Genesis 1:29
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
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Behold
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Revelation 22:12
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
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132 occurrences in 126 verses.
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Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?
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ἰδού
idoú · id-oo'
181 times translated as this KJV form213 total Strong's occurrences
used as imperative lo!;
Strong's KJV usage: --behold, lo, see.
Strong's first: Matthew 1:20Strong's last: Revelation 22:12
Open full G2400 profile →רָאָה
râʼâh · raw-aw'
57 times translated as this KJV form1,312 total Strong's occurrences
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Strong's KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, × certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, × indeed, × joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, × be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), × sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, × surely, × think, view, visions.
Strong's first: Deuteronomy 1:8Strong's last: Zechariah 6:8
Open full H7200 profile →εἴδω
eídō · i'-do
28 times translated as this KJV form743 total Strong's occurrences
used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
Strong's KJV usage: :--be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 25:20Strong's last: 1 John 3:1
Open full G1492 profile →נָבַט
nâbaṭ · naw-bat'
10 times translated as this KJV form69 total Strong's occurrences
to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
Strong's KJV usage: (cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.
Strong's first: Numbers 12:8Strong's last: Habakkuk 1:3
Open full H5027 profile →הִנֵּה
hinnêh · hin-nay'
9 times translated as this KJV form17 total Strong's occurrences
lo!
Strong's KJV usage: behold, lo, see.
Strong's first: Genesis 1:29Strong's last: Jeremiah 18:3
Open full H2009 profile →חָזָה
châzâh · khaw-zaw'
7 times translated as this KJV form51 total Strong's occurrences
to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
Strong's KJV usage: behold, look, prophesy, provide, see.
Strong's first: Job 23:9Strong's last: Psalms 46:8
Open full H2372 profile →אֲלוּ
ʼălûw · al-oo'
5 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences
lo!
Strong's KJV usage: behold.
Strong's first: Daniel 2:31Strong's last: Daniel 7:8
Open full H431 profile →שׁוּר
shûwr · shoor
5 times translated as this KJV form16 total Strong's occurrences
to spy out, i.e. (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for
Strong's KJV usage: behold, lay wait, look, observe, perceive, regard, see.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Numbers 23:9Strong's last: Job 35:5
Open full H7789 profile →אֲרוּ
ʼărûw · ar-oo'
4 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences
lo!
Strong's KJV usage: behold, lo.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Daniel 7:2Strong's last: Daniel 7:13
Open full H718 profile →θεωρέω
theōréō · theh-o-reh'-o
3 times translated as this KJV form62 total Strong's occurrences
to be a spectator of, i.e. discern, (literally, figuratively (experience) or intensively (acknowledge))
Strong's KJV usage: :--behold, consider, look on, perceive, see.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Luke 14:29Strong's last: John 17:24
Open full G2334 profile →הֵן
hên · hane
3 times translated as this KJV form7 total Strong's occurrences
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
Strong's KJV usage: behold, if, lo, though.
Strong's first: Genesis 3:22Strong's last: Isaiah 59:1
Open full H2005 profile →βλέπω
blépō · blep'-o
2 times translated as this KJV form148 total Strong's occurrences
to look at (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--behold, beware, lie, look (on, to), perceive, regard, see, sight, take heed.
Strong's first: Matthew 18:10Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 10:18
Open full G991 profile →ἐποπτεύω
epopteúō · ep-opt-yoo'-o
2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
to inspect, i.e. watch
Strong's KJV usage: :--behold.
Strong's first: 1 Peter 2:12Strong's last: 1 Peter 3:2
Open full G2029 profile →κατανοέω
katanoéō · kat-an-o-eh'-o
2 times translated as this KJV form13 total Strong's occurrences
to observe fully
Strong's KJV usage: :--behold, consider, discover, perceive.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 7:31Strong's last: Acts 7:32
Open full G2657 profile →ἀτενίζω
atenízō · at-en-id'-zo
1 times translated as this KJV form16 total Strong's occurrences
to gaze intently
Strong's KJV usage: :--behold earnestly (stedfastly), fasten (eyes), look (earnestly, stedfastly, up stedfastly), set eyes.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 2 Corinthians 3:7Strong's last: 2 Corinthians 3:7
Open full G816 profile →ἐμβλέπω
emblépō · em-blep'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form14 total Strong's occurrences
to look on, i.e. (relatively) to observe fixedly, or (absolutely) to discern clearly
Strong's KJV usage: :--behold, gaze up, look upon, (could) see.
Strong's first: Matthew 6:26Strong's last: Matthew 6:26
Open full G1689 profile →ἐπεῖδον
epeîdon · ep-i'-don
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
to regard (favorably or otherwise)
Strong's KJV usage: :--behold, look upon.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 4:29Strong's last: Acts 4:29
Open full G1896 profile →ὁ
ho · ho
1 times translated as this KJV form1,134 total Strong's occurrences
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Strong's KJV usage: :--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Strong's first: Revelation 17:8Strong's last: Revelation 17:8
Open full G3588 profile →הֵא
hêʼ · hay
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
lo!
Strong's KJV usage: behold, lo.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Ezekiel 16:43Strong's last: Ezekiel 16:43
Open full H1887 profile →צָפָה
tsâphâh · tsaw-faw'
1 times translated as this KJV form36 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
Strong's KJV usage: behold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Psalms 66:7Strong's last: Psalms 66:7
Open full H6822 profile →שִׁיר
shîyr · sheer
1 times translated as this KJV form86 total Strong's occurrences
to sing
Strong's KJV usage: behold (by mistake for 7789), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).
Strong's first: Job 36:24Strong's last: Job 36:24
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Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.
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Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
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Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
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For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
H7200
And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;
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Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.
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Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
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Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it.
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Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it.
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Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
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Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it:
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Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:
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Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
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Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
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Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:
H7200
And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.
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Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
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Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.
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Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.
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Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
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Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.
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And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.
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Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.
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And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.
H7200
And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.
English meaning and historical usage.
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behold
BEHO'LD, verb transitive preterit tense and participle passive beheld' [Latin observo, from servo, to keep.]
1. To fix the eyes upon; to see with attention; to observe with care.
Behold the lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1:29.
2. In a less intensive sense, to look upon; to see.
When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Numbers 21:1.
BEHO'LD, verb intransitive To look; to direct the eyes to an object.
And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne, a lamb, as it had been slain. Revelation 5:5.
1. To fix the attention upon an object; to attend; to direct or fix the mind.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. Revelation 3:8 word is much used in this manner for exciting attention, or admiration. It is in the imperative mode, expressing command, or exhortation; and by no means a mere exclamation.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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