H4926 H4926
hearing; what is heard by the ears, auditory perception
Isaiah uses this term in his messianic prophecy about the righteous judge who will not decide based on superficial perception. Just as he won't judge by sight, he won't judge 'by the hearing of his ears'—by mere auditory evidence or secondhand reports. The phrase emphasizes going beyond surface-level information to discern true justice. It's part of the Spirit-empowered wisdom that characterizes the coming ruler, who penetrates beyond appearance and rumor to truth.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Refers to what is heard or perceived through the ears, used in Isaiah 11:3 in the context of the Messiah's judgment. The phrase 'by the hearing of his ears' parallels 'by the sight of his eyes,' both describing superficial ways of gathering information. The point is that the Spirit-anointed ruler will judge with deeper wisdom than can be obtained through ordinary sensory perception. He won't make decisions based merely on what he hears reported or rumored, just as he won't judge by visual appearance alone. This represents a profound level of discernment that goes beyond surface evidence to true justice. 1×
AR["بِـ-سَمَاعِ"]·ben["-কানের-শ্রবণ-অনুসারে"]·DE["[למשמע]"]·EN["by-hearing-of"]·FR["[למשמע]"]·heb["ל-משמע"]·HI["के-सुनने-"]·ID["menurut-pendengaran"]·IT["[למשמע]"]·jav["miturut-ingkang-kepireng"]·KO["들리는-대로"]·PT["pelo-ouvir-de"]·RU["по-слуху"]·ES["por-oído-de"]·SW["kulingana-na-kusikia"]·TR["duyumuna-gore"]·urd["سننے-سے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. [מִשְׁמָע] n.[m.] thing heard;—cstr. לֹא־לְמִשְׁמַע אָזְנָיו Is 11:3 not according to what his ears hear, not superficially (‖ לְמַרְאֵה עֵינָיו).