What does חָזָה · שִׁית · לֵב mean in the Bible?
חָזָה · שִׁית · לֵב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to gaze at; mentally to perceive , contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of".
Hebrew · H2372, H7896, H3820
וָאֶחֱזֶה אָנֹכִי אָשִׁית לִבִּי
To gaze at; mentally to perceive , contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of · to place (in a very wide application) · the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
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חָזָה H2372 to gaze at; mentally to perceive , contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
Pronunciation laḥăzôṯ
Prophetic vision combining both seeing and deep mental perception; gazing toward future revelation.
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שִׁית H7896 to place (in a very wide application)
לֵב H3820 the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
Pronunciation lev
The seat of will, intellect, and emotion—the inner moral and spiritual center governing all human motivation and choice.
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What does וָאֶחֱזֶה אָנֹכִי אָשִׁית לִבִּי (va'echezeh anokhi ashit libbi) mean in the Bible?
חָזָה · שִׁית · לֵב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to gaze at; mentally to perceive , contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2372, H7896, H3820?
H2372, H7896, H3820 is connected to 733 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to gaze at; mentally to perceive , contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
Source Gloss
to gaze at; mentally to perceive , contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 41
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 41×
Perfect Amos 1:1 · Hab 1:1 · Isa 1:1 · Isa 2:1 · Isa 13:1 · Mic 1:1 · Ps 58:11 · Ezek 13:6 · Job 24:1 · Job 36:25 · Lam 2:14 · Ps 58:9 · Zech 10:2 · Ezek 13:7 · Job 27:12 · Prov 22:29 19×
Imperfect Job 19:26 · Job 19:27 · Job 23:9 · Job 34:32 · Isa 26:11 · Ps 11:4 · Ps 11:7 · Job 8:17 · Num 24:4 · Num 24:16 · Isa 30:10 · Song 7:1 · Isa 33:17 · Ps 17:2 · Exod 18:21 · Ezek 13:23 16×
Sequential imperfect Isa 30:10 · Ps 46:9 · Isa 33:20 · Isa 48:6 4×
Participle active Ezek 12:27 1×
Cohortative Ps 17:15 1×
Word Origins
וָאֶחֱזֶה אָנֹכִי אָשִׁית לִבִּי is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain