What does חִזָּיוֹן (ḥizāywōn) mean in the Bible?
חִזָּיוֹן (ḥizāywōn): Supernatural visual communication from God, typically through dreams or nocturnal visions, distinct from prophecy
Hebrew · H2384
חִזָּיוֹן
A revelation , expectation by dream
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חִזָּיוֹן H2384
Pronunciation ḥizāywōn
What does חִזָּיוֹן (ḥizāywōn) mean in the Bible?
חִזָּיוֹן (ḥizāywōn): Supernatural visual communication from God, typically through dreams or nocturnal visions, distinct from prophecy
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How does the BSB render H2384?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Vision (2), visions (2), in a vision (1), like a vision (1), of his vision (1).
Where does חִזָּיוֹן (ḥizāywōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 7:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (4), Isaiah (2), 2 Samuel (1), Joel (1).
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 of Vision 2× Isaiah 22:1, Isaiah 22:5
visions 2× Job 4:13, Joel 2:28
in a vision 1× Job 33:15
like a vision 1× Job 20:8
of his vision 1× Zechariah 13:4
revelation 1× 2 Samuel 7:17
with visions 1× Job 7:14
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2 Samuel 7:17 הַחִזָּי֣וֹן to revelation Article | Noun - masculine singular Job 4:13 מֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹת to visions Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural Job 7:14 וּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת to with visions Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural Job 20:8 כְּחֶזְי֥וֹן to like a vision Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Job 33:15 חֶזְי֬וֹן to in a vision Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 22:1 חִזָּי֑וֹן to of Vision Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 22:5 חִזָּי֑וֹן to of Vision Noun - masculine singular Joel 2:28 חֶזְיֹנ֖וֹת to visions Noun - masculine plural Zechariah 13:4 מֵחֶזְיֹנ֖וֹ to of his vision Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 7:17
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
2 Samuel 1 Job 4 Isaiah 2 Joel 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
חִזָּי֑וֹן 2x ḥiz·zā·yō·wn Isaiah 22:1, Isaiah 22:5
הַחִזָּי֣וֹן 1x ha·ḥiz·zā·yō·wn 2 Samuel 7:17
וּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת 1x ū·mê·ḥez·yō·nō·wṯ Job 7:14
חֶזְי֬וֹן 1x ḥez·yō·wn Job 33:15
חֶזְיֹנ֖וֹת 1x ḥez·yō·nō·wṯ Joel 2:28
כְּחֶזְי֥וֹן 1x kə·ḥez·yō·wn Job 20:8
מֵחֶזְיֹנ֖וֹ 1x mê·ḥez·yō·nōw Zechariah 13:4
מֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹת 1x mê·ḥez·yō·nō·wṯ Job 4:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 22:1, Isaiah 22:5
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 7:17
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural 1x Job 7:14
Noun - masculine plural 1x Joel 2:28
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 33:15
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 20:8
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural 1x Job 4:13
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Zechariah 13:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Supernatural visual communication from God, typically through dreams or nocturnal visions, distinct from prophecy
Source Gloss
a revelation , expectation by dream
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Supernatural visual communication from God, typically through dreams or nocturnal visions, distinct from prophecy
a revelation, expectation by dream BDB: vision Usage: vision.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
חִזָּיוֹן is built from this root:
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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