Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4236 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַחֲזֶה |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2372 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | machazeh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | makh-az-eh' |
| Meaning: | 1. a vision |
| KJV Renderings: | vision. |
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מַחֲזֶה noun [masculine] vision — absolute ׳ מ Gen 15:1 construct מַחֲזֵה Num 24:4; Num 24:16; Ezek 13:7 — vision, in the ecstatic state מַחֲזֵה שָׁוְא (|| מִקְסַם כָּזָב) Ezek 13:7 of the false prophets; מַחֲזֵה שַׁדַּי Num 24:4; Num 24:16 ( J E ; poems of Balaam); אֶלאַֿבְרָם בַּמַּחֲזֶה ׳ הָיָה דְבַר י Gen 15:1 ( R ) the word of ׳ י came unto Abram in a vision .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Genesis 5:1
Numbers 24:4
