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Strong's H7181 קָשַׁב (qashab)

Qashab means “attend” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7181
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 45
Books 14

Strong's H7181 Quick Answer

Strong's H7181 קָשַׁב (qashab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. qashab (kaw-shab') v. 1. to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken [a primitive root] It has 45 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include hearken, ear, hearkened, attend, and ears. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
qashab (kaw-shab') v. 1. to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken [a primitive root]
Usage
45 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
hearken, ear, hearkened, attend, and ears

Meaning and Definition

qashab (kaw-shab') v. 1. to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken [a primitive root] KJV: attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.

Original Word
קָשַׁב
Transliteration
qashab
Derivation
Root: קשׁב
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7181. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to listen

Usage: 1) to hear, be attentive, heed, incline (of ears), attend (of ears), hearken, pay attention, listen 1a) (Qal) incline, attend (of ears), hearken, pay attention, listen 1b) (Hiphil) to pay attention, give attention

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How Strong's H7181 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render qashab, 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.

hearken 1 Samuel 15:22 16× ear Psalms 10:17 12× hearkened Nehemiah 9:34 Attend Psalms 55:2 ears Isaiah 32:3 attended Psalms 66:19 cause Isaiah 10:30 give Jeremiah 18:18 marked Jeremiah 23:18

How Strong's H7181 Usage Compares

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.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 45 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7181 by Corpus

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.

Strong's H7181 in the Old Testament

45 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 15:22 KJV

And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

2 Chronicles 20:15 KJV

And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

2 Chronicles 33:10 KJV

And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.

Usage Excerpts

First 45 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7181.

1 Samuel 15:22 Old Testament, KJV
And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
2 Chronicles 20:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
2 Chronicles 33:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
Nehemiah 9:34 Old Testament, KJV
Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.
Job 13:6 Old Testament, KJV
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Job 33:31 Old Testament, KJV
Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
Psalms 5:2 Old Testament, KJV
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
Psalms 10:17 Old Testament, KJV
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
Psalms 17:1 Old Testament, KJV
Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Psalms 55:2 Old Testament, KJV
Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Psalms 61:1 Old Testament, KJV
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
Psalms 66:19 Old Testament, KJV
But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalms 86:6 Old Testament, KJV
Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
Psalms 142:6 Old Testament, KJV
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Proverbs 1:24 Old Testament, KJV
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
Proverbs 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
Proverbs 4:1 Old Testament, KJV
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 4:20 Old Testament, KJV
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Proverbs 5:1 Old Testament, KJV
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
Proverbs 7:24 Old Testament, KJV
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 17:4 Old Testament, KJV
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Proverbs 29:12 Old Testament, KJV
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Song of Solomon 8:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.
Isaiah 10:30 Old Testament, KJV
Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.
Isaiah 21:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
Isaiah 28:23 Old Testament, KJV
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Isaiah 32:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
Isaiah 34:1 Old Testament, KJV
Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
Isaiah 42:23 Old Testament, KJV
Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
Isaiah 48:18 Old Testament, KJV
O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Isaiah 49:1 Old Testament, KJV
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
Isaiah 51:4 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Jeremiah 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
Jeremiah 6:17 Old Testament, KJV
Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
Jeremiah 6:19 Old Testament, KJV
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
Jeremiah 8:6 Old Testament, KJV
I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
Jeremiah 18:18 Old Testament, KJV
Then said they, Come and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
Jeremiah 18:19 Old Testament, KJV
Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
Jeremiah 23:18 Old Testament, KJV
For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?
Daniel 9:19 Old Testament, KJV
O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
Hosea 5:1 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Micah 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the LORD from his holy temple.
Zechariah 1:4 Old Testament, KJV
Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
Zechariah 7:11 Old Testament, KJV
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
Malachi 3:16 Old Testament, KJV
Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7181, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 8 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 8 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 9 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 7 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7181 FAQ

What does qashab (קָשַׁב) mean?

Qashab (Strong's H7181) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "attend". qashab (kaw-shab') v. 1. to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken [a primitive root]

How many times is qashab (קָשַׁב) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 45 linked usages for Strong's H7181 across 14 books.

Where can I study qashab (קָשַׁב) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7181 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate qashab (קָשַׁב)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hearken, ear, hearkened, attend, ears, and attended. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.