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# heard

«heard» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **you noticed a sound with your ears in the past: I heard a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (past and past participle of hear: hear, hears, heard, heard, hearing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Heard means you noticed a sound with your ears in the past: I heard a bang. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#m1)

2) It also means you were told news or information: I heard that school is closed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#m2)

3) Heard of means you know that something exists: Have you heard of this game? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories «heard» tells the reader what a character noticed by sound, often a clue or a warning (heard footsteps, heard a scream). In science lessons on sound, we say a sound is heard when sound waves reach the ear. In safety: if you heard a smoke alarm, get out. Phrases: heard about, heard of, heard from, never heard of, overheard.

### examples

- And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. (Torah GEN.27.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x1)
- 'I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. (Torah EXO.16.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x2)
- And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face. (Torah NUM.16.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x3)
- Who hath heard such a thing? (Prophets ISA.66.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x4)
- This is the noise that ye have heard. (Prophets 1KI.1.45, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x5)
- Who hath attended to His word, and heard it? (Prophets JER.23.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x6)
- I heard a dog barking outside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x7)
- Did you hear thunder? Yes, I heard it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x8)
- We heard the news on the radio. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x9)
- Have you heard of the Loch Ness monster? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x10)
- She heard footsteps on the stairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x11)
- I have not heard from my pen pal yet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x12)
- The teacher heard us whispering. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x13)
- Sound travels through the air to be heard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x14)
- Presently he heard steps coming upstairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x15)

### note

Pronounced like «herd» (a group of cows): heard and herd are homophones. Not spelled «heared». Hear is about the ear; listen means you pay attention on purpose: you can hear without listening.

### In the corpora

- [And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.777/)
- [And Rebekah spoke unto Jacob her son, saying: 'Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.779/)
- [And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand; and said: 'Let us not take his life.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1199/)
- [And he said: 'Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1361/)
- [And they made ready the present against Joseph's coming at noon; for they heard that they should eat bread there.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1426/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «heard» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.