to listen
qa.shav denotes giving attentive hearing to words, instruction, warnings, cries, or prayers, often with responsive heed.
The verb most often marks directed, attentive reception of speech—especially words of instruction, warning, or command—and its negation depicts refusal to heed. It also occurs in appeals for God to attend to a speaker’s cry, prayer, or voice.
Senses in use
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Attend and give heed to spoken instruction · dominant
Hiphil imperatives summon hearers to attend to an addressed message: in Isaiah 28:23 the APB renders the paired call, “Give ear and hear my voice; pay attention and hear my word,” and in Proverbs 4:20 it renders an address to a child, “listen to my words.” The same attentive reception can be refused: in Jeremiah 6:19 the APB says that the people “have not listened to my words and have rejected my law,” while Zechariah 7:11 describes refusal to listen.
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Attend to a cry, voice, or prayer · occasional
When directed to God, Hiphil imperatives request attention to a petitioner’s speech: in Psalm 17:1 the APB renders a cry and prayer addressed to the LORD, and in Jeremiah 18:19 it renders, “listen to the voice of my adversaries.” A Hiphil perfect in Psalm 66:19 describes God as having attended to “the voice of my prayer.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly uses “listen,” while also using “give heed,” “pay attention,” and “attended.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings show the clauses’ presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent for the term.