חֹזֶה

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חֹזֶה
Part of SpeechNoun
Occurrences
Possible Meanings
  1. Prophet
  2. Contract?
Related Wordsחָזוֹן, חזה

Possible Meanings

1. Prophet

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2. Contract

  • Biblical verses – Only in Yeshayahu 28:15,18 do חֹזֶה and וְחָזוּתְכֶם possibly have the modern connotation of a treaty or contract.1
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Disputed Cases

Yeshayahu 28:15,18

Idioms

Relationship to Synonyms

Semantic Evolution

Intra-Biblical

Rabbinic Hebrew

Modern Hebrew

חוזה and חזון are used in Tanakh to refer to a prophet and prophecy. With the possible exception of the above verses in Yeshayahu, חוזה is not used as a word meaning a contract until modern times.

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