Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H2372

Strong's H2372 · Hebrew

חָזָה

châzâh · /khaw-zaw'/

Number
H2372
Language
Hebrew
Original word
חָזָה
Transliteration
châzâh
Pronunciation
khaw-zaw'
KJV occurrences
47 verses

Definition

to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have avision of

KJV: behold, look, prophesy, provide, see.

Root / derivation: a primitive root;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חָזָה across 47 verses.

see15×
seen9×
saw8×
behold7×
look3×
seeth3×
prophesy2×
Seest2×
provide1×
sawest1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

47 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Exodus2 verses
Numbers2 verses
Job9 verses
Job 8:17

His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.

Job 15:17

I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;

Job 19:26

And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: And: or, After I shall awake, though this body be destroyed, yet out of my flesh

Job 19:27

Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me. another: Heb. a stranger though: or, my reins within me are consumed with earnest desire (for that day) within: Heb. in my bosom

Job 23:9

On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:

Job 24:1

Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?

Job 27:12

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

Job 34:32

That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

Job 36:25

Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.

Psalms9 verses
Psalms 11:4

The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

Psalms 11:7

For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

Psalms 17:2

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

Psalms 17:15

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

Psalms 27:4

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. the beauty: or, the delight

Psalms 46:8

Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

Psalms 58:8

As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

Psalms 58:10

The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

Psalms 63:2

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

Proverbs3 verses
Song of Solomon1 verse
Isaiah9 verses
Isaiah 1:1

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Isaiah 2:1

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

Isaiah 13:1

The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.

Isaiah 26:11

LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them. at: or, toward thy people

Isaiah 30:10

Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

Isaiah 33:17

Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off. that: Heb. of far distances

Isaiah 33:20

Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

Isaiah 48:6

Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.

Isaiah 57:8

Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. made: or, hewed it for thyself larger than theirs where: or, thou providedst room

Lamentations1 verse
Ezekiel6 verses
Ezekiel 12:27

Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.

Ezekiel 13:6

They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.

Ezekiel 13:7

Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not spoken?

Ezekiel 13:8

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 13:23

Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 21:29

Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.

Amos1 verse
Micah2 verses
Habakkuk1 verse
Zechariah1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H2372 (châzâh) mean?

to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have avision of

How many times does H2372 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H2372 (חָזָה) appears in 47 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “see.”

How is châzâh translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H2372 is rendered as “see” (15×), “seen” (9×), “saw” (8×), “behold” (7×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word חָזָה come from?

a primitive root;