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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חָזֶה H2373
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 It the breast 8× Exodus 29:26, Exodus 29:27, Leviticus 7:30, Leviticus 7:34
the breasts 2× Leviticus 9:20, Leviticus 9:21
and the breast 1× Leviticus 10:15
but the breast 1× Leviticus 7:31
just as the breast 1× Numbers 18:18
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:26 הֶֽחָזֶ֗ה to the breast Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 29:27 חֲזֵ֣ה to the breast Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 7:30 הֶֽחָזֶה֙ to the breast Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 7:30 הֶחָזֶ֗ה to the breast Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 7:31 הֶֽחָזֶ֔ה to but the breast Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 7:34 חֲזֵ֨ה to the breast Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 8:29 הֶ֣חָזֶ֔ה to the breast Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 9:20 הֶחָז֑וֹת to the breasts Article | Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 9:21 הֶחָז֗וֹת to the breasts Article | Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 10:14 חֲזֵ֨ה to the breast Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 29:26
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 3
Exodus 2 Leviticus 9 Numbers 2
Source forms
חֲזֵ֣ה 2x ḥă·zêh Exodus 29:27, Numbers 6:20
חֲזֵ֨ה 2x ḥă·zêh Leviticus 7:34, Leviticus 10:14
הֶֽחָזֶ֗ה 1x he·ḥā·zeh Exodus 29:26
הֶֽחָזֶה֙ 1x he·ḥā·zeh Leviticus 7:30
הֶחָזֶ֗ה 1x he·ḥā·zeh Leviticus 7:30
הֶֽחָזֶ֔ה 1x he·ḥā·zeh Leviticus 7:31
הֶ֣חָזֶ֔ה 1x he·ḥā·zeh Leviticus 8:29
הֶחָז֑וֹת 1x he·ḥā·zō·wṯ Leviticus 9:20
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 5x Exodus 29:26, Leviticus 7:30, Leviticus 7:31, Leviticus 8:29
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Exodus 29:27, Leviticus 7:34, Leviticus 10:14, Numbers 6:20
Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Leviticus 9:20, Leviticus 9:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Leviticus 10:15
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Numbers 18:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the breast (as most seen in front)
Source Gloss
the breast (as most seen in front)
Extended definition Source: 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:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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