance

then hear from heaven where you reside, and do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the people of the earth may know your name, fear you as do your people Israel, and so they may know that this Temple that I have built is called by your name.

Verse ConceptsHousesReverence, And God's Nature

then hear their prayer and their request from heaven, and fight for their cause.

then hear their prayer and requests from heaven, where you reside, and fight for their cause, forgiving your people who have sinned against you.

Verse ConceptsHouses

All the kings of the earth continued to seek audiences with Solomon so they could hear the wise things that God had put in his heart.

"If evil comes upon us, such as war as punishment, disease, or famine and we stand in your presence in this Temple (because your Name is in this Temple) and cry out to you in our distress, then you will hear and deliver.'

Verse ConceptsdiscouragementPlaguesPrayer In DiscouragementStandingSwordsHelp In Shortage

so wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, come over to us, and our God will fight for us!"

Verse ConceptsTrumpets For Signalling

Later that day the book of Moses was read aloud so the people could hear it, and a written command was discovered therein permanently prohibiting the Ammonites and Moabites from coming into the congregation of God

Verse ConceptsAudiencesReadingMoses, Significance OfReading The ScripturesBook of the LawLaws Restricting Foreigners

This very day the wives of the officials of Persia and Media who hear the report about the queen will speak in the same way to all the officials of the king, and there will be more than enough contempt and anger.

In that place, those who once were prisoners will be at ease together; they won't hear the voice of oppressors.

Verse ConceptsNo Trouble

Whenever I hear an insulting rebuke, I respond from my spirit because I understand."

Verse ConceptsBeing Reproved

Will God hear his cry when distress overtakes him?

"Look! I have waited to hear your speech, so I listened to your insights while you searched for the right words to say.

Verse ConceptsPeople Waiting

"You spoke clearly so I could hear; I've heard what you've said:

LORD, hear my just plea! Pay attention to my cry! Listen to my prayer, since it does not come from lying lips.

Verse ConceptsThe Lips Of The RighteousLipsRighteousness, Of BelieversPrayer, Offered WithAvoiding DeceitHear Prayer!Pay Attention O God!

When they hear of me, they will obey me; foreigners will submit to me.

Verse ConceptsForeignersObedience To GodPretendingObeying People

Hear my voice, LORD, when I cry out! Be gracious to me and answer me.

Verse ConceptsCryingMercifulnessPrayer, Described AsPay Attention O God!

Hear the sound of my supplications when I cry to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.

Verse ConceptsPsalms As PrayersBeggarsHandsMost Holy PlaceLifting HandsPay Attention O God!supplication

Hear me, LORD, and have mercy on me! LORD, help me!

Verse ConceptsGod Help!Pay Attention O God!

Hear my prayer, LORD, pay attention to my cry, and do not ignore my tears. I am an alien in your presence, a stranger just like my ancestors were.

Verse ConceptsBeing A PilgrimSilenceWeepingPilgrimsPilgrims, Examples OfSpiritual DeafnessTearsCryingReckoned As ForeignersHear Prayer!Pay Attention O God!Feelings Of Alienation

God, who is enthroned from long ago, will hear me and humble them. Interlude Because they do not repent, they do not fear God.

Verse ConceptsIrreverenceAfflictions Of The WickedPermanenceGod Is UnchangingNo Fear Of GodPsalm InterjectionsFearing God

refusing to hear the voice of the snake charmer, the cunning enchanter.

Verse ConceptsSkillWisdom, Human NatureUnhearing

Look what pours out of their mouths! They use their lips like swords, saying "Who will hear us?"

Verse ConceptsInfidelity To GodUnhearing

Listen, my people, to my instruction. Hear the words of my mouth.

LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, hear my prayer! Listen, God of Jacob! Interlude

Verse ConceptsPsalm InterjectionsHear Prayer!Pay Attention O God!

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

אזן 
'azan 
give ear , hearken , hear , perceived by the ear
Usage: 42

אח 
'ach 
Usage: 3

בּל 
Bal (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

השׁמעוּת 
Hashma`uwth 
cause to hear
Usage: 1

יקד 
Yaqad 
Usage: 9

כּיּר כּיּור 
Kiyowr 
Usage: 23

לבב 
Labab 
Usage: 5

לבב 
Lebab 
Usage: 251

לבב 
L@bab (Aramaic) 
Usage: 7

לבּה 
Libbah 
Usage: 5

מעה 
me`ah 
Usage: 32

משׁמע 
Mishma` 
Usage: 1

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 329

קשׁב 
Qashab 
Usage: 46

קשׁב 
Qesheb 
Usage: 4

שׁמע 
Shama` 
Usage: 1158

שׁמע 
Sh@ma` (Aramaic) 
Usage: 9

שׁמע 
Shema` 
Usage: 18

ἀκοή 
Akoe 
Usage: 21

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

ἀκροατήριον 
Akroaterion 
Usage: 1

ἀκροατής 
Akroates 
Usage: 4

ἀποψύχω 
Apopsucho 
Usage: 0

διάγνωσις 
Diagnosis 
Usage: 1

διακούομαι 
Diakouomai 
Usage: 1

διαπρίω 
Diaprio 
be cut to the heart , be cut
Usage: 2

εἰσακούω 
Eisakouo 
Usage: 4

ἐνωτίζομαι 
Enotizomai 
hearken to
Usage: 1

ἐπακούω 
Epakouo 
Usage: 1

ἐπακροάομαι 
Epakroaomai 
Usage: 1

καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116

καρδιογνώστης 
Kardiognostes 
Usage: 2

παρακούω 
Parakouo 
Usage: 0

πειθαρχέω 
Peitharcheo 
Usage: 4

προακούω 
Proakouo 
Usage: 1

σκληροκαρδία 
Sklerokardia 
Usage: 1

ὑπακούω 
Hupakouo 
obey , be obedient to , hearken
Usage: 20

ψυχή 
Psuche 
soul , life , mind , heart , heartily Trans , not tr
Usage: 62

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