חֲז֣וֹן
𐤇𐤆𐤅𐤍
chazon
a vision
from חָזָה; a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle; vision.
Isaiah 29:7 · Word #3
Lexicon H2377
| Lemma | חָזוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤆𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | châzôwn |
| Strong's | H2377 |
| In-context | a vision |
Morphology HNcmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H2377-03
vision-sight
| Root | חזה (ḥ-z-h) |
| Core Meanings | to see, to perceive, to behold, to gaze upon (especially in prophetic or revelatory experience) |
| Semantic Range | prophetic vision, revelatory sight, oracle received through seeing, dream-vision, divine disclosure |
| Conceptual Significance | חָזוֹן denotes divine revelation granted through sight, often marking authoritative prophetic communication. It underscores the visual and experiential nature of prophecy in Israel’s tradition, where revelation is something "seen" as well as heard. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun; appears in both absolute and construct states. No pronominal suffix in the cited forms. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חָזוֹן derives from the root חזה, "to see" or "to behold," especially in a prophetic context. Rendering it as "vision-sight" preserves the core idea of something seen or perceived, while maintaining its masculine singular form as indicated by the morphology (HNcmsa/c). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חזה (to see, to perceive, to behold, to gaze upon (especially in prophetic or revelatory experience))
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2377-01 |
bachazon | in the prophetic-seeing of |
H2372-02 |
bachazot | in gazing |
H4236-01 |
bamachazeh | in the seeing-vision |
Word Usage (35 occurrences of H2377)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 3:1 | חָז֖וֹן | chazon | vision |
| Isaiah 1:1 | חֲזוֹן֙ | chazon | vision |
| Isaiah 29:7 | חֲז֣וֹן | chazon | a vision |