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Deuteronomy 32:1
“Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אָזַןʼâzan · aw-zan'
H238 · Hebrew
H238 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
- Derivation
- a primitive root; probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from H241 (אֹזֶן);
- KJV renderings
- give (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See H239 (אָזַן).
- Grammar
- הַאֲזִ֥ינוּ — verb Hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 41 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:23Exodus 15:26Numbers 23:18Deuteronomy 1:45Judges 5:3
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אָזַן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.