Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H7181

Strong's H7181 · Hebrew

קָשַׁב

qâshab · /kaw-shab'/

Number
H7181
Language
Hebrew
Original word
קָשַׁב
Transliteration
qâshab
Pronunciation
kaw-shab'
KJV occurrences
45 verses

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.

Hearken21×
Attend9×
hearkened6×
heed3×
attended1×
hear1×
heard1×
incline1×
marked1×
regarded1×
well1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

45 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

1 Samuel1 verse
2 Chronicles2 verses
Nehemiah1 verse
Job2 verses
Psalms8 verses
Proverbs8 verses
Song of Solomon1 verse
Isaiah9 verses
Isaiah 10:30

Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.

Isaiah 21:7

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

Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.

Isaiah 32:3

And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.

Isaiah 34:1

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

Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?

Isaiah 48:18

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

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

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.

Jeremiah7 verses
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 them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

Jeremiah 6:17

Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.

Jeremiah 6:19

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

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

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

Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

Jeremiah 23:18

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?

Daniel1 verse
Hosea1 verse
Micah1 verse
Zechariah2 verses
Malachi1 verse

Topics that use this word

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;