What does קָשַׁב · προσέχω mean in the Bible?
קָשַׁב · προσέχω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to pay attention, listen carefully".
Hebrew · H7181, G4337
קָשַׁב
To prick up the ears, i.e. hearken · to watch out
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קָשַׁבH7181to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
Pronunciationqāšab
Attentive listening requiring physical orientation of the whole person toward the speaker
Open lexicon entry →προσέχωG4337to watch out
Pronunciationproséchō
To turn one's mind toward something; to attend carefully with focused mental and spiritual vigilance.
Open lexicon entry →What does קָשַׁב (qashab) mean in the Bible?
קָשַׁב · προσέχω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to pay attention, listen carefully".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7181, G4337?
H7181, G4337 is connected to 46 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to pay attention, listen carefully
Source Gloss
to pay attention, listen carefully
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms26
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action25×
Sequential imperfect2Chr 20:15 · Isa 28:23 · Isa 34:1 · Isa 51:4 · Jer 6:17 · Job 13:6 · Isa 10:30 · Mic 1:2 · Job 33:319×
Perfect2Chr 33:10 · Jer 6:19 · Neh 9:34 · Zech 1:4 · Jer 23:18 · Ps 66:19 · Isa 48:18 · Jer 8:68×
Participle activeProv 1:24 · Prov 17:4 · Prov 29:12 · Song 8:134×
ImperfectIsa 42:23 · Jer 6:17 · Ps 10:173×
CohortativeJer 18:181×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
ImperfectIsa 32:31×
Word Origins
קָשַׁב is a primitive root - no further derivation.