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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Jeremiah 6:17 - Hearken
Jeremiah 6:17 - Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Also I set | H6965 | קוּם |
[Verb] to rise (in various {applications} {literally} {figuratively} intensively and causatively) |
| watchmen | H6822 | צָפָה |
[Verb] properly to lean {forward} that {is} to peer into the distance; by implication to {observe} await |
| over | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
| you saying Hearken | H7181 | קָשַׁב |
[Verb] to prick up the {ears} that {is} hearken |
| to the sound | H6963 | קוֹל |
[Noun Masculine] a voice or sound |
| of the trumpet | H7782 | שׁוֹפָר |
[Noun Masculine] a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn |
| But they said | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
| We will not | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
| hearken | H7181 | קָשַׁב |
[Verb] to prick up the {ears} that {is} hearken |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.