HE`ARKEN, 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. Deuteronomy 4
3. To listen to attend to grant or comply with.
Hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant.
50Kings 8.
HE`ARKEN, h`arken. To hear by listening. Little used.
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