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אֹ֫זֶן188 noun feminine: Exod 29:20 ear (Arabic [untranscribed source text 123], Aramaic [untranscribed source text 124], אוּדְנָא, Assyrian uznu , Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 125]) — absolute 2Sam 22:45 +; construct Exod 29:20 +; suffix אָזְנִי 1Sam 20:2 +, etc.; dual אָזְנַיִם (נָ֑יִם) Deut 29:3 +; construct אָזְנֵי Gen 23:10 +; suffix אָזְנַי (נָֿ֑י) Num 14:28 +; (never with article). —
1.
ear, as part of body; of human being, as bearing earring Gen 35:4; Exod 32:2; Exod 32:3 (all
J
E
) Ezek
16:12 pierced by a master Exod 21:6 (
E
) Deut
15:17 touched with blood in consecration (׳
תְּנוּךְ א
tip of ear) Lev 8:23; Lev 8:24; Lev 14:14; Lev 14:17; Lev 14:25; Lev 14:28 cut off by enemy Ezek 23:25
(of
אָהֳלִיבָה
q. v.); ear of dog Prov 26:17
מַחֲזִיק בְּאָזְנֵיכָּֿ֑לֶב; of sheep Amos 3:12 (fragment rescued from lion).
2. especially as organ of hearing,
a. of man Deut 29:3; 2Sam 22:45 =
Ps 18:45;
Job 42:5; Isa 30:21
implanted (נטע) by ׳
י
Ps 94:9 of
idols
(do not hear) Ps
115:6;
Ps 135:17
׳
שָׁמַע בא
2Sam 7:22 + 8
t.;
especially ׳
בְּא after verb of saying = in the ears, in the hearing of
Gen 20:8 (
E
) Gen
23:10
; Gen 23:13
; Gen 23:16
(
P
) Gen
44:18
; Gen 50:4
(
J
) Deut 5:1
;
Deut 31:11;
Deut 31:28;
Deut 31:30
+ 44
t.; compare Isa 5:9
(verb omitted); after noun of utterance, sound 1Sam 15:14; Job 13:17; Job 15:21 compare ׳
א after verbal noun Ezek 24:26 (׳
לְהַשְׁמָעוּת א) compare Isa 11:3
׳
הִטָּה א incline the ear = give attention Ps 45:11; Prov 22:17 + 9 t.; followed by ל
Ps 49:5 + 4 t.;
so
׳
הִקְשִׁיב א
Isa 32:3; Prov 2:2 (followed
by
ל); ׳
ל
׳
הֵבִיא א
Prov 23:2 as
receiving words תָּקַּח
׳
א
Job 4:12
compare
Jer 9:19 as
tingling (צלל) at dreadful news 1Sam 3:11; 2Kgs 21:12; Jer 19:3 as hearing with satisfaction, triumph
Ps 92:12
תִּשְׁמַעְנָה אָזְנָי֑ (|| ׳
וַתַּבֵּט עֵינִי בְּ but Che strike out; as
intelligent
(involving mental process) וַתָּבֶן לָהּ
׳
שָֽׁמְעָה א
Job 13:1
מִלִּין תִּבְחָ֑ן
׳
א
Job 12:11
compare Job 34:3
as unsatisfied Eccl 1:8
מִשְּׁמֹעַ
׳
לֹא תִמָּלֵא א; as seeking (בקשׁ) know-ledge Prov 18:15 as hearing &
blessing
Job 29:11
compare שֹׁמַעַת
׳
א
Prov 20:12
;
Prov 25:12
a hearing (responsive, obedient) ear; compare Prov 15:31
; Isa 43:8
opposed to
stopping the ears (wilful ignorance) מִןֿ
׳
אֹטֵם א
Prov 21:13
cf
Isa 33:15
also
of adder in simile of wicked Ps 58:5
כְּמוֺ פֶתֶן חֵרֵשׁ יַאְטֵם אָזְנוֺ; מִןֿ
׳
מֵסִיר א
Prov 28:9 so
׳
עֲרֵלָה א
their ear is uncircumcised
Jer 6:10
׳
הִכְּבִּיד א
Zech 7:11
compare
Isa 48:8; Jer 5:21; Ezek 12:2
compare
also Isa 42:20
.
b. of Yahweh, ׳
י
׳
בְּא after verb of utterance Num 11:18 (
J
) Num
14:28
(
P
) 1Sam 8:21
; Ezek 8:18
after עָלָה
2Kgs 19:28
=
Isa 37:29
after בּוֺא
Ps 18:7 compare
2Sam 22:7
where
verb omitted; so also (after noun without verb) Num 11:1 (
J
) ׳
י
׳
בְּא
1Chr 28:8
nearly
= in presence of; incline the ear ׳
הִטָּה א
2Kgs 19:16
=
Isa 37:17;
Dan 9:18; Ps 86:1 followed
by
לְ
Ps 17:6; Ps 88:3; Ps 116:2
followed by אֶלֿ
Ps 31:3; Ps 71:2; Ps 102:3
׳
הִקְשִׁיב א
Ps 10:17
׳
קַשֻּׁבוֺת לְ א
2Chr 6:40;
2Chr 7:15
compare
Ps 130:2
id. followed by אֶלֿ
Neh 1:6; Neh 1:11 verb
omitted אֶלֿ
׳
א
Ps 34:16
compare Isa 59:1
׳
לֹא כָֽבְדָה א; Lam 3:56
׳
ל
׳
אַלתַּֿעְלֵם א.
3.
׳
גָּלָה א
open ears of, reveal to, subject man 1Sam 20:2; 1Sam 20:12; 1Sam 20:13; 1Sam 22:8 (twice in verse); 1Sam 22:17;
Ruth 4:4 subject
׳
י
1Sam 9:15; 2Sam 7:27;
1Chr 17:25
לְמוּסָר
׳
א
׳
גּ
Job 36:10,
compare Job
36:15
׳
כָּרָה א
Ps 40:7
לִשְׁמֹעַ
׳
יָעִירלִי א
Isa 50:4
׳
פָּתַחלִֿי א
Isa 50:5
compare
חֵרְשִׁים תִּפָּתַחְנָה
׳
וְא
Isa 35:5
opposed
to judicial deafness Mic
7:16; Isa
6:10
.