אֹזֶן ozen
Hebrew word for “ear” · Strong’s H241 · used 187 times in 179 verses
Meaning
: ear; 1) ear, as part of the body;
Senses in the lexicon
- ear (119)
- ear: to ears (34)
- ear: hearing (34)
How it is translated
Glosses given for ozen in context, with how often each is used:
- ears 107
- ear 79
- own ears 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah | 28 | 1.3 | |
| Psalms | 22 | 1.1 | |
| Isaiah | 20 | 1.2 | |
| Proverbs | 14 | 2.0 | |
| 1 Samuel | 13 | 1.0 | |
| Job | 13 | 1.6 | |
| Ezekiel | 11 | 0.6 | |
| Exodus | 9 | 0.5 | |
| Genesis | 7 | 0.3 | |
| Deuteronomy | 7 | 0.5 | |
| 2 Samuel | 7 | 0.6 | |
| Leviticus | 6 | 0.5 |
Also in 14 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Jeremiah 36 (7), Leviticus 14 (4), Genesis 23 (3), Deuteronomy 31 (3), 1 Samuel 20 (3), Exodus 32 (2), Leviticus 8 (2), Numbers 11 (2), Judges 9 (2), 1 Samuel 22 (2)
Forms
- באזני 49
- אזן 25
- אזנך 22
- אזנם 10
- אזני 9
- באזניהם 8
- אזנו 7
- אזנים 7
- באזנינו 6
- אזנכם 5
Words used with it
Words that share verses with ozen more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 75
- נָטָה natah “to stretch” 28
- עַיִן ayin “eye” 31
- קָרָא qara “to call” 28
- דָּבָר davar “word” 34
- דָבַר davar “to speak” 31
- גָּלָה galah “to reveal” 13
- נָא na “please” 15
- רָאָה raah “to see” 20
- תְּנוּךְ tenukh “lobe” 7
- בֹּהֶן bohen “thumb/big toe” 7
- לֵב lev “heart” 14
Key verses
The verses using ozen that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Numbers 11:1 — And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and…
- Psalms 10:17 — LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
- Psalms 44:1 — [To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil.] We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in…
- Isaiah 6:10 — Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with…
- Isaiah 33:15 — He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth…
- Isaiah 35:5 — Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
- Isaiah 50:4 — The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he…
- Isaiah 55:3 — Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
- Jeremiah 2:2 — Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest…
- Jeremiah 6:10 — To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto…
- Daniel 9:18 — O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our…
- Zechariah 7:11 — But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
See all 179 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.