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title: חִזָּיוֹן — vision · The Tanakh dictionary
description: חִזָּיוֹן (2384), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 9 times: vision. BDB 1906: n.m. vision. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# חִזָּיוֹן

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«חִזָּיוֹן» in the Tanakh dictionary: **vision** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 9 times · **Key:** 2384 · **BDB:** חִזָּיוֹן

### Glosses

visions (3); a.vision (2); of.vision (2)

### Meaning (OSHB)

vision [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/2384/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. vision [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/2384/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.m. 2 S 7:17 vision (on format. cf. LgBN 200)—abs. ח׳ 2 S 7:17 Is 22:1, 5; cstr. חֶזְיוֹן Jb 20:8; 33:15; sf. חֶזְיֹנוֹ Zc 13:4; pl. abs. חֶזְיֹנוֹת Jb 7:14 Jo 3:1, cstr. id. Jb 4:13;— vision, in the ecstatic state ראה ח׳ Jo 3:1; גּי(א) ח׳ valley of vision Is 22:1, 5. vision, in the night חֶזְיוֹנ(וֹת) לַיְלָה Jb 4:13; 20:8; 33:15; ‖ חֲלֹמוֹת Jb 7:14. divine communication in a vision, oracle, prophecy: ‖ דברים 2 S 7:17 (= חזון 1 Ch 17:15); יֵבשׁוּ אִישׁ מֵחֶזְיֹנוֹ בְּהִנָּֽכְאֹתוֹ Zc 13:4 they will be ashamed, every one of his vision when he prophesieth.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 9 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (3 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «חִזָּיוֹן» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/2384/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Job 4:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.4.13/)

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בִּ֭שְׂעִפִּים מֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹת לָ֑יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֥ל תַּ֝רְדֵּמָ֗ה עַל־אֲנָשִֽׁים׃

*Word for word:* in disquieting.thoughts from visions of.\[the\].night when falls deep.sleep on people

*JPS 1917:* In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,

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[Job 7:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.7.14/)

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וְחִתַּתַּ֥נִי בַחֲלֹמ֑וֹת וּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃

*Word for word:* and you will.dismay.me by dreams and from visions you will.terrify.me

*JPS 1917:* Then Thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions;

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