Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to listen
Usage: 1) to hear, listen 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to hear, listen, give ear 1a2) to be obedient, harken 1a3) to hear or listen to prayers (of God)
azan - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G238 — allegoreo (“allegorize”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H238 אָזַן (azan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. azan (aw-zan') v. 1. to broaden out the ear (with the hand) 2. (by implication) to listen It has 42 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include ear, out, and ears. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
azan (aw-zan') v. 1. to broaden out the ear (with the hand) 2. (by implication) to listen [a primitive root, probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from H241] KJV: give (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See H0239. Root(s): H241 See also: H239
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to listen
Usage: 1) to hear, listen 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to hear, listen, give ear 1a2) to be obedient, harken 1a3) to hear or listen to prayers (of God)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render azan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
42 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
First 42 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H238.
And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
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.
Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.
If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.
Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.
Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.
I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.
Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.
Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H238, grouped by book.
Strong's H238 is a Hebrew entry for H238 אָזַן (azan). azan (aw-zan') v. 1. to broaden out the ear (with the hand) 2. (by implication) to listen
This page currently indexes 42 linked usages for Strong's H238 across 15 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H238 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ear, out, and ears. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.