H7183b H7183b
attentive, listening carefully (of ears)
This adjective, appearing only in the feminine plural form, describes ears that are attentive and alert to hear. It occurs exclusively in the phrase 'let your ears be attentive,' used in prayers asking God to listen carefully to supplication. The term appears in Solomon's temple dedication prayer in 2 Chronicles and in Psalm 130's cry from the depths, emphasizing the petition for divine attention rather than passive hearing.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The word modifies 'ears' to request focused, careful attention. In 2 Chronicles 6:40 and 7:15, Solomon asks God to make His eyes open and His ears attentive to prayers offered in the temple—emphasizing active divine listening to His people's cries. Psalm 130:2 makes an identical plea: 'Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.' The term implies more than merely hearing; it requests engaged, responsive attention—ears inclined toward and focused on the prayer being offered. 3×
AR["مُصْغِيَةً", "مُصْغِيَتَيْنِ"]·ben["মনোযোগী"]·DE["[קשבות]", "attentive"]·EN["attentive"]·FR["[קשבות]", "attentif"]·heb["קשבות", "קשובות"]·HI["ध्यान-देते", "लगे-हुए"]·ID["memperhatikan", "mendengarkan"]·IT["[קשבות]"]·jav["migatosaken", "ngatosaken"]·KO["기울어진", "기울이는", "주의-깊은"]·PT["atentos"]·RU["внимательны", "внимательными"]·ES["atentos"]·SW["makini"]·TR["dikkatli"]·urd["توجہ", "توجہ-سے"]
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
† [קַשֻּׁב] adj. id.;—fpl. קַשֻּׁבוֹת, of אָזְנַיִם, 2 Ch 6:40; 7:15 ψ 130:2, all + ל rei.