What does אֹזֶן · שָׁמַע mean in the Bible?
אֹזֶן · שָׁמַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "broadness . e.
Hebrew · H241, H8085
אָזְנַיִם לִשְׁמֹעַ
Broadness . i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) · to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell , etc.)
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אֹזֶן H241 broadness . i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
שָׁמַע H8085 to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell , etc.)
Pronunciation šāmaʿ
Hearing that demands obedience: listening as covenantal response, not mere acoustic perception.
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What does אָזְנַיִם לִשְׁמֹעַ (oznayim lishmoa) mean in the Bible?
אֹזֶן · שָׁמַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "broadness . i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H241, H8085?
H241, H8085 is connected to 1,353 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. broadness . i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
Strong's H241, H8085
Lexical occurrences 1,353 verses Source Gloss
broadness . i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אָזְנַיִם לִשְׁמֹעַ is built from this root:
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