חֲזוֹת (H2379) — Hebrew Lexicon

חֲזוֹת

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chăzôwth

H2379 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חזה to see, behold, perceive

Definition

A sight, vision, or appearance; refers to what is seen or observed, especially a visual experience or perception. Can denote the act of seeing, an observable event, or the object of one's sight.

Semantic Range

view, sight, vision, appearance, what is seen

Root / Etymology

Derived from the Aramaic root חֲזָא (ḥazā’), meaning 'to see' or 'to behold.' The form חֲזוֹת is an Aramaic feminine noun derived via nominalization, indicating the product or result of the act of seeing.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the biblical Aramaic sections (notably in Daniel), חֲזוֹת denotes a 'sight' in the sense of a visible phenomenon, whether an ordinary scene or an extraordinary vision (sometimes of revelatory significance). The term is distinct from Hebrew חָזוֹן (ḥāzôn), which carries a more exclusively visionary or revelatory sense. In Aramaic, the semantic focus is broader, including both mundane and potentially supernatural sights. English translations often render חֲזוֹת as 'vision' or 'sight,' but in context it need not imply a prophetic or visionary experience. Usage is primarily located in Aramaic narrative and visionary passages; no significant semantic shift is evident within biblical Aramaic itself.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) from חֲזָא; a view; sight.

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Root Family

חזה (ḥ-z-h) — to see, behold, perceive

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
H2373	חָזֶה	front breast
H2374	חֹזֶה	vision-seer
H2375	חֲזוֹ	Hazo
H2376	חֵזֵו	in the vision
H2377	חָזוֹן	in a prophetic vision of
H2378	חָזוֹת	and in vision-of
H2380	חָזוּת	vision-appearance
H2382	חֲזָיָה	Yah has seen
H2383	חֶזְיוֹן	Hezyon
H2384	חִזָּיוֹן	prophetic vision
H3166	יַחֲזִיאֵל	and God-has-seen
H3167	יַחְזְיָה	And Yahweh Sees
H3626	כׇּל־חֹזֶה	vision-seer
H4236	מַחֲזֶה	in the prophetic vision
H4237	מֶחֱזָה	seeing-aperture
H4238	מַחֲזִיאוֹת	to Vision-ones

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H2379-01`	וַ/חֲזוֹתֵ֖/הּ	vachazoteh	`AC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	and-its-sight	and the sight of him	2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H2379-01`	Daniel 4:8	וַ/חֲזוֹתֵ֖/הּ	vachazoteh	`AC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	and-its-sight	and the sight of him
`H2379-01`	Daniel 4:17	וַ/חֲזוֹתֵ֖/הּ	vachazoteh	`AC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	and the sight of it	and the sight of him

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