בְּ/אָזְנֵ֥י

𐤁/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉

beazeney

in the ears of

from אָזַן; broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man); [phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.

H241

1 Samuel 8:21 · Word #8

Lexicon H241

Lemmaאֹזֶן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤆𐤍
Transliterationʼôzen
Strong'sH241
In-contextin the ears of

Morphology HR/Ncfdc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number d — Dual — Dual (exactly two)
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H241-15

in the two ears of

Rootאזן (ʾ-z-n)
Core Meaningsear, hearing, listening, attentiveness, giving heed
Semantic Rangephysical ear; hearing; the faculty of listening; attentive reception; audience; that which is heard or reported; figuratively, willingness or refusal to heed.
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical thought, the “ear” represents not merely the organ of hearing but the posture of obedience and responsiveness. To speak “in the ears of” someone is to place words within their sphere of attention and accountability, underscoring the covenantal importance of hearing and heeding divine instruction.
Morphological NotesPreposition בְּ (“in”) prefixed to a feminine dual noun in construct form (Ncfdc). The dual form ("two ears") reflects the natural pair and functions idiomatically as “ears of” in construct with a following noun or suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe noun אֹזֶן is feminine, and here it appears in the dual construct form אָזְנֵי with the prefixed preposition בְּ (“in”). Rendering it as “in the two ears of” preserves the dual number and concrete imagery of the Hebrew while reflecting the construct relationship indicated by the morphology.

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Words from Root אזן (ear, hearing, listening, attentiveness, giving heed)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H245-01 azaneyah Heard-by-Yah
H241-01 azenam their listening-ear
H241-02 azenay my two ears

Word Usage (188 occurrences of H241)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 20:8 בְּ/אָזְנֵי/הֶ֑ם beazeneyhem in their hearing
Genesis 23:10 בְּ/אָזְנֵ֣י beazeney in the hearing of
Genesis 23:13 בְּ/אָזְנֵ֤י beazeney in the hearing of