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כׇּל־חֹזֶה

𐤊𐤋־𐤇𐤆𐤄

Kl Chozeh

H3626 noun

SILEX Entry

Root כל-חזה all, every, seer, one who has visions

Definition

Personal name meaning 'all-seer' or 'every seer.' Used as a proper noun for one or more individuals in biblical genealogies. The term incorporates a sense of comprehensiveness ('all,' 'every') attached to someone designated as a 'seer' (one who has visions or prophetic insight), indicating either a distinguishing title, an honorific reflecting prophetic ability, or possibly a summary tribal or familial designation.

Semantic Range

personal name, family head, individual recognized for visionary or prophetic capacity; literal sense 'all seer' or 'every seer'; title

Root / Etymology

Formed as a compound of כׇּל (kol, 'all, every') and חֹזֶה (chozeh, 'seer, visionary'). The root כּ-ל (k-l-l) denotes universality or entirety, while ח-ז-ה (ḥ-z-h) means 'to see, to have a vision.' The word thus literally signifies 'all seer' or 'every seer,' likely as a name or title.

Historical & Contextual Notes

'Kol-Chôzeh' appears as a proper name in genealogical records during the post-exilic period (e.g., Nehemiah 11:6), likely referring to a family head or ancestor associated with the returning Judahite or Israelite community in Yehud. The use of compounded or honorific names involving functional titles (like 'seer') is attested elsewhere in late biblical and early Second Temple sources. English translations often treat 'Kol-Chôzeh' as a proper name, sometimes obscuring its literal meaning. The application of 'seer' suggests recognized visionary or prophetic status, although in these contexts such a person is not necessarily an institutional prophet. No evidence supports Strong's rendering as referring to the broader religious identity 'Jew' for this period; the term instead identifies a specific Israelite (or, more narrowly, Judahite) individual or family.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from כֹּל and חֹזֶה; every seer; Col-Chozeh, an Israelite; Col-hozeh.

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Root Family

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

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

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3626-01 חֹזֶה֮ chozeh HNp hozeh vision-seer 2
H3626-02 כָּל kal HNp Col entirety of 2

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3626-02 Nehemiah 3:15 כָּל kal HNp of Col- entirety of
H3626-01 Nehemiah 3:15 חֹזֶה֮ chozeh HNp hozeh vision-seer
H3626-02 Nehemiah 11:5 כָּל kal HNp Col entirety of
H3626-01 Nehemiah 11:5 חֹ֠זֶה chozeh HNp hozeh vision-seer
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