H241. ozen

אֹ֫זֶן‎₁₈₈ noun feminine: Exodus 29:20 ear (Arabic , Aramaic , אוּדְנָא‎, Assyrian uznu, Ethiopic ) — absolute 2 Samuel 22:45 +; construct Exodus 29:20 +; suffix אָזְנִי‎ 1 Samuel 20:2 +, etc.; dual אָזְנַיִם‎ (נָ֑יִם‎) Deuteronomy 29:3 +; construct אָזְנֵי‎ Genesis 23:10 +; suffix אָזְנַי‎ (נָֿ֑י‎) Numbers 14:28 +; (never with article). —

1 ear, as part of body; of human being, as bearing earring Genesis 35:4; Exodus 32:2-3,(all J E) Ezekiel 16:12; pierced by a master Exodus 21:6 (E) Deuteronomy 15:17; touched with blood in consecration (א ׳תְּנוּךְ‎ tip of ear) Leviticus 8:23-24, 14:14, 17, 25, 28; cut off by enemy Ezekiel 23:25 (of אָהֳלִיבָה‎ q. v.); ear of dog Proverbs 26:17 בְּאָזְנֵיכָּֿ֑לֶב מַחֲזִיק‎; of sheep Amos 3:12 (fragment rescued from lion).

2 especially as organ of hearing,

a. of man Deuteronomy 29:3; 2 Samuel 22:45 = Psalm 18:45; Job 42:5; Isaiah 30:21; implanted (נטע‎) by ׳י‎ Psalm 94:9; of idols (do not hear) 115:6; 135:17; בא ׳שָׁמַע‎ 2 Samuel 7:22 8t.; especially ׳בְּא‎ after verb of saying = in the ears, in the hearing of Genesis 20:8 (E) 23:10, 13, 16 (P) 44:18; 50:4 (J) Deuteronomy 5:1; 31:11, 28, 30 44t.; compare Isaiah 5:9 (verb omitted); after noun of utterance, sound 1 Samuel 15:14; Job 13:17; 15:21; compare ׳א‎ after verbal noun Ezekiel 24:26 (א ׳לְהַשְׁמָעוּת‎) compare Isaiah 11:3; א ׳הִטָּה‎ incline the ear = give attention Psalm 45:11; Proverbs 22:17 9t.; followed by ל‎ Psalm 49:5 4t.; so א ׳הִקְשִׁיב‎ Isaiah 32:3; Proverbs 2:2 (followed by ל‎); א ׳הֵבִיא ׳ל‎ 23:2; as receiving words ׳א תָּקַּח‎ Job 4:12 compare Jeremiah 9:19; as tingling (צלל‎) at dreadful news 1 Samuel 3:11; 2 Kings 21:12; Jeremiah 19:3; as hearing with satisfaction, triumph Psalm 92:12 אָזְנָי֑ תִּשְׁמַעְנָה‎ ("" בְּ עֵינִי ׳וַתַּבֵּט‎ but Che strike out; as intelligent (involving mental process) א ׳שָֽׁמְעָה לָהּ וַתָּבֶן‎ Job 13:1; ׳א תִּבְחָ֑ן מִלִּין‎ 12:11; compare 34:3; as unsatisfied Ecclesiastes 1:8 א תִמָּלֵא ׳לֹא מִשְּׁמֹעַ‎; as seeking (בקשׁ‎) know-ledge Proverbs 18:15; as hearing & blessing Job 29:11; compare ׳א שֹׁמַעַת‎ Proverbs 20:12; 25:12 a hearing (responsive, obedient) ear; compare 15:31; Isaiah 43:8; opposed to stopping the ears (wilful ignorance) א ׳אֹטֵם מִןֿ‎ Proverbs 21:13 cf Isaiah 33:15; also of adder in simile of wicked Psalm 58:5 אָזְנוֺ יַאְטֵם חֵרֵשׁ פֶתֶן כְּמוֺ‎; א ׳מֵסִיר מִןֿ‎ Proverbs 28:9 so א ׳עֲרֵלָה‎ their ear is uncircumcised Jeremiah 6:10; א ׳הִכְּבִּיד‎ Zechariah 7:11 compare Isaiah 48:8; Jeremiah 5:21; Ezekiel 12:2; compare also Isaiah 42:20.

b. of Yahweh, ׳בְּא ׳י‎ after verb of utterance Numbers 11:18 (J) 14:28 (P) 1 Samuel 8:21; Ezekiel 8:18; after עָלָה‎ 2 Kings 19:28 = Isaiah 37:29; after בּוֺא‎ Psalm 18:7 compare 2 Samuel 22:7 where verb omitted; so also (after noun without verb) Numbers 11:1 (J) ׳בְּא ׳י‎ 1 Chronicles 28:8 nearly = in presence of; incline the ear א ׳הִטָּה‎ 2 Kings 19:16 = Isaiah 37:17; Daniel 9:18; Psalm 86:1; followed by לְ‎ 17:6; 88:3; 116:2; followed by אֶלֿ‎ 31:3; 71:2; 102:3; א ׳הִקְשִׁיב‎ 10:17; א לְ ׳קַשֻּׁבוֺת‎2 Chronicles 6:40; 7:15; compare Psalm 130:2; id. followed by אֶלֿ‎ Nehemiah 1:6, 11; verb omitted ׳א אֶלֿ‎ Psalm 34:16; compare Isaiah 59:1 א כָֽבְדָה ׳לֹא‎; Lamentations 3:56 א ׳אַלתַּֿעְלֵם ׳ל‎.

3 א ׳גָּלָה‎open ears of, reveal to, subject man 1 Samuel 20:2, 12, 13; 22:8 (twice in verse); 22:17; Ruth 4:4; subject ׳י‎ 1 Samuel 9:15; 2 Samuel 7:27; 1 Chronicles 17:25; ׳גּ ׳א לְמוּסָר‎ Job 36:10, compare 36:15; א ׳כָּרָה‎ Psalm 40:7; א ׳יָעִירלִי לִשְׁמֹעַ‎ Isaiah 50:4; א ׳מָּתַחלִֿי‎ 50:5; compare ׳וְא תִּמָּתַחְנָה חֵרְשִׁים‎ 35:5 opposed to judicial deafness Micah 7:16; Isaiah 6:10.