What does חָזָה · פָּנִים mean in the Bible?
חָזָה · פָּנִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to gaze at; mentally to perceive , contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of".
Hebrew · H2372, H6440
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
Pronunciation laḥăzôṯ
Prophetic vision combining both seeing and deep mental perception; gazing toward future revelation.
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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 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, H6440?
H2372, H6440 is connected to 2,178 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
Strong's H2372, H6440
Lexical occurrences 2,178 verses Word forms 1 form 41 references Study link Psalms 11:4–7 Source Gloss
to gaze at; mentally to perceive , contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
Extended definition
behold, look, prophesy, provide, see.
Grammatical Forms
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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×
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Old Testament Witnesses
They shall behold His face; signifies the ultimate intimacy and favor of God
Word Origins
חָזָה 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