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חֱזוּ חֶזְוָא‏ n.m. appearance; vision

appearance, look BA^Dan, JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA. Dan7:20 : וְחֶזְוַהּ רַב מִן־חַבְרָתַה‏ it appeared to be larger than its fellow. TgO Gen26:7 : אֲרֵי שַפִירַת חֵיזוּ הִיא‏ . GT B Gen3:6 : וַאֲרוּם תוֹחְמְדָה הוּא לֶחְזֶיו‏ that it was delightful for looking at. PJ Gen12:11 : ארום אינתתא שפירת חזו אנת‏ for you are a woman of beautiful appearance.

vision (dream, prophetic, etc.) BA^Dan, Qumran, Gal, PTA, Sam, Syr, BabMBK, Man. Dan7:7 : בְּחֶזְוֵי לֵילְיָא‏ in nighttime visions. 4Q529 5 : והחזיתה חזוה‏ I showed him the vision. GenApoc 21.8 : ואתחזי לי אלהא בחזוא די ליליא‏ . 4QEnastr b 26:5 : חזוא דן‏ this vision. TgO Num8:4 : כְחַזוָא דְאַחזִי יוי יָת מֹשַה כֵין עֲבַד יָת מְנָרְתָא‏ he made the menorah just like the vision that the Lord showed Moses. GT E Gen31:10 : ונטלית עייניי וחמית בחזווה‏ I raised my eyes and saw in a vision.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 194a; DJBA: 444a; Jastrow: 442; Levy Ch-W: 1:245; Tal Sam: 260a; DNWSI: 357; Cook,Qumran: 79;

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ḥzwn, ḥzwnˀ (ḥezwān, ḥezwānā) n.m. vision