Hebrew · H7181, G4337 · unreviewed

קָשַׁב

To prick up the ears, i.e. hearken · to watch out

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קָשַׁב H7181 to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken

Pronunciation qāšab

Attentive listening requiring physical orientation of the whole person toward the speaker

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προσέχω G4337 to watch out

Pronunciation proséchō

To turn one's mind toward something; to attend carefully with focused mental and spiritual vigilance.

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What does קָשַׁב (qashab) mean in the Bible?

קָשַׁב · προσέχω is a Hebrew word meaning "to pay attention, listen carefully".

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Meaning

to pay attention, listen carefully

Grammatical Forms

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

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 25×

Sequential imperfect 2Chr 20:15 · Isa 28:23 · Isa 34:1 · Isa 51:4 · Jer 6:17 · Job 13:6 · Isa 10:30 · Mic 1:2 · Job 33:31 9×

Perfect 2Chr 33:10 · Jer 6:19 · Neh 9:34 · Zech 1:4 · Jer 23:18 · Ps 66:19 · Isa 48:18 · Jer 8:6 8×

Participle active Prov 1:24 · Prov 17:4 · Prov 29:12 · Song 8:13 4×

Imperfect Isa 42:23 · Jer 6:17 · Ps 10:17 3×

Cohortative Jer 18:18 1×

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×

Imperfect Isa 32:3 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 26 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperative 9 Perfect 8 Imperfect 4 Participle 4 Cohortative 1

Stem

Hiphil 25 Qal 1

Mood

Imperative 9 Indicative 8 Indicative/jussive 3 Indicative/cohortative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 16 — The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God Luke 21 — The Widow’s Gift, Jerusalem’s Fall, and Watchfulness before the Son of Man Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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