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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Hear

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

550exact KJV occurrences 405Old Testament 145New Testament 49books containing the word 12mapped Strong's IDs 541occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 4:23

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.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where Hear appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

Genesis 1010 verses Exodus 88 verses Leviticus 11 verses Numbers 77 verses Deuteronomy 3432 verses Joshua 33 verses Judges 44 verses 1 Samuel 1010 verses 2 Samuel 1412 verses 1 Kings 1615 verses 2 Kings 1110 verses 1 Chronicles 22 verses 2 Chronicles 1919 verses Nehemiah 55 verses Job 1616 verses Psalms 5755 verses Proverbs 1111 verses Ecclesiastes 54 verses Song of Solomon 22 verses Isaiah 4441 verses Jeremiah 5150 verses Lamentations 11 verses Ezekiel 3029 verses Daniel 77 verses Hosea 74 verses Joel 11 verses Amos 77 verses Micah 98 verses Nahum 11 verses Habakkuk 11 verses Zechariah 109 verses Malachi 11 verses Matthew 2722 verses Mark 1814 verses Luke 2724 verses John 1816 verses Acts 2827 verses Romans 22 verses 1 Corinthians 22 verses Galatians 11 verses Philippians 22 verses 2 Thessalonians 11 verses 1 Timothy 11 verses 2 Timothy 11 verses Hebrews 33 verses James 11 verses 1 John 11 verses 3 John 11 verses Revelation 1111 verses
ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH8085
שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ · shaw-mah'

362 times translated as this KJV form1,160 total Strong's occurrences

v

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

Strong's KJV usage: × attentively, call (gather) together, × carefully, × certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, × diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), × indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, × surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Genesis 4:23Strong's last: Malachi 2:2

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HebrewH6030
עָנָה

ʻânâh · aw-naw'

29 times translated as this KJV form329 total Strong's occurrences

v

properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce

Strong's KJV usage: give account, afflict (by mistake for 6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for 6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, × scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also 1042, 1043.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: 1 Samuel 8:18Strong's last: Zechariah 13:9

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GreekG1251
διακούομαι

diakoúomai · dee-ak-oo'-om-ahee

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

to hear throughout, i.e. patiently listen (to a prisoner's plea)

Strong's KJV usage: :--hear.

Strong's first: Acts 23:35Strong's last: Acts 23:35

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HebrewH2045
הַשְׁמָעוּת

hashmâʻûwth · hashmaw-ooth'

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

announcement

Strong's KJV usage: to cause to hear.

Strong's first: Ezekiel 24:26Strong's last: Ezekiel 24:26

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Strong's data is a concordance/lexical reference layer. Scripture context controls interpretation. Lexical source data is shown separately from future TWBC editorial teaching.

EVERY OCCURRENCE

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51 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

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Jeremiah 2:4
H8085

Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:

Jeremiah 4:21
H8085

How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

Jeremiah 5:21
H8085

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

Jeremiah 5:21
H8085

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

Jeremiah 6:10
H8085

To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

Jeremiah 6:18
H8085

Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.

Jeremiah 6:19
H8085

Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.

Jeremiah 7:2
H8085

Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.

Jeremiah 7:16
H8085

Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.

Jeremiah 9:10
H8085

For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.

Jeremiah 9:20
H8085

Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.

Jeremiah 10:1
H8085

Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:

Jeremiah 11:2
H8085

Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

Jeremiah 11:6
H8085

Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them.

Jeremiah 11:10
H8085

They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.

Jeremiah 11:14
H8085

Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.

Jeremiah 13:10
H8085

This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.

Jeremiah 13:11
H8085

For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.

Jeremiah 13:15
H8085

Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.

Jeremiah 13:17
H8085

But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock is carried away captive.

Jeremiah 14:12
H8085

When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

Jeremiah 17:20
H8085

And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:

Jeremiah 17:23
H8085

But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.

Jeremiah 18:2
H8085

Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

Jeremiah 19:3
H8085

And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

hear

HEAR, verb transitive preterit tense and participle passive heard, but more correctly heared.

[Latin audio; auris.]

1. To perceive by the ear; to feel an impression of sound by the proper organs; as, to hear sound; to hear a voice; to hear words.

2. To give audience or allowance to speak.

He sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. Acts 24:4.

3. To attend; to listen; to obey.

Today, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your heart. Psalms 95:7.

4. To attend favorably; to regard.

They think they shall be heard for their much speaking. Matthew 6:7.

5. To grant an answer to prayer.

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice. Psalms 116:1.

6. To attend to the facts, evidence, and arguments in a cause between parties; to try in a court of law or equity. The cause was heard and determined at the last term; or, it was heard at the last term, and will be determined at the next. Song of Solomon 2:14Sam.15.

7. To acknowledge a title; a Latin phrase.

HEAR'st thou submissive, but a lowly birth.

8. To be a hearer of; to sit under the preaching of; as, what minister do you hear? [A colloquial use of the word.]

9. To learn.

I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him. John 8:43.

10. To approve and embrace.

They speak of the world, and the world heareth them. l John 4:1.

To hear a bird sing, to receive private communication.

HEAR, verb intransitive To enjoy the sense or faculty of perceiving sound. He is deaf, he cannot hear

1. To listen; to hearken; to attend.

He hears with solicitude.

2. To be told; to receive by report.

I hear there are divisions among you, and I partly believe it. 1 Corinthians 11:18.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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