What does אֹזֶן · עַם · סֵפֶר · תּוֹרָה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H241, H5971, H5612, H8451
אָזְנֵי כָל־הָעָם אֶל־סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה
Broadness . i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) · a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock · properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book · a precept or statute , especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
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אֹזֶן H241 broadness . i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
עַם H5971 a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
Pronunciation am
Collective body unified by kinship or covenant; Israel's foundational term for God's chosen people as organic whole.
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סֵפֶר H5612 properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
תּוֹרָה H8451 a precept or statute , especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
Pronunciation tôrāh
Instruction or teaching given by authority; foundational divine guidance shaping covenant community identity and practice
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What does אָזְנֵי כָל־הָעָם אֶל־סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה (oznei kol-ha-am el-sefer ha-torah) mean in the Bible?
אֹזֶן · עַם · סֵפֶר · תּוֹרָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "The ears of all the people were toward the Book of the Law.".
Full entry for אָזְנֵי כָל־הָעָם אֶל־סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה (H241, H5971, H5612, H8451) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H241, H5971, H5612, H8451?
H241, H5971, H5612, H8451 is connected to 2,468 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. The ears of all the people were toward the Book of the Law.
Strong's H241, H5971, H5612, H8451
Lexical occurrences 2,468 verses Source Gloss
The ears of all the people were toward the Book of the Law.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אָזְנֵי כָל־הָעָם אֶל־סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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