אָזְנ/וֹ֙

𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤅

azeno

his ear

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

H241

Exodus 21:6 · Word #14

Lexicon H241

Lemmaאֹזֶן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤆𐤍
Transliterationʼôzen
Strong'sH241
In-contexthis ear

Morphology HNcfsc/Sp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H241-13

his listening-ear

Rootאזן (ʾ-z-n)
Core Meaningsear, hearing, listening, giving attention, weighing
Semantic Rangephysical ear, capacity to hear, attentive listening, receptivity to instruction, responsiveness, figurative attention or obedience
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical thought, the ear represents not only the physical organ of hearing but the posture of obedience and receptivity to YHWH’s word. To incline or open one’s ear signifies humility and covenantal responsiveness.
Morphological NotesCommon feminine singular noun in construct form (אֹזֶן) with 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix (־וֹ), literally "ear of him."
Rendering RationaleThe noun אֹזֶן derives from the root אזן, which conveys the ideas of hearing, attentive listening, and even weighing or balancing. Rendering it as "his listening-ear" preserves the concrete anatomical sense while foregrounding the root concept of attentive hearing. The form is feminine singular in construct with a 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix, accurately reflected by "his" and the singular noun.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root אזן (ear, hearing, listening, giving attention, weighing)

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