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Lexicon :: Strong's H2372 - ḥāzâ

Aa
חָזָה
Transliteration
ḥāzâ
Pronunciation
khaw-zaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 633

Strong’s Definitions

חָזָה châzâh, khaw-zaw'; a primitive root; to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of:—behold, look, prophesy, provide, see.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 51x

The KJV translates Strong's H2372 in the following manner: see (38x), behold (7x), look (3x), prophesy (2x), provide (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 51x
The KJV translates Strong's H2372 in the following manner: see (38x), behold (7x), look (3x), prophesy (2x), provide (1x).

  1. to see, perceive, look, behold, prophesy, provide

    1. (Qal)

      1. to see, behold

      2. to see as a seer in the ecstatic state

      3. to see, perceive

        1. with the intelligence

        2. to see (by experience)

        3. to provide

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָזָה châzâh, khaw-zaw'; a primitive root; to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of:—behold, look, prophesy, provide, see.
STRONGS H2372: Abbreviations
† I. חָזָה verb (almost wholly in poetry) see, behold (Aramaic azo, חֲוָא, see, perceive with the eyes; Palmyrene Ethp. אתחזי ＝ ἔδοξεν ReckendZMG, 1888, 397; Arabic حَزَى, perceive with the inner vision, only; حَازٍ astronomer, astrologer) —
Qal Perfect ח׳ Psalm 58:11 + 6 times; חָזִיתָ Proverbs 22:29; Proverbs 29:30; חָזִית Isaiah 57:8; חֶזִיתִי Job 15:17; חֲזִיתִךָ Psalm 63:3 [Psalm 63:2]; שָחזוּ Job 24:1 + 5 times; חֲוִיתֶם Job 27:12; Ezekiel 13:7, 8; Imperfect יֶחֱוֶה Numbers 24:4 + 2 times; 3rd person feminine singular וְתַ֫חַז Micah 4:11; 2nd person masculine singular תֶּחֱזֶה Exodus 18:21; 1st person singular אֶחֱזֶה Psalm 17:15 + 4 times; אָ֫חַז Job 23:9; plural יֶחֱזוּ Isaiah 26:11 + 4 times; יֶחֱזָי֑וּן Isaiah 26:11; תֶּחְוֶ֫ינָה Isaiah 33:17 + 2 times; תֶּתֱזוּ Isaiah 30:10; Cant 7:1; 1st person plural וְנֶחֱזֶה Songs 7:1; Imperative חֲזֵה Isaiah 33:20; Isaiah 48:6; חֲזוּ Psalm 46:9; Isaiah 30:10; Infinitive construct. חֲזוֺת Psalm 27:4; Ezekiel 21:34; Participle חֹזֶה Ezekiel 12:27; plural חֹזִים Isaiah 47:13; Ezekiel 13:9, 16; Ezekiel 22:28. (All other participle forms are used as nouns, see חֹזֶה.)
1. see, behold:
a. with the eye, accusative of thing Psalm 58:9; Psalm 58:11; Proverbs 22:29; Proverbs 29:20; Isaiah 33:20; Isaiah 57:8; God in theophany Exodus 24:11 (JE); God, after death, apart from the flesh Job 19:26, 27; the face of God Psalm 11:7; Psalm 17:15 (after death).
b. subj. the eyes themselves; man's eyes: תֶּחֱזֶינָה עֵינֶיךָ thine eyes will behold Isaiah 33:17; also of God's eyes: Psalm 11:4; Psalm 17:2.
c. with בְּ look on (intensely, with gratification); a damsel Songs 7:1 (twice in verse); Zion Micah 4:11; נֹעַם י׳ in the temple Psalm 27:4; the work of God Job 36:25; with investigation בַּכּוֺכָבִים on the stars, as stargazers, in astrology Isaiah 47:13.
2. see as a seer in the ecstatic state, with accusative of the vision seen: חזון Isaiah 1:1; Ezekiel 12:27; Ezekiel 13:16; מחזה Numbers 24:4, 16 (J E; poetry, Balaam); מחזה שׁוא Ezekiel 13:7; משּׂא Isaiah 13:1; Habakkuk 1:1; משׂאות שׁוא Lamentations 2:14; שׁוא Ezekiel 13:6, 9, 23; Ezekiel 21:34 [Ezekiel 21:29]; Ezekiel 22:28; Lamentations 2:14; כזב Ezekiel 13:8; שֶׁקֶר Zechariah 10:2; object deceitful things Isaiah 30:10; (ים)דברׅ Isaiah 2:1; Amos 1:1; Micah 1:1; with לְ be a seer, for any one Isaiah 30:10; see a vision for one Lamentations 2:14 (twice in verse).
3. see, perceive:
a. with the intelligence, absolute Job 34:32; Proverbs 24:32; accusative of thing Isaiah 48:6; Yahweh in his temple Psalm 63:3 [Psalm 63:2]; in his providential workings Job 23:9; Psalm 46:9; Isaiah 26:11 (twice in verse).
b. see, by experience absolute Job 27:12; accusative of thing Job 15:17; Job 24:1.
c. provide, תחזה מכל העם אנשׁי חיל Exodus 18:21 provide from all the people men of ability (E).
Note. — בֵּית אֲבָנִים יֶתֱזֶה Job 8:17 is difficult: RV renders he (it) beholdeth the place of stones (the root of the plant personified) Hengst, compare Reuss and others after Syriac Version Targum. Other renderings are: pierceth (compare חָזַז) Bö Ew Hi (יְחַזֶּה), Di De MV; between the stones it liveth (יִחְיֶה) Greek Version of the LXX Siegf.

Biblical Aramaic

† חֲזָה verb see, behold (see Biblical Hebrew); —
Pe. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ח׳ Daniel 4:20 [Daniel 4:23]; Daniel 5:1; 2nd person masculine singular תֲוַיְתָ Daniel 2:43 +, תָה- Daniel 2:41 (twice in verse); 1st person singular חֲזֵית Daniel 2:46 +; 2nd person masculine plural תֲוֵיתוּן Daniel 2:8;
Pe. Infinitive מְֶָחֱזֵז֑א Ezra 4:14; Participle active חָוֵה Daniel 2:31 + 14 times; plural חָוַיִן Daniel 3:27; Daniel 5:23; passive חֲוֵה Daniel 3:19; —
1. see, have sense: of sight Daniel 5:23.
2. see, behold:
a. accusative of person Daniel 3:25, with ל Daniel 3:27, accusative of thing Daniel 5:5.
b. see, witness dishonour of king (accusative) Ezra 4:14.
3. usually behold in dream or vision (often participle in periphrastic conjugation), accusative of person, Ezra 4:20, accusative of thing Ezra 2:41. Ezra 2:41. Ezra 2:43; Ezra 4:17, absolute Ezra 2:34; Ezra 7:4. Ezra 7:7. Ezra 7:9. Ezra 7:11. Ezra 7:11. Ezra 7:21, + אֲלוּ Ezra 2:31; Ezra 4:7. Ezra 4:10, אֲרוּ Ezra 7:2. Ezra 7:6. Ezra 7:13; with object clause Ezra 2:8. Ezra 2:45; behold a dream, accusative חֵלֶם, Ezra 2:26; Ezra 4:2; Ezra 6:15; Ezra 7:1.
4. passive＝customary (seemly) Daniel 3:19 (so Targum Leviticus 5:10 and elsewhere, see Dr).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

18:21; 18:21; 24:11

Leviticus

5:10

Numbers

24:4; 24:4; 24:16

Ezra

2:8; 2:26; 2:31; 2:34; 2:41; 2:41; 2:43; 2:45; 4:2; 4:7; 4:10; 4:14; 4:14; 4:17; 4:20; 6:15; 7:1; 7:2; 7:4; 7:6; 7:7; 7:9; 7:11; 7:11; 7:13; 7:21

Job

8:17; 15:17; 15:17; 19:26; 19:27; 23:9; 23:9; 24:1; 24:1; 27:12; 27:12; 34:32; 36:25

Psalms

11:4; 11:7; 17:2; 17:15; 17:15; 27:4; 27:4; 46:9; 46:9; 58:9; 58:11; 58:11; 63:2; 63:2

Proverbs

22:29; 22:29; 24:32; 29:20

Song of Songs

7:1; 7:1; 7:1

Isaiah

1:1; 2:1; 13:1; 26:11; 26:11; 26:11; 30:10; 30:10; 30:10; 30:10; 33:17; 33:17; 33:20; 33:20; 47:13; 47:13; 48:6; 48:6; 57:8; 57:8

Lamentations

2:14; 2:14; 2:14

Ezekiel

12:27; 12:27; 13:6; 13:7; 13:7; 13:8; 13:8; 13:9; 13:9; 13:16; 13:16; 13:23; 21:29; 22:28; 22:28

Daniel

2:8; 2:31; 2:41; 2:43; 2:46; 3:19; 3:19; 3:25; 3:27; 3:27; 4:20; 4:23; 5:1; 5:5; 5:23; 5:23

Amos

1:1

Micah

1:1; 4:11; 4:11

Habakkuk

1:1

Zechariah

10:2

H2372

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2372 matches the Hebrew חָזָה (ḥāzâ),
which occurs 51 times in 47 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:21 - But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:11 - And he put not his hand on the chiefs of the children of Israel: they saw God, and took food and drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:4 - He says, whose ears are open to the words of God, who has seen the vision of the Ruler of all, falling down, but having his eyes open:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:16 - He says, whose ear is open to the words of God, who has knowledge of the Most High, who has seen the vision of the Ruler of all, falling down and having his eyes open:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:17 - His roots are twisted round the stones, forcing their way in between them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:17 - Take note and give ear to my words; and I will say what I have seen:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:26 - And ... without my flesh I will see God;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:27 - Whom I will see on my side, and not as one strange to me. My heart is broken with desire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:9 - I am looking for him on the left hand, but there is no sign of him; and turning to the right, I am not able to see him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:1 - Why are times not stored up by the Ruler of all, and why do those who have knowledge of him not see his days?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:12 - Truly, you have all seen it yourselves; why then have you become completely foolish?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:25 - All people are looking on it; man sees it from far.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 - The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lord's seat is in heaven; his eyes are watching and testing the children of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:7 - For the Lord is upright; he is a lover of righteousness: the upright will see his face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:2 - Be my judge; for your eyes see what is right.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:15 - As for me, I will see your face in righteousness: when I am awake it will be joy enough for me to see your form.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:4 - One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:8 - Come, see the works of the Lord, the destruction which he has made in the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:8 - Let them be like an after-birth which is turned to water and comes to an end; like the fruit of a woman who gives birth before her time, let them not see the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:10 - The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:2 - To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:29 - Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:32 - Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:20 - Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:13 - Come back, come back, O Shulammite; come back, come back, so that our eyes may see you. What will you see in the Shulammite? A sword-dance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:1 - The vision of Isaiah, the son of Amoz, which he saw about Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:1 - The word which Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw about Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:1 - The word of the Lord about Babylon which Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:11 - Lord, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see: let them see ... yes, your haters will be burned up in the fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:10 - Who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Do not give us word of what is true, but say false things to give us pleasure:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:17 - Your eyes will see the king in his glory: they will be looking on a far-stretching land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:20 - Let your eyes be resting on Zion, the town of our holy feasts: you will see Jerusalem, a quiet resting-place, a tent which will not be moved, whose tent-pins will never be pulled up, and whose cords will never be broken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:6 - All this has come to your ears and you have seen it; will you not give witness to it? I am now making clear new things, even secret things, of which you had no knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:8 - And on the back of the doors and on the pillars you have put your sign: for you have been false to me with another; you have made your bed wide, and made an agreement with them; you had a desire for their bed where you saw it

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:14 - The visions which your prophets have seen for you are false and foolish; they have not made clear to you your sin so that your fate might be changed: but they have seen for you false words, driving you away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:27 - Son of man, see, the children of Israel say, The vision which he sees is for the days which are a long way off, and his words are of times still far away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:6 - They have seen visions without substance and made use of secret arts, who say, The Lord has said; and the Lord has not sent them: hoping that the word would have effect.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:7 - Have you not seen a vision without substance and have you not falsely made use of secret arts, when you say, The Lord has said; though I have said nothing?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:8 - So this is what the Lord has said: Because your words are without substance and your visions are false, see, I am against you, says the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:23 - For this cause you will see no more foolish visions or make false use of secret arts: and I will make my people free from your power; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:29 - Your vision is to no purpose, your use of secret arts gives a false answer, to put it on the necks of evil-doers who are wounded to death, whose day has come, in the time of the last punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:1 - The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa; what he saw about Israel in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earth-shock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:1 - The word of the Lord which came to Micah the Morashtite, in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah: his vision about Samaria and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:11 - And now a number of nations have come together against you, and they say, Let her be made unclean and let our eyes see the fate of Zion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:1 - The word which Habakkuk the prophet saw.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:2 - For the images have said what is not true, and the readers of signs have seen deceit; they have given accounts of false dreams, they give comfort to no purpose: so they go out of the way like sheep, they are troubled because they have no keeper.
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