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חִזָּיוֹן

𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤅𐤍

chizzâyôwn

H2384 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חזה to see, to perceive, to gaze

Definition

A vision or prophetic revelation, especially one received in a supernatural or spiritual manner. Refers primarily to experiences of visual (sometimes auditory) revelation, often granted to prophets or individuals, conveying a divine message, warning, or encouragement. The term can also denote the content or message of such a revelation. In later and poetic usage, it may refer more generally to insight or foresight, but the core meaning remains focused on revelatory experiences.

Semantic Range

vision (prophetic revelation), oracle or message conveyed in a vision, the content of a revelatory experience, supernatural or spiritual sight, insight (in poetic or extended use)

Root / Etymology

From the root חָזָה, meaning 'to see' or 'to perceive,' especially with reference to perceiving in an unusual or supernatural way. חִזָּיוֹן is a noun formation (pattern קִטָּלוֹן) indicating 'that which is seen, vision.' While the root's base meaning is 'to see,' the noun denotes the specific genre of visionary experience, usually implying a revelatory or prophetic nature.

Historical & Contextual Notes

חִזָּיוֹן appears primarily in poetic and prophetic literature (e.g., Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel), often as a technical term denoting the experience or record of prophetic revelation. In the monarchic and exilic periods, it became a key term for the visions received by prophets, which were sometimes contrasted with dreams (חֲלוֹם) or auditions (hearing a divine voice). The sense is thus more specific than general seeing or imagining; it is tied to the experience of divine communication, either as an audiovisual encounter or in richly symbolic form. In later literature, such as Daniel, the term remains primarily attached to prophetic revelation. English translations often render it as 'vision,' which captures the primary sense but can overlook the connotations of authoritative oracles and the breadth of application (content, genre, and experience).

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from חָזָה; a revelation, expectation by dream; vision.

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Root Family

חזה (ḥ-z-h) — to see, to perceive, to gaze (especially in a revelatory or visionary sense)

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

8 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2384-03 חִזָּי֑וֹן chizayon HNcmsa of vision prophetic vision 2
H2384-06 מֵ/חֶזְיֹנ֖/וֹ mechezeyono HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms of his vision of his vision-revelation 1
H2384-04 הַ/חִזָּי֣וֹן hachizayon HTd/Ncmsa the vision the prophetic vision 1
H2384-07 מֵ/חֶזְיֹנ֣וֹת mechezeyonot HR/Ncmpc from visions from visions of 1
H2384-05 כְּ/חֶזְי֥וֹן kechezeyon HR/Ncmsc like a vision like a prophetic vision 1
H2384-01 חֶזְי֬וֹן chezeyon HNcmsc a vision prophetic vision 1
H2384-02 חֶזְיֹנ֖וֹת chezeyonot HNcmpa visions prophetic visions 1
H2384-08 וּֽ/מֵ/חֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת umechezeyonot HC/R/Ncmpa and through visions and from prophetic visions 1

Occurrences in Scripture

9 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2384-04 2 Samuel 7:17 הַ/חִזָּי֣וֹן hachizayon HTd/Ncmsa the vision the prophetic vision
H2384-03 Isaiah 22:1 חִזָּי֑וֹן chizayon HNcmsa of vision prophetic vision
H2384-03 Isaiah 22:5 חִזָּי֑וֹן chizayon HNcmsa of vision prophetic vision
H2384-02 Joel 3:1 חֶזְיֹנ֖וֹת chezeyonot HNcmpa visions prophetic visions
H2384-06 Zechariah 13:4 מֵ/חֶזְיֹנ֖/וֹ mechezeyono HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms of his vision of his vision-revelation
H2384-07 Job 4:13 מֵ/חֶזְיֹנ֣וֹת mechezeyonot HR/Ncmpc from visions from visions of
H2384-08 Job 7:14 וּֽ/מֵ/חֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת umechezeyonot HC/R/Ncmpa and through visions and from prophetic visions
H2384-05 Job 20:8 כְּ/חֶזְי֥וֹן kechezeyon HR/Ncmsc like a vision like a prophetic vision
H2384-01 Job 33:15 חֶזְי֬וֹן chezeyon HNcmsc a vision prophetic vision
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