HE'ARING, ppr. Perceiving by the ear, as sound.
1. Listening to attending to obeying observing what is commanded.
2. Attending to witnesses or advocates in a judicial trial trying.
HE'ARING, n. The faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
1. Audience attention to what is delivered opportunity to be heard. I waited on the minister, but could not obtain a hearing.
2. Judicial trial attention to the facts, testimony and arguments in a cause between parties, with a view to a just decision.
3. The act of perceiving sounds sensation or perception of sound.
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear. Job 42
And to the others he said in my hearing. Ezekiel 9
4. Reach of the ear extent within which sound may be heard. He was not within hearing.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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