קָשַׁב (qa.shav) means “to listen” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: kaw-shab' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
קָשַׁב · qa.shav · to listen
1) to hear, be attentive, heed, incline (of ears), attend (of ears), hearken, pay attention, listen 1a) (Qal) incline, attend (of ears), hearken, pay attention, listen 1b) (Hiphil) to pay attention, give attention
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a primitive root; to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
KJV glosses: attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| listen | 8 |
| pay attention | 8 |
| attend | 3 |
| and attend | 2 |
| hear | 2 |
| listens | 2 |
| and attentiveness | 1 |
| and listen | 1 |
| are listening | 1 |
| attend to | 1 |
| attention | 1 |
| has given heed | 1 |
| he has attended | 1 |
| he must be alert | 1 |
| heed | 1 |
| i have listened | 1 |
| if you incline | 1 |
| listened | 1 |
| or listen | 1 |
| or pay attention | 1 |
| take heed | 1 |
| to pay attention | 1 |
| took | 1 |
| who will listen | 1 |
| will listen | 1 |
| you had paid attention | 1 |
| you will incline | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| hearken | 10 |
| attend | 6 |
| and attend | 3 |
| and hearken | 3 |
| to hearken | 2 |
| and he hearkened | 1 |
| and let us not give heed | 1 |
| and no man regarded | 1 |
| because they have not hearkened | 1 |
| but they would not hearken | 1 |
| cause it to be heard | 1 |
| give heed | 1 |
| giveth heed | 1 |
| he hath attended | 1 |
| hearkened | 1 |
| i hearkened | 1 |
| mark well | 1 |
| nor hearken | 1 |
| nor hearkened | 1 |
| shall hearken | 1 |
| so that thou incline | 1 |
| thou hadst hearkened | 1 |
| to hear | 1 |
| unto me and hearken | 1 |
| we will not hearken | 1 |
| who hath marked | 1 |
| will hearken | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 45 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.
Read word by wordAnd he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
Read word by wordAnd the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen.
Read word by wordOur kings and leaders and priests and fathers did not obey Your law or listen to Your commandments and warnings that You gave them.
Read word by wordHear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
Read word by wordPay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
Read word by wordAttend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.3
You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
Read word by wordA prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit.
Read word by wordAttend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 55.3
For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 61.2
But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
Read word by wordHear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.
Read word by wordListen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 142.7
Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
Read word by wordif you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
Read word by wordListen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
Read word by wordMy son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
Read word by wordMy son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,
Read word by wordNow, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Read word by wordA wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
Read word by wordIf a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
Read word by wordYou who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it!
Read word by wordCry aloud, O Daughter of Gallim! Listen, O Laishah! O wretched Anathoth!
Read word by wordWhen he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.”
Read word by wordListen and hear my voice. Pay attention and hear what I say.
Read word by wordThen the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
Read word by wordCome near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.
Read word by wordWho among you will pay attention to this? Who will listen and obey hereafter?
Read word by wordIf only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.
Read word by wordListen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.
Read word by wordPay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it about quickly.
Read word by wordTo whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.
Read word by wordI appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’
Read word by wordHear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.
Read word by wordI have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.
Read word by wordThen some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
Read word by wordAttend to me, O LORD. Hear what my accusers are saying!
Read word by wordBut which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and obeyed it?
Read word by wordO Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”
Read word by word“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
Read word by wordHear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
Read word by wordDo not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD.
Read word by wordBut they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
Read word by wordAt that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
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