Hearken
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Hearken - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
HE`ARKEN, v.i. h`arken.
1. To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered, with eagerness or curiosity.
The furies hearken, and their snakes uncurl.
2. To attend; to regard; to give heed to what is uttered; to observe or obey.
Hearken, O Israel, to the statutes and the judgments which I teach you. Deu 4.
3. To listen;; to attend; to grant or comply with.
Hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant.
l Kings 8.
HE`ARKEN, v.t. h`arken. To hear by listening. [Little used.]
Source of the article
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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