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ḥzw, ḥzwˀ (ḥĕzū, ḥezwā) n.m. appearance; vision
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appearance, look
BADan, Qumran, JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
Dan 7:20↗ וְחֶזְוַהּ רַב מִן־חַבְרָתַה‏ : it appeared to be larger than its fellow ; 4QEnastr b 26:5↗ דמי חזוא דן כדמות אנש̇‏ : this look (of the moon) looks like a person ; TgO Gen26:7↗ אֲרֵי שַפִירַת חֵיזוּ הִיא‏ ; GT B Gen3:6↗ וַאֲרוּם תוֹחְמְדָה הוּא לֶחְזֶיו‏ : that it was delightful for looking at ; SamTgJ Ex24:17↗ וחזב כבוד יהוה‏ : the appearance of the Lord's glory ; P Mt28:3↗ ܐܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܗܼܝ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܕܸܝܢ ܚܸܙܘܸܗ‏ : this then was his appearance ; JSBhom 8:41↗ ܡܣܲܪܲܩ ܚܸܙܘܸܗ ܘܥܲܬ݁ܝܼܪ ܩܵܠܵܐ ܕܟ݂ܵܪܽܘܙܽܘܬܸܗ‏ : his appearance is poor but his proclamation's voice is rich ; PJ Gen12:11↗ ארום אינתתא שפירת חזו אנת‏ : for you are a woman of beautiful appearance
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vision (dream, prophetic, etc.)
BADan, Qumran, Gal, PTA, Sam, Syr, JBAmb, Man
Dan 7:7↗ בְּחֶזְוֵי לֵילְיָא‏ : in nighttime visions ; 4Q529 5↗ והחזיתה חזוה‏ : I showed him the vision ; GenApoc 21.8↗ ואתחזי לי אלהא בחזוא די ליליא‏ ; 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 ; SamTgJ Gen15:1↗ הוה מלל יהוה עם אברם בחזב‏ ; P 1S3:1↗ ܚܙܘܐ ܕܓܠܐ‏ : a false vision ; JBABowl 58.1:8↗ חז<ו>י דיממא‏ : visions of the day
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prophecy, oracle
Syr
P Ma1:1↗ ܚܙܘܐ ܕܦܬܓܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܝܕ ܡܠܐܟܝ‏ : the prophecy of the Lord's words to Israel through Malachi
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miracle
Syr
P Dt4:34↗ ܒܢ̈ܣܝܘܢܐ ܘܒܐ̈ܬܘܬܐ܂ ܘܒܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܩܪ̈ܒܐ܂ ܘܒܐܝܕܐ ܬܩܝܦܬܐ ܘܒܕܪܥܐ ܪܡܐ܂ ܘܒܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܐ‏ ; P 2S7:23↗ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܠܗ ܪܒܘܬܐ ܘܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ‏
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eye
Sam
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euph.? : pl. : idols (Heb. תרפים)
Sam
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pl: חזוון , ܚܸܙ̈ܘܵܢܸܐ‏; const/emph also חזווי , חזויא , etc. JPA: sing. abs. חְַזֵיו ; sing. det. חֶזְוָוה
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Some of the Qumran examples not in clear emphatic context should probably be assigned to an absolute ḥezwā.
The plural is indistinguishable from that of ḥzwn n.m., q.v.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 436[224]DJPA: 194aDJBA: 444aJastrow: 442Drower/Macuch: 142b, 142aPayne-Smith ~: 1233J. Payne-Smith: 136Levy Ch-W: 1:245Tal Sam: 260aDNWSI: 357Qumran: 79

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