Word Study · Strong's H2374 · Hebrew
חֹזֶה
chozeh
kho-zeh'
Strong's 1890 spelling: chôzeh
“a beholder in vision”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a beholder in vision; also a compact (as looked upon with approval)
Rendered in the KJV as
agreement, prophet, see that, seer, (star-) gazer.
- 17occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 17 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- חֹזֵ֥ה3
- הַחֹזֶ֔ה1
- הַחֹזֶ֖ה1
- הַחֹזֶה֒1
- הַחֹזֶ֑ה1
- הַחֹזֶֽה׃1
- הַֽחֹזִ֔ים1
- הַחֹזִ֖ים1
- הַחֹזִ֗ים1
- וְלַ֣חֹזִ֔ים1
- חוֹזֵ֣ה1
- חֹזֶ֜ה1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 7
- [the] seer of5
- the seer5
- the seers3
- an agreement1
- and to the seers1
- O seer1
- seer1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)5
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular5
- noun · masculine singular3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsc · 5
- HTd/Ncmsa · 5
- HNcmsa · 3
- HTd/Ncmpa · 3
- HC/Rd/Ncmpa · 1
All 17, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Chronicles7 of 17 · 41%
- 1 Chronicles3 of 17 · 18%
- Isaiah3 of 17 · 18%
- 2 Samuel1 of 17 · 6%
- 2 Kings1 of 17 · 6%
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1 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 21:9חֹזֵ֥הchozehnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer,here: [the] seer of
- 1 Chronicles 25:5חֹזֵ֥הchozehnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.here: [the] seer of
- 1 Chronicles 29:29הַחֹזֶֽה׃hachozehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNow the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,here: the seer
2 Chronicles7 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 9:29הַחֹזֶ֔הhachozehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAs for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?here: the seer
- 2 Chronicles 12:15הַחֹזֶ֖הhachozehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNow the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.here: the seer
- 2 Chronicles 19:2הַחֹזֶה֒hachozehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularJehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.here: the seer
- 2 Chronicles 29:25חֹזֵֽה־chozeh-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.here: [the] seer of
- 2 Chronicles 29:30הַחֹזֶ֑הhachozehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed their heads and worshiped.here: the seer
- 2 Chronicles 33:18הַֽחֹזִ֔יםhachozimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralAs for the rest of the acts of Manasseh, along with his prayer to his God and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.here: the seers
- 2 Chronicles 35:15חוֹזֵ֣הchozehnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.here: [the] seer of
Isaiah3 occurrences
- Isaiah 28:15חֹזֶ֑הchozehnoun · masculine singularFor you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”here: an agreement
- Isaiah 29:10הַחֹזִ֖יםhachozimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralFor the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.here: the seers
- Isaiah 30:10וְלַ֣חֹזִ֔יםvelachozimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralThey say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.here: and to the seers