חֵזֵו (H2376) — Hebrew Lexicon

חֵזֵו

𐤇𐤆𐤅

chêzêv

H2376 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

An appearance or vision, particularly one that is experienced as an objective or prophetic display. In Aramaic portions of the Hebrew Bible, especially in Daniel, חֵזֵו denotes not just a visual perception or scene, but often a sight experienced during a visionary or revelatory state. The term conveys both ordinary seeing as well as the concept of a supernatural manifestation perceived by the seer.

Semantic Range

vision (in a prophetic or revelatory context), appearance, a sight (as perceived in a dream or trance), what is seen in a vision

Root / Etymology

Root: חֲזָא (to see, observe, perceive). חֵזֵו is a nominal form derived from this root, denoting what is seen, i.e., an appearance or vision. This is an Aramaic cognate of the Hebrew root חזה, which has similar meanings related to seeing and beholding, specifically in visionary or prophetic contexts.

Historical & Contextual Notes

חֵזֵו appears in the Aramaic sections of the Hebrew Bible, primarily in Daniel, where it refers to the contents or experience of a vision, distinguishing it from everyday physical seeing (which is more typically expressed with רְאָה in Hebrew narrative prose). It most often denotes visionary experiences related to prophetic or apocalyptic revelation. In Daniel, חֵזֵו often refers to dreams understood to have divine origin or significance. In contrast to common Hebrew terms for vision (e.g., מַרְאָה), חֵזֵו is unique to Biblical Aramaic, and its use helps mark the distinctive linguistic and literary character of those passages. English translations traditionally render it 'vision,' which generally captures the sense, but nuances of revelatory or divine communication may be lost without closer attention to context.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) from חֲזָא; a sight; look, vision.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

חזה (Chozay) — to see, to perceive, to gaze

Root חזה to see, observe, 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	he has grasped
H2373	חָזֶה	front breast
H2374	חֹזֶה	vision-seer
H2375	חֲזוֹ	Hazo
H2377	חָזוֹן	in a prophetic vision of
H2378	חָזוֹת	and in vision-of
H2379	חֲזוֹת	and the sight of him
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
H4236	מַחֲזֶה	in the prophetic vision
H4237	מֶחֱזָה	seeing-aperture
H4238	מַחֲזִיאוֹת	to Vision-ones

Word Forms

6 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`H2376-06`	וְ/חֶזְוֵ֥י	vechezevey	`AC/Ncmpc`	and visions	and visions of	and visions of	5
`H2376-02`	בְּ/חֶזְוֵ֥י	bechezevey	`AR/Ncmpc`	in visions	in visions of	in visions of	3
`H2376-01`	בְּ/חֶזְוָ֥/א	bechezeva	`AR/Ncmsd/Td`	in a vision	in the vision	in a vision	1
`H2376-03`	בְּ/חֶזְוִ֖/י	bechezevi	`AR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	in-my-vision	in my vision	in my vision	1
`H2376-04`	חֶזְוֵ֨י	chezevey	`ANcmpc`	the visions	visions of	the visions	1
`H2376-05`	וְ/חֶזְוַ֖/הּ	vechezevah	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs`	and its appearance	and her vision-appearance	and its appearance	1

Occurrences in Scripture

12 occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`H2376-01`	Daniel 2:19	בְּ/חֶזְוָ֥/א	bechezeva	`AR/Ncmsd/Td`	in a vision	in the vision	in a vision
`H2376-06`	Daniel 2:28	וְ/חֶזְוֵ֥י	vechezevey	`AC/Ncmpc`	and visions	and visions of	and visions of
`H2376-06`	Daniel 4:2	וְ/חֶזְוֵ֥י	vechezevey	`AC/Ncmpc`	and visions	and visions of	and visions of
`H2376-04`	Daniel 4:6	חֶזְוֵ֨י	chezevey	`ANcmpc`	the visions	visions of	the visions
`H2376-06`	Daniel 4:7	וְ/חֶזְוֵ֥י	vechezevey	`AC/Ncmpc`	and-visions	and visions of	and visions of
`H2376-02`	Daniel 4:10	בְּ/חֶזְוֵ֥י	bechezevey	`AR/Ncmpc`	of my head	in visions of	in visions of
`H2376-06`	Daniel 7:1	וְ/חֶזְוֵ֥י	vechezevey	`AC/Ncmpc`	and visions	and visions of	and visions of
`H2376-03`	Daniel 7:2	בְּ/חֶזְוִ֖/י	bechezevi	`AR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	in-my-vision	in my vision	in my vision
`H2376-02`	Daniel 7:7	בְּ/חֶזְוֵ֣י	bechezevey	`AR/Ncmpc`	in visions	in visions of	in visions
`H2376-02`	Daniel 7:13	בְּ/חֶזְוֵ֣י	bechezevey	`AR/Ncmpc`	in visions	in visions of	in visions of
`H2376-06`	Daniel 7:15	וְ/חֶזְוֵ֥י	vechezevey	`AC/Ncmpc`	and visions	and visions of	and visions
`H2376-05`	Daniel 7:20	וְ/חֶזְוַ֖/הּ	vechezevah	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs`	and its appearance	and her vision-appearance	and its appearance

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