Biblica Analytica

חֱזוּ

che.zev (H2377)

vision

35 verses 15 books OT 34 / NT 0
AI Word Study

The Hebrew word חֱזוּ (che zev) translated as "vision" is a term found 35 times in the Bible. This word belongs to the semantic domain of Cognition & Perception, indicating its primary function is to convey information about seeing, understanding, or perceiving an idea, experience, or prophecy. In a general context, "vision" can refer to a vivid mental picture or an inner sight, suggesting a distinction from actual visual perception. The range of usage for this word is broad, encompassing various forms of spiritual perception, including prophetic revelations, mystical experiences, and even figurative expressions of understanding or insight. The frequency of its occurrence across the Bible suggests that the concept of "vision" plays a significant role in the narrative and theological development of the text. The significance of this word lies in its ability to describe a complex and multifaceted aspect of human experience. By examining the occurrences of חֱזוּ, we can gain a deeper understanding of how ancient Hebrews perceived and interacted with divine realities, highlighting the intricate relationships between perception, knowledge, and spiritual experience.

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1 Samuel 3:1

The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. Yahweh’s word was rare in those days. There were not many visions, then.

1 Chronicles 17:15

According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.

2 Chronicles 32:32

Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his good deeds, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

Psalms 89:19

Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but one who keeps the law is blessed.

Isaiah 1:1

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Isaiah 29:7

The multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all who fight against her and her stronghold, and who distress her, will be like a dream, a vision of the night.

Jeremiah 14:14

Then Yahweh said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in my name. I didn’t send them. I didn’t command them. I didn’t speak to them. They prophesy to you a lying vision, divination, and a thing of nothing, and the deceit of their own heart.

Jeremiah 23:16

Yahweh of Armies says, “Don’t listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They teach you vanity. They speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of Yahweh.

Lamentations 2:9

Her gates have sunk into the ground. He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations where the law is not. Yes, her prophets find no vision from Yahweh.

Ezekiel 7:13

For the seller won’t return to that which is sold, although they are still alive; for the vision concerns the whole multitude of it. None will return. None will strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.

Ezekiel 7:26

Mischief will come on mischief, and rumor will be on rumor. They will seek a vision of the prophet; but the law will perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.

Ezekiel 12:22

“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?’

Ezekiel 12:23

Tell them therefore, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “I will make this proverb to cease, and they will no more use it as a proverb in Israel;” ’ but tell them, ‘ “The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.

Ezekiel 12:24

For there will be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 12:27

“Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days to come, and he prophesies of times that are far off.’

Ezekiel 13:16

to wit, the prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and who see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace,’ ” says the Lord Yahweh.’ ”

Daniel 1:17

Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Daniel 8:1

In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, even to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

Daniel 8:2

I saw the vision. Now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.

Daniel 8:13

Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who spoke, “How long will the vision about the continual burnt offering, and the disobedience that makes desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the army to be trodden under foot be?”

Daniel 8:15

When I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. Then behold, there stood before me something like the appearance of a man.

Daniel 8:17

So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man; for the vision belongs to the time of the end.”

Daniel 8:26

“The vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true; but seal up the vision, for it belongs to many days to come.”

Daniel 9:21

yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening offering.

Daniel 9:24

“Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city, to finish disobedience, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.

Daniel 10:14

Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days; for the vision is yet for many days.”

Daniel 11:14

“In those times many will stand up against the king of the south. Also the children of the violent among your people will lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they will fall.

Hosea 12:10

I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.

Obadiah 1:1

The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord Yahweh says about Edom. We have heard news from Yahweh, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, “Arise, and let’s rise up against her in battle.

Micah 3:6

“Therefore night is over you, with no vision, and it is dark to you, that you may not divine; and the sun will go down on the prophets, and the day will be black over them.

Nahum 1:1

A revelation about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

Habakkuk 2:2

Yahweh answered me, “Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he who runs may read it.

Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.