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. 2. In a less intensive sense, to look upon; to see. When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Num. 21.

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 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.

The Hebrew word hinneh is traditionally translated as either “ behold ” or “10” in RSV and many other English Bibles. What does Lord and behold mean? ‘Lo and behold ‘ is an idiom used to express surprise or wonder. It literally means ‘look and see! ‘ As such, you would usually use it to tell someone about something surprising.

be-hold'-ing: Many Hebrew and Greek words are so rendered in English Versions of the Bible, but epopteusantes, "your good works, which they behold" ( 1 Peter 2:12 ); "beholding your chaste behavior" ( 1 Peter 3:2 ), and epoptai, "We were eyewitnesses of his majesty" ( 2 Peter 1:16) are peculiar to Peter. The fact that this word is used only by Peter and is used in both epistles is an …

And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.”