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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Hearken

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.

153exact KJV occurrences 145Old Testament 8New Testament 27books containing the word 5mapped Strong's IDs 152occurrence-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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LAST OCCURRENCE

James 2:5

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where hearken appears.

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

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'

119 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.

Strong's first: Genesis 21:12Strong's last: Hosea 9:17

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HebrewH238
אָזַן

ʼâzan · aw-zan'

5 times translated as this KJV form41 total Strong's occurrences

v

to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen

Strong's KJV usage: give (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See 239.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Genesis 4:23Strong's last: Job 37:14

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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9 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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Job 13:6
H7181

Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

Job 32:10
H8085

Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.

Job 33:1
H238

Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.

Job 33:31
H8085

Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.

Job 33:33
H8085

If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.

Job 34:10
H8085

Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

Job 34:16
H238

If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.

Job 34:34
H8085

Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.

Job 37:14
H238

Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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

hearken

HE'ARKEN, verb intransitive h'arken.

1. To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered, with eagerness or curiosity.

The furies hearken and their snakes uncurl.

2. To attend; to regard; to give heed to what is uttered; to observe or obey.

Hearken, O Israel, to the statutes and the judgments which I teach you. Deuteronomy 4:1.

3. To listen; to attend; to grant or comply with.

Hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant. I Kings 8:30.

HE'ARKEN, verb transitive h'arken. To hear by listening. [Little used.]

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.

SOURCE & METHOD

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KJV English usageExact token counts, verse counts, first/last occurrence, and book distribution come from the canonical TWBC PCE KJV index.
Webster 1828Historical English dictionary material is reproduced as dictionary data, not as inspired Scripture or TWBC commentary.
Original Word / Strong'sHebrew, Aramaic, and Greek links attach by exact verse + KJV token position. No global “English word always equals Strong's ID” rule is used.

Curated TWBC teaching will remain a separate editorial layer. Raw source data is never silently rewritten to force a doctrinal conclusion.