Original Language Studio
Psalms 142:7
“Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
קָשַׁבqâshab · kaw-shab'
H7181 · Hebrew
H7181 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.
- Grammar
- הַקְשִׁ֤יבָ — verb Hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- ה — suffix (paragogic he)
- Usage
- Occurs 46 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Samuel 15:222 Chronicles 20:152 Chronicles 33:10Nehemiah 9:34Job 13:6
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 קָשַׁב 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.