74 occurrences

'Hearing' in the Bible

So Abimelech arose early in the morning and called all his servants and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were greatly frightened.

Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth; even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,

He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “If you will only please listen to me; I will give the price of the field, accept it from me that I may bury my dead there.”

Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard.

and that you may tell in the hearing of your son, and of your grandson, how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and how I performed My signs among them, that you may know that I am the Lord.”

Speak now in the hearing of the people that each man ask from his neighbor and each woman from her neighbor for articles of silver and articles of gold.”

Then he took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people; and they said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient!”

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.

Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will surely do to you;

Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them:“Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I am speaking today in your hearing, that you may learn them and observe them carefully.

when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God at the place which He will choose, you shall read this law in front of all Israel in their hearing.

Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak these words in their hearing and call the heavens and the earth to witness against them.

Then Moses spoke in the hearing of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were complete:

Then Moses came and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people, he, with Joshua the son of Nun.

He shall flee to one of these cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city and state his case in the hearing of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city to them and give him a place, so that he may dwell among them.

Now therefore come, proclaim in the hearing of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is afraid and trembling, let him return and depart from Mount Gilead.’” So 22,000 people returned, but 10,000 remained.

“Speak, now, in the hearing of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over you?’ Also, remember that I am your bone and your flesh.”

And his mother’s relatives spoke all these words on his behalf in the hearing of all the leaders of Shechem; and they were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our relative.”

He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver which were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse in my hearing, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the Lord.”

Now after Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the Lord’s hearing.

Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and spoke these words in the hearing of the people, and all the people lifted up their voices and wept.

Abner also spoke in the hearing of Benjamin; and in addition Abner went to speak in the hearing of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.

The man said to Joab, “Even if I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I would not put out my hand against the king’s son; for in our hearing the king charged you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Protect for me the young man Absalom!’

Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah and Joah, said to Rabshakeh, “Speak now to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak with us in Judean in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”

The king went up to the house of the Lord and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests and the prophets and all the people, both small and great; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord.

So now, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek after all the commandments of the Lord your God so that you may possess the good land and bequeath it to your sons after you forever.

The king went up to the house of the Lord and all the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites and all the people, from the greatest to the least; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord.

On that day they read aloud from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and there was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,

“Surely you have spoken in my hearing,And I have heard the sound of your words:

Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

All things are wearisome;Man is not able to tell it.The eye is not satisfied with seeing,Nor is the ear filled with hearing.

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,He who rejects unjust gainAnd shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshedAnd shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;

Then Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to Rabshakeh, “Speak now to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak with us in Judean in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”

Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the officials and to all the people, saying, “A death sentence for this man! For he has prophesied against this city as you have heard in your hearing.”

Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, and on this city and on its inhabitants; for truly the Lord has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.”

Yet hear now this word which I am about to speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people!

Then He cried out in my hearing with a loud voice saying, “Draw near, O executioners of the city, each with his destroying weapon in his hand.”

But to the others He said in my hearing, “Go through the city after him and strike; do not let your eye have pity and do not spare.

The wheels were called in my hearing, the whirling wheels.

“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord God,“When I will send a famine on the land,Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water,But rather for hearing the words of the Lord.

Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,‘You will keep on hearing, but will not understand;You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;

And two blind men sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

And hearing this, they were amazed, and leaving Him, they went away.

And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

so that while seeing, they may see and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear and not understand, otherwise they might return and be forgiven.”

But after hearing of Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.

Hearing this, the ten began to feel indignant with James and John.

And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

When He had completed all His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.

Now hearing a crowd going by, he began to inquire what this was.

Now Herod was very glad when he saw Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some sign performed by Him.

And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language.

Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach.Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.

The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.

All those hearing him continued to be amazed, and were saying, “Is this not he who in Jerusalem destroyed those who called on this name, and who had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?”

For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered,

(Now all the Athenians and the strangers visiting there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)

he said, “I will give you a hearing after your accusers arrive also,” giving orders for him to be kept in Herod’s Praetorium.

But, that I may not weary you any further, I beg you to grant us, by your kindness, a brief hearing.

saying,‘Go to this people and say,“You will keep on hearing, but will not understand;And you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;

If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?

but only, they kept hearing, “He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith which he once tried to destroy.”

So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith?

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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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