What does נָטָה · אֹזֶן mean in the Bible?
נָטָה · אֹזֶן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "incline the ear, pay attention".
Hebrew · H5186, H241
נָטָה אֹזֶן
To stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows) · broadness . i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
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נָטָהH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
Pronunciationnāṭāh
Stretching outward that bends or deflects; foundational for both physical extension and moral deviation or turning away.
Open lexicon entry →אֹזֶןH241broadness . i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
What does נָטָה אֹזֶן (natah ozen) mean in the Bible?
נָטָה · אֹזֶן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "incline the ear, pay attention".
Full entry for נָטָה אֹזֶן (H5186, H241) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5186, H241?
H5186, H241 is connected to 404 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. incline the ear, pay attention
Source Gloss
incline the ear, pay attention
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms128
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense77×
Perfect1Chr 16:1 · 1Kgs 2:28 · 1Kgs 11:9 · 2Chr 1:4 · 2Sam 2:19 · 2Sam 6:17 · Gen 33:19 · Isa 23:11 · Isa 44:13 · Jer 10:12 · Jer 14:8 · Jer 51:15 · Job 15:25 · Job 38:5 · Josh 8:26 · Lam 2:829×
Participle passive1Chr 21:16 · 2Kgs 17:36 · Deut 4:34 · Deut 5:15 · Deut 26:8 · Exod 6:6 · Ezek 1:22 · Ezek 20:33 · Ezek 20:34 · Isa 3:16 · Isa 5:25 · Isa 9:11 · Isa 9:16 · Isa 9:20 · Isa 10:4 · Jer 21:522×
Participle active1Chr 21:10 · Ezek 25:16 · Isa 44:24 · Isa 51:13 · Isa 66:12 · Jer 10:20 · Job 9:8 · Job 26:7 · Ps 104:2 · Zech 12:110×
Sequential imperfect1Sam 14:7 · 2Sam 2:21 · Exod 8:1 · Exod 8:12 · Exod 9:22 · Exod 10:12 · Exod 10:21 · Exod 14:26 · Josh 8:189×
ImperfectNum 20:17 · Num 21:22 · Job 15:29 · Job 31:74×
JussiveProv 4:5 · Prov 4:272×
Infinitive constructJudg 19:81×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action48×
Sequential imperfect2Kgs 19:16 · Dan 9:18 · Isa 37:17 · Prov 4:20 · Prov 5:1 · Prov 22:17 · Ps 17:6 · Ps 31:3 · Ps 71:2 · Ps 86:1 · Ps 88:3 · Ps 102:3 · Ps 119:36 · Ps 144:5 · Isa 30:11 · Isa 55:318×
Perfect1Kgs 11:4 · Amos 5:12 · Jer 5:25 · Jer 7:24 · Jer 7:26 · Jer 11:8 · Jer 17:23 · Jer 34:14 · Jer 44:5 · Ezra 7:28 · Ps 116:2 · Jer 25:4 · Jer 35:15 · Prov 5:1314×
Imperfect1Kgs 11:2 · Amos 2:7 · Amos 2:8 · Isa 54:2 · Job 24:4 · Deut 16:19 · Deut 24:17 · Exod 23:6 · Prov 2:2 · Jer 6:12 · Job 23:11 · Ps 49:5 · Isa 31:313×
JussivePs 27:9 · Ps 141:42×
Participle activeDeut 27:191×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action3×
ImperfectJer 6:4 · Zech 1:162×
PerfectNum 24:61×
Word Origins
נָטָה אֹזֶן is a primitive root - no further derivation.