Hebrew · H2377

חָזוֹן

A sight (mentally), i.e. a dream , revelation , or oracle

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חָזוֹן H2377

Pronunciation ḥāzôn

What does חָזוֹן (ḥāzôn) mean in the Bible?

חָזוֹן (ḥāzôn): Supernatural seeing that bypasses normal perception; divine communication through mental imagery rather than external sight

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Questions this entry answers

What does חָזוֹן (ḥāzôn) mean in the Bible?

חָזוֹן (ḥāzôn): Supernatural seeing that bypasses normal perception; divine communication through mental imagery rather than external sight

How does the BSB render H2377?

The BSB source-word alignment has 35 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the vision (8), vision (7), a vision (3), [This is] the vision (2), in the vision (2).

Where does חָזוֹן (ḥāzôn) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 3:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (12), Ezekiel (7), Habakkuk (2), Isaiah (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 vision 8× Ezekiel 7:13, Ezekiel 12:27, Daniel 8:13, Daniel 8:15

vision 7× Proverbs 29:18, Jeremiah 14:14, Lamentations 2:9, Ezekiel 12:22

a vision 3× Ezekiel 7:26, Ezekiel 13:16, Daniel 8:1

[This is] the vision 2× Isaiah 1:1, Obadiah 1:1

in the vision 2× 2 Chronicles 32:32, Daniel 8:2

of the vision 2× Daniel 11:14, Nahum 1:1

visions 2× Jeremiah 23:16, Ezekiel 12:24

And in the vision 1× Daniel 8:2

and visions 1× 1 Samuel 3:1

in a vision 1× Psalms 89:19

like a vision 1× Isaiah 29:7

of visions 1× Daniel 1:17

revelation 1× 1 Chronicles 17:15

their visions 1× Hosea 12:10

this vision 1× Habakkuk 2:2

without visions 1× Micah 3:6

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First aligned row 1 Samuel 3:1

Aligned rows 35

Books represented 15

1 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 2 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 7 Daniel 12 Hosea 1 Obadiah 1 Micah 1 Nahum 1 Habakkuk 2

Source forms

חָז֖וֹן 5x ḥā·zō·wn 1 Samuel 3:1, Lamentations 2:9, Daniel 1:17, Daniel 10:14

חֲז֣וֹן 2x ḥă·zō·wn Isaiah 29:7, Ezekiel 13:16

חָזוֹן֙ 2x ḥā·zō·wn Ezekiel 7:26, Habakkuk 2:3

חָז֣וֹן 2x ḥā·zō·wn Daniel 9:24, Hosea 12:10

חָזֽוֹן׃ 2x ḥā·zō·wn Ezekiel 12:22, Ezekiel 12:23

בְחָ֡זוֹן 1x ḇə·ḥā·zō·wn Psalms 89:19

בֶחָז֤וֹן 1x ḇe·ḥā·zō·wn Daniel 9:21

בֶּחָזוֹן֒ 1x be·ḥā·zō·wn Daniel 8:2

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular 15x 1 Samuel 3:1, Proverbs 29:18, Lamentations 2:9, Ezekiel 7:13

Noun - masculine singular construct 8x Isaiah 1:1, Isaiah 29:7, Jeremiah 14:14, Jeremiah 23:16