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Webster 1913 Edition
Behold
Be-hold′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Beheld
(p. p.
formerly Beholden
, now used only as a p. a.
); p. pr. & vb. n.
Beholding
.] [OE.
bihalden
, biholden
, AS. behealdan
to hold, have in sight; pref. be-
+ healdan
to hold, keep; akin to G. behalten
to hold, keep. See Hold
.] To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes.
When he
beheld
the serpent of brass, he lived. Num. xxi. 9.
Behold
the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John. i. 29.
Syn. – To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.
Be-hold′
,Verb.
I.
To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see.
And I
beheld
, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, . . . a lamb as it had been slain. Rev. v. 6.
Webster 1828 Edition
Behold
BEHO'LD
,Verb.
T.
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.
BEHO'LD
,Verb.
I.
And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne, a lamb,as it had been slain. Rev.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. Rev.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.