חָזָה

vb. (almost wholly poet.) see, behold (Aramaic ܚܙܳܐ, חֲזָא, see, perceive with the eyes; Palm. Ethp. אתחזי = ἔδοξεν Reckendorf ZMG, 1888, 397; Arabic حَزَى, perceive with the inner vision, only; حَازٍ astronomer, astrologer)— Pf. ח׳ ψ 58:11 + 6 times; חָזִיתָ Pr 22:29; 29:20; חָזִית Is 57:8; חָזִיתִי Jb 15:17; חֲזִיתִךָ ψ 63:3; חָ֥זוּ Jb 24:1 + 5 times; חֲזִיתֶם Jb 27:12 Ez 13:7, 8; Impf. יֶחֱזֶה Nu 24:4 + 2 times; 3 fs. וְתַ֫חַז Mi 4:11; 2 ms. תֶּחֱזֶה Ex 18:21; 1 s. אֶחֱזֶה ψ 17:15 + 4 times; אָ֫חַז Jb 23:9; pl. יֶחֱזוּ Is 26:11 + 4 times; יֶחֱזָ֑יוּן Is 26:11; תֶּחֱזֶ֫ינָת Is 33:17 + 2 times; תֶּחֱזוּ Is 30:10 Ct 7:1; 1 pl. וְנֶחֱזֶת Ct 7:1; Imv. חֲזֵה Is 33:20; 48:6; חֲזוּ ψ 46:9 Is 30:10; Inf. cstr. חֲזוֹת ψ 27:4 Ez 21:34; Pt. חֹזֶה Ez 12:27; pl. חֹזִים Is 47:13 Ez 13:9, 16; 22:28. (All other ptc. forms are used as nouns, v. חֹזֶה.) see, behold: with the eye, acc. rei ψ 58:9, 11 Pr 22:29; 29:20 Is 33:20; 57:8; God in theophany Ex 24:11 (JE); God, after death, apart from the flesh Jb 19:26, 27; the face of God ψ 11:7; 17:15 (after death). subj. the eyes themselves; man’s eyes: תֶּחֱזֶינָה עֵינֶיךָ thine eyes will behold Is 33:17; also of God’s eyes: ψ 11:4; 17:2. with בְּ look on (intensely, with gratification); a damsel Ct 7:1, 1; Zion Mi 4:11; נֹעַם י׳ in the temple ψ 27:4; the work of God Jb 36:25; with investigation בַּכּוֹכָבִים on the stars, as stargazers, in astrology Is 47:13. see as a seer in the ecstatic state, with acc. of the vision seen: חזון Is 1:1 Ez 12:27; 13:16; מחזה Nu 24:4, 16 (JE; poet., Balaam); מחזה שׁוא Ez 13:7; משּׂא Is 13:1 Hb 1:1; משׂאות שׁוא La 2:14; שׁוא Ez 13:6, 9, 23; 21:34; 22:28 La 2:14; כזב Ez 13:8; שֶׁקֶר Zc 10:2; obj. deceitful things Is 30:10; דבר(ים) Is 2:1 Am 1:1 Mi 1:1; with לְ, be a seer, for any one Is 30:10; see a vision for one La 2:14, 14. see, perceive: with the intelligence, abs. Jb 34:32 Pr 24:32; acc. rei Is 48:6; Yahweh in his temple ψ 63:3; in his providential workings Jb 23:9 ψ 46:9 Is 26:11(×2). see, by experience abs. Jb 27:12; acc. rei Jb 15:17; 24:1. provide, תחזה מכל העם אנשׁי חיל Ex 18:21 provide from all the people men of ability (E). —בֵּית אֲבָנִים יֶחֱזֶה Jb 8:17 is difficult: RV renders he (it) beholdeth the place of stones (the root of the plant personified) Hengst, cf. Reuss al. after 𝔖 𝔗. Other renderings are: pierceth (cf. חָזַז) Bö Ew Hi (יְחַזֶּה), Di De MV; between (v. p. 108) the stones it liveth (יִחְיֶה) 𝔊 Siegf.