1527 occurrences in 12 translations

'Behold' in the Bible

And behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.

Verse ConceptsUnfaithfulness, To GodThe Altar Of The Lord

Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

Verse ConceptsLoyaltyVisionsProphetic Visions

Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.

Verse ConceptsSeersaccomplishments

His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.

Verse ConceptsAnswered PrayerUnfaithfulness, To God

Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:

Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.

Verse ConceptsBereavement, Expression OfLamentingSongsTraditionsWritingBooksMournersanniversary

And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.

Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfSelf Righteousness, And The GospelSurvivors Of The NationsFound Guilty

yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children; and behold, we must bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage already; neither is it in the power of our hand to redeem them, for other men have our fields and our vineyards.

Verse ConceptsdaughtersBodyPower, HumanLike People By NatureNo Earthly Inheritance

And I perceived, and behold, God had not sent him; for he pronounced this prophecy against me; and Tobijah and Sanballat had hired him.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual PerceptionGod Not Sending

Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:

Verse ConceptsGod Gave The LandGroups Of Slaves

to bring Queen Vashti before the king, wearing her royal crown (high turban), to display her beauty before the people and the officials, for she was lovely to see.

Verse ConceptsBeauty, In Womenroyalty

And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.

And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.

Verse ConceptsEscaping, Physical ThingsAbasement, Examples OfDimensions Of Other Things

Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.

Verse ConceptsJews Under ThreatPeople Hung To Death

And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

Verse ConceptsFingersevil, victory overGod, Purpose OfPainSatan, Kingdom OfSatan, Resistance ToSatan, Limitations OfSatan, Power OfLeaving God's PresenceSatanThe DevilThe Presence Of GodTestsexams

And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Verse ConceptsStormsActing AloneFour CornersDestruction Of HousesFour SidesDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsDeathHurricanes

Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful sound come therein;

Verse ConceptsBarrennessShoutingLack Of Rejoicing

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark: Let it look for light, but have none; Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:

Verse ConceptsTwilightDaybreakDarkness During DaytimeUntil DaybreakDarkening Sun Moon And Stars

Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

Verse ConceptsPeople TeachingEncouraging OthersWeakness

Behold this, we have searched it out, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thyself.

Verse ConceptsInvestigating

The eye of him that hath seen me shall behold me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Passing Away

Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.

Verse ConceptsCreatures From Dust

Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:

Verse ConceptsCastawaysEvildoersGod Not ForsakingPlea Of Innocence

Behold, He passes by me, and I do not see Him;He moves past me, but I do not perceive Him.

Verse ConceptsInsightGod, Invisible

“If it is a matter of power, behold, He is the strong one!And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?

Verse ConceptsStrength Of GodGod Is Strong

Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

Verse ConceptsGod DestroyingImprisonmentsrebuilding

Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

Verse ConceptsGod Drying Things UpFloods

Behold, my eye has seen all this,My ear has heard and understood it.

Verse ConceptsPeople With General Knowledge

Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.

Verse ConceptsGod Vindicatesvindication

Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

Verse Conceptsdistrust

Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.

Verse ConceptsAppealing To GodThe Witness Of God

And where is now my hope? Yea, my hope, who doth behold it?

Verse ConceptsHopelessness

Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.

Verse ConceptsHeart, HumanHuman Desiresmyself

The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

Verse ConceptsUnseen

Behold! Their prosperity isn't in their control! The counsel of the wicked will remain far from me."

Verse ConceptsadvisersMan's Counsel

Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.

Verse ConceptsPeople With General KnowledgeWronging Other PeopleThoughtsimagination

Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

Verse ConceptsAstronomyGod On HighThings On High

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

Verse ConceptseastWestGod, Invisible

On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:

Verse ConceptsNorthSouthTurning To Right And Left

Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.

Verse ConceptsSeeking FoodWild Donkeys

And the eye of an adulterer Hath observed the twilight, Saying, 'No eye doth behold me.' And he putteth the face in secret.

Verse ConceptsSunsetsNot Seeing PeopleUnseendisguisesAdulteryPurgatoryadultry

Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

Verse ConceptsAstronomyShiningSun Moon And Stars Before GodThe Moon

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

Verse ConceptsUseless PeopleLooking At God's Works

Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.

Verse ConceptsSignatures

Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.

Verse ConceptsPeople Waiting

Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:

Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.

Verse ConceptsBottles, Figurative UseWineWineskins And Vatsventing

Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

Verse ConceptsPowers Of SpeechThe Tongue

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,

Verse ConceptsGod As Enemy

Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

Verse ConceptsGod In Relation To ManMan's Relation To GodGod Being With You

For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)

Verse ConceptsNeglecting God's ThingsSpeaking Againspeakingattention

He will pray to God, and God will delight in him.That man will see His face with a shout of joy,and God will restore his righteousness to him.

Verse ConceptsAcceptance, Of WorshipAcceptance, divineJoy, Of IsraelPleasing GodRejoicingDivine FavourAnswered PromisesGod Answers Prayer

He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light.

Verse ConceptsGoing Down To The PitSaved From The PitRecoveryEnjoying Lifesoulredeemed

Behold, God does all these oftentimes with men,

When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:

Verse ConceptsFace Of GodGod, Revelation OfSilenceGod HidingGod Being SilentWork Ethic

Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.

Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural UseClimates, TypesThings On HighWork Ethicclouds

Surely vanity God doth not hear, And the Mighty doth not behold it.

Verse ConceptsemptinessGod's WillGod Answering Prayers

Yea, though thou sayest thou dost not behold Him, Judgment is before Him, and stay for Him.

Verse ConceptsNot Seeing GodWaiting For God's Timing

Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.

Verse ConceptsConsistencyGuidance, God's Promises OfGod, Impartiality OfMighty One

Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

Verse ConceptsPower, Of God

Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.

Verse ConceptsLooking At God's Worksdistance

Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.

Verse ConceptsOceansCreation Of The Seas

Dost thou send out lightnings, and they go And say unto thee, 'Behold us?'

Verse ConceptsLightning

From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

Verse ConceptsGood Things From Far Away

Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

Verse ConceptsUnnamed People Angry With OthersAbasement

Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

Verse ConceptsCreation, Origin OfGrassAnimals EatingDinosaursmuscles

Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.

Verse ConceptsStomachsStrength Of Animalsmuscles

Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

Verse ConceptsVisionWithout Hope

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

Verse ConceptsPregnancyMalice Of The Wicked

Be gracious to me, O Lord;See my affliction from those who hate me,You who lift me up from the gates of death,

Verse ConceptsAfflictions, Prayer DuringGatesMercifulnessGates Of DeathNot DyingDeath PreventedPeople Being HatedDeath Of Loved One

For behold, the wicked bend the bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may in darkness shoot at the upright in heart.

Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Illustrations OfArrows, Figurative OfDarkness Of EvilArrowsResolving Conflict

For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfJustification, Necessity OfUprightnessResolving Conflict

Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,

Verse ConceptsSleep, And DeathDimness Of VisionFear, Of DeathGod Giving LightFear Of DeathOvercoming Adversity

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

Verse ConceptsMaking DecisionsThe Presence Of Godvindication

Look upon my affliction and my trouble,And forgive all my sins.

Verse ConceptsGod Forgive!Assisted SuicideAfflictions

Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one.

Verse ConceptsDoubting God's ConcernLionsRescueProlonged AfflictionsDeliverance From LionsBefore God Acts

but he passed away, and behold, he was not; and I sought him, but he was not found.

Verse ConceptsColors, GreenPeople Passing AwaySeeking But Not Finding People

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀτενίζω 
Atenizo 
Usage: 14

אלוּ 
'aluw (Aramaic) 
Usage: 5

ארוּ 
'aruw (Aramaic) 
behold , lo
Usage: 5

הא 
he' 
lo , behold
Usage: 2

הן 
hen 
lo, behold, if, or if, though
Usage: 99

הנּה 
Hinneh 
Behold, see, lo, here...I, and lo
Usage: 1060

חזה 
Chazah 
Usage: 54

נבט 
Nabat 
Usage: 69

צפה 
Tsaphah 
Usage: 36

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

ראוה 
Ra'avah 
Usage: 0

שׁוּר 
Shuwr 
Usage: 17

שׁוּר שׁירo 
Shiyr 
Usage: 86

ἀναθεωρέω 
Anathaoreo 
Usage: 2

βλέπω 
Blepo 
see , take heed , behold , beware , look on , look , beware of ,
Usage: 85

εἴδω 
Eido 
know , cannot tell , know how , wist , , see , behold , look , perceive , vr see , vr know
Usage: 519

ἐμβλέπω 
Emblepo 
behold , look upon , see , gaze up , can see
Usage: 11

ἐπεῖδον 
Epeidon 
look on , behold
Usage: 2

ἐποπτεύω 
Epopteuo 
Usage: 2

θεάομαι 
theaomai 
Usage: 18

θεωρέω 
theoreo 
Usage: 40

ἰδού 
Idou 
behold , lo , see
Usage: 140

κατανοέω 
Katanoeo 
Usage: 10

κατοπτρίζομαι 
Katoptrizomai 
behold as a glass
Usage: 1

ὁράω 
Horao 
see , take heed , behold , perceive , not tr
Usage: 36

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