To ponder
אָזַןStrong’s H0239azan (a-zan)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Azan is the Hebrew word usually translated “weighed”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.”
Meaning
- (Piel) weigh, test, prove, consider
How it's translated
- and he weighed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ecclesiastes 1
1 book in all.
Related words
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Hebrew dictionary
אָזַן azan · to ponder
(Piel) weigh, test, prove, consider
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ponder” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PON'DER, verb transitive
[Latin pondero, from pondo, pondus, a pound; pendeo, pendo, to weigh.]
- To weigh in the mind; to consider and compare the circumstances or consequences of an event, or the importance of the reasons for or against a decision.“Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart” Luke 2:19
- To view with deliberation; to examine.“Ponder the path of thy feet” Proverbs 4:26“The Lord pondereth the hearts” Proverbs 21:2
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.