What does חָזֶה mean in the Bible?
חָזֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "the breast (as most seen in front)".
Hebrew · H2373
חָזֶה
The breast (as most seen in front)
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חָזֶהH2373
What does חָזֶה mean in the Bible?
חָזֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "the breast (as most seen in front)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2373?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the breast (8), the breasts (2), and the breast (1), but the breast (1), just as the breast (1).
Where does חָזֶה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (9), Exodus (2), Numbers (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthe breast8×Exodus 29:26, Exodus 29:27, Leviticus 7:30, Leviticus 7:34
the breasts2×Leviticus 9:20, Leviticus 9:21
and the breast1×Leviticus 10:15
but the breast1×Leviticus 7:31
just as the breast1×Numbers 18:18
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:26הֶֽחָזֶ֗הtothe breastArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 29:27חֲזֵ֣הtothe breastNoun - masculine singular constructLeviticus 7:30הֶֽחָזֶה֙tothe breastArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 7:30הֶחָזֶ֗הtothe breastArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 7:31הֶֽחָזֶ֔הtobut the breastArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 7:34חֲזֵ֨הtothe breastNoun - masculine singular constructLeviticus 8:29הֶ֣חָזֶ֔הtothe breastArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 9:20הֶחָז֑וֹתtothe breastsArticle | Noun - masculine pluralLeviticus 9:21הֶחָז֗וֹתtothe breastsArticle | Noun - masculine pluralLeviticus 10:14חֲזֵ֨הtothe breastNoun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 29:26
Aligned rows13
Books represented3
Exodus2Leviticus9Numbers2
Source forms
חֲזֵ֣ה2xḥă·zêhExodus 29:27, Numbers 6:20
חֲזֵ֨ה2xḥă·zêhLeviticus 7:34, Leviticus 10:14
הֶֽחָזֶ֗ה1xhe·ḥā·zehExodus 29:26
הֶֽחָזֶה֙1xhe·ḥā·zehLeviticus 7:30
הֶחָזֶ֗ה1xhe·ḥā·zehLeviticus 7:30
הֶֽחָזֶ֔ה1xhe·ḥā·zehLeviticus 7:31
הֶ֣חָזֶ֔ה1xhe·ḥā·zehLeviticus 8:29
הֶחָז֑וֹת1xhe·ḥā·zō·wṯLeviticus 9:20
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular5xExodus 29:26, Leviticus 7:30, Leviticus 7:31, Leviticus 8:29
Noun - masculine singular construct4xExodus 29:27, Leviticus 7:34, Leviticus 10:14, Numbers 6:20
Article | Noun - masculine plural2xLeviticus 9:20, Leviticus 9:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xLeviticus 10:15
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct1xNumbers 18:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the breast (as most seen in front)
Source Gloss
the breast (as most seen in front)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the breast (as most seen in front) BDB: breast Usage: breast.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חָזֶה is built from this root:
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