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קָשַׁב H7181
H7181 is the Hebrew word קָשַׁב, transliterated qâshab and said kaw-shab'. The King James Version most often renders it hearken.
What it means
to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 39 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.
Verses using קָשַׁב
The first 40 of 42 verses, quoted in full.
1 Samuel 15:22 · KJV
And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
2 Chronicles 20:15 · KJV
And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
2 Chronicles 33:10 · KJV
And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
Nehemiah 9:34 · KJV
Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.
Job 13:6 · KJV
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Job 33:31 · KJV
Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
Psalm 5:2 · KJV
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
Psalm 17:1 · KJV
Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Psalm 55:2 · KJV
Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Psalm 61:1 · KJV
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
Psalm 66:19 · KJV
But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalm 86:6 · KJV
Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
Psalm 142:6 · KJV
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Proverbs 2:2 · KJV
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
Proverbs 4:1 · KJV
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 4:20 · KJV
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Proverbs 5:1 · KJV
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
Proverbs 7:24 · KJV
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 17:4 · KJV
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Proverbs 29:12 · KJV
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Song of Solomon 8:13 · KJV
Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.
Isaiah 10:30 · KJV
Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.
Isaiah 21:7 · KJV
And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
Isaiah 28:23 · KJV
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Isaiah 34:1 · KJV
Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
Isaiah 42:23 · KJV
Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
Isaiah 48:18 · KJV
O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Isaiah 49:1 · KJV
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
Isaiah 51:4 · KJV
Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
Jeremiah 6:10 · KJV
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 them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
Jeremiah 6:17 · KJV
Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
Jeremiah 6:19 · KJV
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
Jeremiah 8:6 · KJV
I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
Jeremiah 18:18 · KJV
Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
Jeremiah 18:19 · KJV
Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
Jeremiah 23:18 · KJV
For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?
Daniel 9:19 · KJV
O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
Hosea 5:1 · KJV
Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
Micah 1:2 · KJV
Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the LORD from his holy temple.
Zechariah 1:4 · KJV
Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7181 mean?
H7181 is the Hebrew word קָשַׁב (qâshab), meaning to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken.
How is H7181 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it hearken (17 times), attend (9 times), hearkened (3 times), give heed (2 times), nor hearkened (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7181 appear in the Bible?
קָשַׁב (qâshab) is tagged in 42 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7181 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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