Midvash

חָזָהchâzâh

see, behold, (almost wholly in poetry)

Pronunciation: khaw-zaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2372

Meanings

Qal

1. see, behold

a. with the eye (Psalms 58:9; Psalms 58:11; Proverbs 22:29)

b. . the eyes themselves, thine eyes will behold (Isaiah 33:17; Psalms 11:4; Psalms 17:2)

c. look on (Song of Solomon 7:1; Micah 4:11; Psalms 27:4)

2. see as a seer in the ecstatic state, with accusative of the vision seen (Isaiah 1:1; Ezekiel 12:27; Ezekiel 13:16)

3. see, perceive

b. see (Job 27:12; Job 15:17; Job 24:1)

c. provide (Exodus 18:21)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 55 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 18:21 But select from all the people some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes. Appoint them as leaders over groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten.
  • Exodus 24:11 And though these nobles of Israel gazed upon God, he did not destroy them. In fact, they ate a covenant meal, eating and drinking in his presence!
  • Numbers 24:4 the message of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
  • Numbers 24:16 the message of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
  • Job 8:17 Its roots grow down through a pile of stones; it takes hold on a bed of rocks.
  • Job 15:17 “If you will listen, I will show you. I will answer you from my own experience.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).