H7182 H7182
attentiveness, attention, response
This noun denotes attentiveness or paying attention, often as a sign of life or responsiveness. It appears in contexts testing for divine response or human vitality. The term functions as an abstract verbal noun from the root meaning 'to attend, give heed,' and can be used as a cognate accusative to intensify the verbal idea of giving attention.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Captures attentiveness or responsive attention as evidence of life or presence. In 1 Kings 18:29, there is no 'response' (קֶשֶׁב) from Baal despite frantic prophetic efforts—proving the idol's lifelessness. In 2 Kings 4:31, Gehazi reports no 'sign of life' (קֶשֶׁב) from the Shunammite's son. Isaiah 21:7 uses the cognate accusative construction וְהִקְשִׁיב קֶשֶׁב רַב ('he shall attend an attentiveness') to emphasize intense watchfulness. The multilingual glosses split between 'attention' and 'response,' both capturing the noun's semantic range—active listening and reactive acknowledgment. 4×
AR["إِصْغَاءً", "إِصْغَاءٌ", "الاِصْغَاءِ", "مُنْتَبِهَ"]·ben["-মনোযোগে", "মনোযোগ", "মনোযোগ।", "মনোযোগে"]·DE["[קשב]", "attention", "response"]·EN["attention", "response"]·FR["[קשב]", "attention", "response"]·heb["קשב"]·HI["ध्यान", "ध्यान-देनेवाला", "सुनाई"]·ID["perhatian", "tanggapan", "teliti", "yang-memperhatikan"]·IT["[קשב]", "attention", "response"]·jav["ingkang-mirengaken", "migatosaken", "mirengaken"]·KO["귀를", "기울임으로", "응답-이", "주의-기울이는"]·PT["atenção"]·RU["внимание", "внимания"]·ES["atención", "escuchando", "quien-atienda"]·SW["kusikia", "kusikiliza", "mwenye-kusikia", "sana"]·TR["dikkat", "dikkat-eden"]·urd["توجہ", "توجہ-سے", "سُننا"]
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
† קֶ֫שֶב n.m. attentiveness;—קָ֑שֶׁב as sign of life 2 K 4:31,* of a living deity 1 K 18:29; as acc. cogn. וְהִקְשִׁיב קֶשֶׁב רַב־קָ֑שֶׁב Is 21:7 he shall attend an attentiveness (give close attention),—abundance of attentiveness (cf. 63:7 ψ 145:7).