אָזַן
ʼâzan · H239 · Hebrew · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to ponder
To think about something in an effort to understand it well
ExamplesEcclesiastes 12:9 In addition to being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- שָׁמַע shâmaʻ · H8085 · to hear, to listen, to cause to hear
- אָזַן (ʼâzan, H239) ("give good heed") and שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, H8085) (whose core sense is hearing or listening, with attentive variants) are near-synonyms — distinct Hebrew verbs for attentive listening or hearing that could substitute for each other in context.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Hear002004001003
- אָזַן describes giving heed, here of the Preacher “listening carefully” as he weighed and arranged proverbs (Ecclesiastes 12:9).
- Willing002001002028
- The sense includes a willing, deliberate attentiveness to the material being considered, the same act of the Preacher's careful listening (Ecclesiastes 12:9).
- Think002004002013
- The word describes the mental weighing involved in searching out and ordering the sayings, as the Preacher who “pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs” (Ecclesiastes 12:9).
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H239. azan II. [אָזַן] verb only Pi`el Perfect weigh, test, prove (compare Arabic weigh,…
II. [אָזַן] verb only
Pi`el Perfect weigh, test, prove (compare Arabic weigh, also Arabic & Aramaic derivatives); וְּאִזֵּן (conj.) Ecc 12:9 (|| תִּקֵּן חִקֵּר,).
אזן (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew מאֹזְנַיִם אזן,).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
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