אֹ֣זֶן

𐤀𐤆𐤍

ozen

ear

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

H241

Proverbs 20:12 · Word #1

Lexicon H241

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

Morphology HNcfsa 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 a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H241-20

listening-ear of

Rootאזן (ʾ-z-n)
Core Meaningsear, listening, attentiveness, weighing, balancing
Semantic Rangephysical ear; the faculty of hearing; attentive listening; receptivity; inclination or obedience ("give ear"); by extension, discernment or weighing.
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical thought, the ear represents not only physical hearing but covenantal responsiveness—Israel is repeatedly called to "give ear," meaning to heed and obey. The root’s association with weighing underscores discernment and moral responsiveness before יהוה.
Morphological NotesCommon feminine singular noun in construct state; no article or pronominal suffix; links to a following genitive noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun is feminine singular in the construct state (HNcfsc), indicating "ear of" in relation to a following word. Rendering it as "listening-ear of" preserves the concrete sense of the physical ear while highlighting the root idea of attentiveness inherent in אזן, and reflects the singular feminine construct form.

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Words from Root אזן (ear, listening, attentiveness, weighing, balancing)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H241-01 azenam their listening-ear
H241-02 azenay my two ears
H241-03 azenayikhe your two listening-ears
H241-04 azenayim two ears
H241-05 azenayv his two ears
H241-06 azenekha your ear
H241-07 azenekhe your (feminine) ear of hearing
H241-08 azenekhem your ear
H241-09 azeneyhem their listening-ears
H241-10 azeneykha your two listening ears
H241-11 azeni my listening-ear
H241-12 azeno his listening-ear
H241-13 beazenay in my two ears
H241-14 beazenayv in his two ears
H241-15 beazeney in the two ears of
H241-16 beazeneyhem in their ears
H241-17 beazeneykha in your two ears
H241-18 beazeneykhem in the ears of you (masculine plural)
H241-19 beazeneynu in our ears
H3976-01 bemozenayim in a pair of balances
H238-01 haazinah Give ear!
H238-02 haazinu Give ear, you men!
haezenah Give ear, you women!
H238-03 heezinu they gave ear
H3976-02 mozeney balances of
H3976-03 umozeney and the pair of balance-scales of
H241-21 uveazenayv and in his ears
H241-22 uveazeney and in the ears of
H241-23 uveazeneykha and in your two ears
H241-24 veazenay in my ear
H241-25 veazenayikhe and your two listening-ears
H241-26 veazenayim and a pair of ears
H241-27 veazenayv and his pair of ears
H241-28 veazenekha and your two ears
H241-29 veazeney and the two ears of
H241-30 veazeneyhem in the ears of them (masc.)
H241-31 veazeneykha and your two ears
H241-32 veazeneynu in our ears
H241-33 veazeno in his ear
H238-04 vehaazinu and give ear, you (masculine plural)
H241-34 veozen and ear-of
H2970-01 veyaazaneyahu and Yaʿazanyah (Yah-has-heard)
H241-35 znv his listening-ear

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
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