Proverbs 4:20
"My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

My son, attend to my words,.... Which go before and which follow after, his doctrines, instructions, cautions, and exhortations; incline thine ear unto my sayings; stoop and bow the ear;

listen attentively to what is said, as being of the greatest moment and importance.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (6 words)

H1121 בֵּן
Definition:

25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16 25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16

Possible Meanings:
  • son (semantic_range)
  • son (semantic_range)
  • children (semantic_range)
  • youth (semantic_range)
  • young men (semantic_range)
H1697 דָבָר
Definition:

14446t.; constructדְּבַרGenesis 12:17361t.; suffixדְּבָרִיNumbers 11:23+ (suffixes 66 t.); singular in all 875 t.; pluralדְּבָרִיםExodus 4:10182t.; constructדִּבְרֵיGenesis 24:30253t.; suffixדְּבָרָיו 14446t.; constructדְּבַרGenesis 12:17361t.; suffixדְּבָרִיNumbers 11:23+ (suffixes 66 t.); singular in all 875 t.; pluralדְּבָרִיםExodus 4:10182t.; constructדִּבְרֵיGenesis 24:30253t.; suffixדְּבָרָיו

Possible Meanings:
  • speaking (semantic_range)
H7181 קָשַׁב
Definition:

3(subjectאזנים).Hiph`ilPerfect3masculine singularהִקְשִׁיבJeremiah 23:18;Psalm 66:19, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיַקְשִׁבIsaiah 42:23, etc.;Imperativemasculine singularהַקְשֵׁבJob 33:21, especia 3(subjectאזנים).Hiph`ilPerfect3masculine singularהִקְשִׁיבJeremiah 23:18;Psalm 66:19, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיַקְשִׁבIsaiah 42:23, etc.;Imperativemasculine singularהַקְשֵׁבJob 33:21, especia

Possible Meanings:
  • attentive (semantic_range)
H0561 אֵמֶר
Definition:

103, but here read probably Pluraln. compareᵐ5Ol Hi De Che) — constructאִמְרַתIsaiah 5:24+;אִמְרָתִיGenesis 4:23+ etc.;PluralabsoluteאֲמָרוֺתPsalm 12:7; constructאִמֲרוֺתib.; —utterance, speechGenesis 103, but here read probably Pluraln. compareᵐ5Ol Hi De Che) — constructאִמְרַתIsaiah 5:24+;אִמְרָתִיGenesis 4:23+ etc.;PluralabsoluteאֲמָרוֺתPsalm 12:7; constructאִמֲרוֺתib.; —utterance, speechGenesis

Possible Meanings:
  • lamb (semantic_range)
H5186 נָטָה
Definition:

19+; 3 feminine singularנָָֽכְתָהNumbers 22:33; 2masculine singularנָטִיתָExodus 15:12; 3pluralנָטוּPsalm 21:42;Isaiah 45:12,נָטָ֫יוּPsalm 73:2Qr, etc.;ImperfectיִטֶּהJob 15:29, jussiveיֵטZephaniah 2: 19+; 3 feminine singularנָָֽכְתָהNumbers 22:33; 2masculine singularנָטִיתָExodus 15:12; 3pluralנָטוּPsalm 21:42;Isaiah 45:12,נָטָ֫יוּPsalm 73:2Qr, etc.;ImperfectיִטֶּהJob 15:29, jussiveיֵטZephaniah 2:

Possible Meanings:
  • stretch out (semantic_range)
  • spread out (semantic_range)
  • extend (semantic_range)
  • incline (semantic_range)
  • bend (semantic_range)
H0241 אֹזֶן
Definition:

Exodus 29:20ear (Arabic, Aramaic,אוּדְנָא, Assyrianuznu, Ethiopic) — absolute2 Samuel 22:45+; constructExodus 29:20+; suffixאָזְנִי1 Samuel 20:2+, etc.; dualאָזְנַיִם(נָ֑יִם)Deuteronomy 29:3+; constru Exodus 29:20ear (Arabic, Aramaic,אוּדְנָא, Assyrianuznu, Ethiopic) — absolute2 Samuel 22:45+; constructExodus 29:20+; suffixאָזְנִי1 Samuel 20:2+, etc.; dualאָזְנַיִם(נָ֑יִם)Deuteronomy 29:3+; constru

Possible Meanings:
  • weigh (semantic_range)
  • test (semantic_range)
  • prove (semantic_range)

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