חָזֵ֣ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 חָזֵ֣ה

   kha-ZE

   I was looking
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֡ית

   kha-ZE ha-VEIT

   I was looking I was
3. clause🔊 חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֡ית עַד֩ דִּ֨י קְטִילַ֤ת חֵֽיוְתָא֙ וְהוּבַ֣ד גִּשְׁמַ֔הּ וִיהִיבַ֖ת לִיקֵדַ֥ת אֶשָּֽׁא׃

   kha-ZE ha-VEIT AD DI ke-ti-LAT khe-yiv-TA ve-hu-VAD gish-ma vi-hi-VAT li-ke-DAT e-SHA

   I was looking I was until that was killed the beast and was destroyed its body and was given to the burning of fire
4. sentence🔊 חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֔ית בֵּאדַ֗יִן מִן־קָל֙ מִלַּיָּ֣א רַבְרְבָתָ֔א דִּ֥י קַרְנָ֖א מְמַלֱּלָ֑ה חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֡ית עַד֩ דִּ֨י קְטִילַ֤ת חֵֽיוְתָא֙ וְהוּבַ֣ד גִּשְׁמַ֔הּ וִיהִיבַ֖ת לִיקֵדַ֥ת אֶשָּֽׁא׃

   kha-ZE ha-VEIT be-a-da-YIN min-KAL mil-la-YA rav-re-va-TA DI kar-NA me-mal-le-LA kha-ZE ha-VEIT AD DI ke-ti-LAT khe-yiv-TA ve-hu-VAD gish-ma vi-hi-VAT li-ke-DAT e-SHA

   I was looking I was then from the sound the words the great that the horn was speaking I was looking I was until that was killed the beast and was destroyed its body and was given to the burning of fire

Exegesis

The participle chazeh {חָזֵ֣ה | ḥā-zê} ‘watch’ pairs with the imperfect havait {הֲוֵ֔ית | ha-wêṯ} ‘be’ to frame an ongoing vision, with the temporal adverb be-adin {בֵּאדַ֗יִן | bê-ʾă-ḏîn} ‘then’ sequencing events.

Root and etymology

ח־ז־ה🔊 ḥ–z–hh–z–h

“to see”

• 🔊 חָזוֹןchazonvisionDaniel 8:1