חָזוֹת
𐤇𐤆𐤅𐤕
châzôwth
H2378 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
An appearance, revelation, or vision—most commonly referring to supernatural or prophetic visual experiences offered to individuals, especially seers or prophets. The term emphasizes the aspect of an encounter with hidden realities, often bearing significance for guidance, warning, or insight, whether in a waking state or as part of a prophetic calling. It may describe both the act of seeing and the content of what is seen.
Semantic Range
vision, supernatural vision, revelation, prophetic appearance, prophetic experience
Root / Etymology
From the root חָזָה (to see, to perceive, to gaze at), 'châzôwth' is the feminine noun formation that refers to the act or result of seeing, especially in the context of supernatural or prophetic perception.
Historical & Contextual Notes
'חָזוֹת' appears in poetic and prophetic literature, especially in the books of Job (4:13; 20:8) and Isaiah (28:7), generally describing a supernatural vision or revelation as perceived by a seer. The term is closely related to חָזוֹן, but often carries slightly more emphasis on the experiential side of perceiving revelation rather than merely receiving a message. In pre-exilic and monarchic contexts, such visions were a recognized mode of divine communication, particularly among individuals recognized as seers (חֹזֶה). By the post-exilic period, the vocabulary of prophetic revelation diversified, but חָזוֹת retained its association with visionary revelation and encounters within prophetic or poetic discourse. English translations render it as 'vision' or 'revelation', though the Hebrew connotation includes both the subjective act of perception and the objective revelation itself. Unlike certain later uses in Aramaic or Greek, the term in the Hebrew Bible does not carry a sense of imagination or hallucination, but indicates genuine, often authoritative, revelatory experiences.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from חָזָה; a revelation; vision.
Bantu Hebrew
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חזה (ḥ-z-h) — to see, to perceive, to gaze at
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H2306 | חֲדִי | his breast |
| H2335 | חוֹזַי | Visionary-One |
| H2370 | חֲזָא | he beheld |
| H2371 | חֲזָאֵל | El-has-seen |
| H2372 | חָזָה | in visionary seeing |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2378-01 |
וּ/בַ/חֲזוֹת֙ | uvachazot | HC/R/Ncfsc |
and in the visions | and in vision-of | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2378-01 |
2 Chronicles 9:29 | וּ/בַ/חֲזוֹת֙ | uvachazot | HC/R/Ncfsc |
and in the visions | and in vision-of |