חָזָה
To gaze at; mentally to perceive , contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of · the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ( before , etc.)
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חָזָה H2372 to gaze at; mentally to perceive , contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
פָּנִים H6440 the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ( before , etc.)
What does חָזָה (yeḥĕzû pānêmô) mean in the Bible?
חָזָה · פָּנִים is a Hebrew word meaning "to gaze at; mentally to perceive , contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of". behold, look, prophesy, provide, see.
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Meaning
behold, look, prophesy, provide, see.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 41×
Biblical Occurrences
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