אָזַן ʼâzan — to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
Translated in the KJV as give ear, hear. See H239.
a primitive root; probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from H241; to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen.
ʼâzan in each stem
Hiph'il
Imperative 30Perfect (qatal) 4Imperfect (yiqtol) 4Sequential perfect (weqatal) 2Participle (active) 1
And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›