←
ḥzh (ḥzē) adj. proper, fit
1
proper, fit
BADan, Nabatean, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, JBA, JBAg, LJLA
Dan 3:19↗ חַד־שִׁבְעָה עַל דִּי חֲזֵה לְמֵזְיֵהּ‏ : seven times more than is proper to heat it † ; NabCvLet 1:.31↗ wkl mndˁm zˁyr wšgyˀ dy ḥzh wyḥzˀ lh : everything small and large that is proper for him or may become proper for him ; TgJ Jer22:13↗ יֵי דְבָנֵי בֵיתֵיה בְלָא קְשוֹט וְעִלִיתֵיה/ בְלָא <דינא> כְדַחזֵי‏ ; FTP Gen49:3↗ לך הויא חזיא למיסב‏ : you were entitled to take ; BT Nid 60b(13)↗ דלא חזיין לא לעניים ולא לעשירים‏ : they are not fit either for poor or for rich people ; Sheel 62:3 לא חזייה נבילתיה למיחת בקברה‏ : his corpse is not worthy of going down into its grave ; HP Sassoon(1) 164.2↗ וחמשא זוזי מוהרה דחזו לה מן אוריתא‏ : her five-zuz dowry appropriate for her from the Torah ; PJ Lev11:39↗ בעירא דהיא חזיא לכון למיכול‏ : a beast that is proper for you to eat
(1)
כדחזי : as is proper
JLAtg, LJLA
TgO Num15:24↗ וֻמִנחָתֵיה וְנִסכֵיה כְדַחזֵי‏ ; PJ Num9:14↗ וכדחזי ליה הכדין יעבד‏ : he must do it properly
(2)
possible, capable
LJLA
PJ Deut14:7↗ הואיל ולית בזיניה חזי למתקימא‏ : since with its character it is incapable of surviving
2
visible
Syr
(1)
beautiful
Syr
Am7 122:16↗ ܘܚܲܙܝܵܐ ܗܘܬ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܬܐ‏ : she was much better looking than many women
3
respected
Syr
MB 7:86 ܚܙܝܐ ܒܫܡܗ‏ : respected by name
§▶
JBA plural can be חזו , but at least some examples may be corruptions of חזן !
☛▶
🔍▶
✎▶
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 439[224]DJPA: 194aDJBA: 446aJastrow: 443Payne-Smith ~: 1233

© The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon ©
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 04:03:35 -0500