Strong's H7181 · Hebrew
קָשַׁב
qâshab · /kaw-shab'/
Definition
to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
KJV: attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered קָשַׁב across 45 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
45 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
2 Chronicles2 verses
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 33:10And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
Job2 verses
Psalms8 verses
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
Psalms 10:17LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: prepare: or, establish
Psalms 17:1A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. the right: Heb. justice not: Heb. without lips of deceit
Psalms 55:2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Psalms 61:1To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
Psalms 66:19But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalms 86:6Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
Psalms 142:6Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Proverbs8 verses
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
Proverbs 2:2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 4:20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Proverbs 5:1My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
Proverbs 7:24Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 17:4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Proverbs 29:12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Song of Solomon1 verse
Isaiah9 verses
Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth. Lift: Heb. Cry shrill with
Isaiah 21:7And 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 28:23Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Isaiah 32:3And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
Isaiah 34:1Come 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. all that: Heb. the fulness thereof
Isaiah 42:23Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come? for: Heb. for the after time?
Isaiah 48:18O 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 49:1Listen, 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 51:4Hearken 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.
Jeremiah7 verses
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 6:17Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
Jeremiah 6:19Hear, 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 8:6I 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 18:18Then 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. with: or, for the tongue
Jeremiah 18:19Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
Jeremiah 23:18For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it? counsel: or, secret
Zechariah2 verses
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.
Zechariah 7:11But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. pulled: Heb. they gave a backsliding shoulder stopped: Heb. made heavy
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H7181 (qâshab) mean?
to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
How many times does H7181 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H7181 (קָשַׁב) appears in 45 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “hearken.”
How is qâshab translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H7181 is rendered as “hearken” (21×), “attend” (9×), “hearkened” (6×), “heed” (3×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word קָשַׁב come from?
a primitive root;