Hebrew Study
Strong’s Concordance H238
A readable Hebrew dictionary entry from Strong’s Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Transliteration
- 'azan
- Pronunciation
- aw-zan'
- Occurrences
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- Strong’s number
- H238
- Brief meaning
- Probably to expand, but used only as a denominative from H241, to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
- Source renderings
- give (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See H239
- Root word
- a primitive root
- Full definition from the source
- Probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from H241; to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen. Root word: a primitive root.
- Digital-source-added cross-reference note
- H241, H239
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary (1890); Bible Foundation text source; Michael Grier's 1996 ASCII e-text; CrossWire module 1.2.
View the 1890 print witnessView preserved source wording
00238\ 238 'azan aw-zan' a primitive root; probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from 241; to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen:--give (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See 239. see HEBREW for 0241 see HEBREW for 0239