Hebrew · H2372, H7896, H3820 · unreviewed

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)

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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 word meaning "to gaze at; mentally to perceive , contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of".

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Meaning

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.

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×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 41 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 19 Imperfect 16 Imperative 4 Participle 1 Cohortative 1

Stem

Qal 41

Mood

Indicative 19 Indicative/jussive 12 Imperative 4 Indicative/cohortative 4

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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