Hebrew · H5186, H241 · unreviewed

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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נָטָה H5186 to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
Pronunciation nāṭāh
Stretching outward that bends or deflects; foundational for both physical extension and moral deviation or turning away.
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אֹזֶן H241 broadness . 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 word meaning "incline the ear, pay attention".

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Meaning

incline the ear, pay attention
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 77×
Perfect 1Chr 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 2:8 29×
Participle passive 1Chr 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 21:5 22×
Participle active 1Chr 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 12:1 10×
Sequential imperfect 1Sam 14:7 · 2Sam 2:21 · Exod 8:1 · Exod 8:12 · Exod 9:22 · Exod 10:12 · Exod 10:21 · Exod 14:26 · Josh 8:18
Imperfect Num 20:17 · Num 21:22 · Job 15:29 · Job 31:7
Jussive Prov 4:5 · Prov 4:27
Infinitive construct Judg 19:8
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 48×
Sequential imperfect 2Kgs 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 55:3 18×
Perfect 1Kgs 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 5:13 14×
Imperfect 1Kgs 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 31:3 13×
Jussive Ps 27:9 · Ps 141:4
Participle active Deut 27:19
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Imperfect Jer 6:4 · Zech 1:16
Perfect Num 24:6
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