H2045 H2045
A causing to hear, bringing tidings in person (Ezekiel 24:26); possibly an Aramaizing infinitive construct
This unique form appears in Ezekiel's oracle about Jerusalem's fall, describing someone who will 'cause ears to hear'—that is, bring news in person. The construction is unusual, possibly an Aramaizing Hiphil infinitive. Some scholars propose emending to a simpler reading, but the Hebrew as it stands conveys the idea of direct oral report, the messenger arriving to announce the city's destruction. French renders 'communication' capturing the communicative act rather than literal hearing.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The multilingual glosses reveal interpretive range: Spanish 'para-hacer-oír' (to cause to hear) preserves the causative force, while English 'to-cause-to-hear' does likewise. French 'communication' abstracts to the functional purpose. The context in Ezekiel 24:26 specifies that a refugee will arrive to deliver the news of Jerusalem's fall directly, emphasizing personal, oral communication in an era before mass media—news traveled by foot and voice. 1×
AR["لِيُسْمِعَ"]·ben["শোনাতে"]·DE["[להשמעות]"]·EN["to-cause-to-hear"]·FR["communication"]·heb["ל-השמיע"]·ID["untuk-memperdengarkan"]·IT["[להשמעות]"]·jav["supados-ndadosaken-mireng"]·KO["들리게-하기-위한"]·PT["para-fazer-ouvir"]·RU["чтобы-возвестить"]·ES["para-hacer-oír"]·SW["kusikiza"]·TR["duyurmak-için"]·urd["سنانے-کو"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† הַשְׁמָעוּת n.f. a causing to hear (proposes Aramaizing Inf. Hiph.; Ges§ 531 Sta§ 304 a);—לְהַשׁ׳ אָזְנָ֑יִם Ez 24:26 to cause ears to hear, i.e. bring tidings in person (? read -מָ֫עַת NöZMG lviii (1903), 416).