אֹ˜זֶן S 241 TWOT 57a GK 265188 n.f. Ex 29:20 ear ( Arabic أُذْن (˒uḏn), Aramaic
ܐܶܕܢܳܐ ( ˒edno ), אוּדְנָא , Assyrian uznu , Ethiopic ˜˜˜ ( ˒əzn ) ) — abs. 2 S 22:45 +; cstr. Ex 29:20 +; sf. אָזְנִי 1 S 20:2 +, etc.; du. אָזְנַיִם ( נָיִם ) Dt 29:3 +; cstr. אָזְנֵי Gn 23:10 +; sf. אָזְנַי ( ־נָי ) Nu 14:28 +; (never with article).— 1. ear , as part of body; of human being, as bearing earring Gn 35:4 Ex 32: 2, 3 (all JE) Ez 16:12 ; pierced by a master Ex 21:6 ( E ) Dt 15:17 ; touched with blood in consecration ( תְּנוּךְ א׳ tip of ear ) Lv 8:23 , 24 ; 14:14 , 17 , 25 , 28 ; cut off by enemy Ez 23:25 (of אָהֳלִיבָה q.v .); ear of dog Pr 26:17 מַחֲזִיק בְּאָזְנֵי־כָלֶב ; of sheep Am 3:12 (fragment rescued from lion). 2. especially as organ of hearing , a. of man Dt 29:3 2 S 22:45 = ψ 18:45 , Jb 42:5 Is 30:2 1;
implanted ( נטע ) by י׳ ψ 94:9 ; of idols (do not hear) ψ 115:6 ; 135:17 ; שָׁמַע בא׳ 2 S 7:22 + 8 times; especially בְּא׳ after vb. of saying = in the ears, in the hearing of Gn 20:8 ( E ) 23:10 , 13 , 16 ( P ) 44:18 ; 50:4 ( J ) Dt 5:1 ; 31:11 , 28 , 30 + 44 times; cf. Is 5:9 ( vb. om.); after noun of utterance, sound 1 S 15:14 Jb 13:1 7; 15:21 ; cf. א׳ after verbal noun Ez 24:26 ( לְהַשְׁמָעוּת א׳ ) cf. Is 11: 3; הִטָה א׳ incline the ear = give attention ψ 45:11 Pr 22:17 + 9 times; sq. ל ψ 49:5 + 4 times; so הִקְשִׁיב א׳ Is 32: 3; Pr 2:2 ( sq. ל ); הֵבִיא א׳ ל׳ Pr 23: 2; as receiving words א׳ תִּקַּח Jb 4:12 cf. Je 9:1 9; as tingling ( צלל ) at dreadful news 1 S 3:11 2 K 21:12 Je 19: 3; as hearing with satisfaction, triumph ψ 92:12 תִּשְׁמַעְנָה אָזְנָי ( || וַתַּבֵּט עֵינִי בְּ׳ ) but Che del .; as intelligent (involving mental process) שָֽׁמְעָה א׳ וַתָּבֶן לָהּ Jb 13: 1; א׳ מִלִּין תִּבְחָן Jb 12:11 cf. 34: 3; as unsatisfied Ec 1:8 לֹא תִמָּלֵא א׳ מִשְּׁמֹעַ ; as seeking ( בקשׁ ) knowledge Pr 18:15 ; as hearing & blessing Jb 29:11 ; cf. א׳ שֹׁמַעַת Pr 20:1 2; 25:12 a hearing (responsive, obedient) ear; cf. Pr 15:31 Is 43: 8; opp. stopping the ears (wilful ignorance) אֹטֵם א׳ מִן־ Pr 21:13 cf. Is 33:1 5; also of adder in simile of wicked ψ 58:5 כְּמֹו פֶתֶן חֵדֵשׁ יַאְטֵם אָוְנֹו ; מֵסִיר א׳ מִן־ Pr 28:9 so עֲרֵלָה א׳ their ear is uncircumcised Je 6:1 0; הִכְבִּיד א׳ Zc 7:11 cf. Is 48:8 Je 5:21 Ez 12: 2; cf. also Is 42:20 . b. of Yahweh, בְּא׳ י׳ after vb. of utterance Nu 11:18 ( J ) 14:28 ( P ) 1 S 8:21 Ez 8:1 8; after עָלָה 2 K 19:28 = Is 37:2 9; after בֹּוא ψ 18:7 cf. 2 S 22:7 where vb. om.; so also (after noun without vb. ) Nu 11:1 ( J ) בְּא׳ י׳ 1 Ch 28:8 nearly = in presence of; incline the ear הִטָּה א׳ 2 K 19:16 = Is 37:17 Dn 9:18 ψ 86:1 ; sq. לְ ψ 17:6 ; 88:3 ; 116:2 ; sq. אֶל־ ψ 31:3 ; 71:2 ; 102:3 ; הִקְשִׁיב א׳ ψ 10:17 ; קַשֻּׁבֹות לְ א׳ 2 Ch 6:4 0; 7:15 ψ 80:2 cf. 130: 2; id. sq. אֶל־ Ne 1: 6, 11 ; vb. om. א׳ אֶל־ ψ 34:16 ; cf. Is 59:1 לֹא כָֽבְדָה א׳ ; La 3:56 אַל־תַּעְלֵם א׳ ל׳ . 3. • גָּלָה א׳ open ears of, reveal to , subj. man 1 S 20:2 , 12 , 13 ; 22:8 (×2), 17 Ru 4: 4; subj. י׳ 1 S 9:15 2 S 7:27 1 Ch 17:2 5; גּ׳ א׳