H238 אָזַן ʼâzan → Root

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Root of the אזן family (8 members).

To listen attentively, to pay close attention or heed; in rarer cases, to cause someone to hear or give audience. The verb is typically used to express an intentional, receptive posture toward spoken words, whether from another person or the divine. In poetic or formal speech, it can emphasize careful attention.

Etymology From the root אזן (aleph-zayin-nun), which is connected to the noun אֹזֶן (ʾozen, 'ear'). Though the root may originally have referred to the act of expanding or opening (as one would open the ear to sound), in Biblical Hebrew it develops practically as 'to listen', often with heightened attentiveness. The verb is denominative from the noun, indicating action done with the ear.
Language Word Meaning Segmentation Root
Bemba -umfwa to hear, feel -zwa/-mva
Chichewa -mva to hear, feel, understand -zwa/-va/-mva
Kinyarwanda -umva to hear, feel, perceive -zwa/-mva
Kirundi -umva to hear, feel, perceive -zwa/-mva
Lozi -zwa to hear, feel -zwa
Ndebele -zwa to hear, feel -zwa
Shona -zwa to hear, feel -zwa
Sotho -utloa to hear, feel -zwa/-utloa
Tonga (Zambia) -zwa to hear, feel -zwa
Tswana -utlwa to hear, feel, perceive -zwa/-utlwa
Venda -pfa to hear, perceive -zwa/-pfa
Xhosa -va to hear, perceive, feel -zwa/-va
Zulu -zwa to hear, feel, perceive zw

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    A tool or implement characterized by a broad or flattened end, typically functioning as a spade, paddle, or shovel. In b

  • H241 אֹזֶן ʼôzen unset

    Ear; the external organ of hearing in humans and animals, as well as hearing as a sensory function. The term can also de

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    A personal name: Azanyah. The name means 'Yah has listened' or 'Yahweh has heard', reflecting an affirmation that the de

  • H2970 יַאֲזַנְיָה Yaazaneyah unset

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  • H3153 יְזַנְיָה Yezaneyah unset

    Personal name: Jezaniah. The name likely means 'Yahweh listens' or 'Yahweh hears.' Used as a proper name for at least on

  • H3976 מֹאזֵן môʼzên unset

    A weighing instrument; specifically, a device for determining the weight of items by balancing them against standardized

  • H3977 מֹאזֵן môʼzên unset

    Instrument for weighing—specifically, a device consisting of a beam and scales used for measuring out a quantity by bala

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