What does אֹזֶן · οὖς mean in the Bible?
אֹזֶן · οὖς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ear, the faculty of hearing".
Hebrew · H241, G3775
אֹזֶן
Broadness . i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) · the ear (physically or mentally)
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אֹזֶן H241 broadness . i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
οὖς G3775 the ear (physically or mentally)
Pronunciation oûs
Physical ear and metaphorical capacity to hear/understand; "having ears" idiomatically means spiritual receptiveness to God's message.
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What does אֹזֶן (ozen) mean in the Bible?
אֹזֶן · οὖς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ear, the faculty of hearing".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H241, G3775?
H241, G3775 is connected to 188 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. ear, the faculty of hearing
Strong's H241, G3775
Lexical occurrences 188 verses Source Gloss
ear, the faculty of hearing
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֹזֶן is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain