חֲזֵ֖ית
𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤕
chazeyt
I have seen
(Aramaic) or חֲזָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to חָזָה; to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem); behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.
Daniel 2:26 · Word #14
Lexicon H2370
| Lemma | חֲזָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤆𐤀 |
| Transliteration | chăzâʼ |
| Strong's | H2370 |
| In-context | I have seen |
Morphology ATr
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | T — Particle — Function word |
| Subtype | r — Relative — Relative |
SIBI-P1 H2370-07
I have beheld
| Root | חזה (ḥ-z-h) |
| Core Meanings | seeing, gazing, perceiving, envisioning, beholding |
| Semantic Range | to see physically, to gaze upon, to perceive, to experience in a vision or dream, to discern mentally, to appear or seem |
| Conceptual Significance | In Biblical Aramaic, especially in Daniel, this verb frequently introduces prophetic or apocalyptic visions. It marks not mere physical sight but revelatory perception, underscoring the authority and experiential reality of divine visions granted to the seer. |
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic verb (חֲזָא), Qal perfect 1st person common singular. The perfect denotes completed action, often rendered in English as a simple past or present perfect ("I saw" / "I have seen"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Aramaic verb derives from the root חזה, which conveys the idea of gazing upon or perceiving, often in a visionary sense. The form AVqp1cs indicates a Qal perfect, first person common singular—"I have"—so "I have beheld" preserves both the completed action and the root’s sense of intentional or revelatory seeing. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חזה (seeing, gazing, perceiving, envisioning, beholding)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2377-01 |
bachazon | in the prophetic-seeing of |
H2372-01 |
bachazot | in gazing |
H4236-01 |
bamachazeh | in the seeing-vision |
Word Usage (31 occurrences of H2370)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel 2:8 | חֲזֵית֔וֹן | chazeyton | you see |
| Daniel 2:26 | חֲזֵ֖ית | chazeyt | I have seen |
| Daniel 2:31 | חָזֵ֤ה | chazeh | were looking |