Ḥza means to see, with the eyes or in a vision. In Daniel it is the word for seeing in the night visions, and the noun ḥzāyā means restored sight or an eyewitness. In the Gospels the Qala renders the verb see.
| Form | Pattern | Transliteration | Script | Standard | Qala rendering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The verb | peal (base stem) | ḥza | חזא ܚܙܳܐ | to see | see |
| Seeing eyes | peal participle, feminine plural | dḥāzyān | דחזין ܕ݁ܚܳܙܝܳܢ | which see | because they see (Matthew 13:16) |
| Being seen | ethpeel imperfect | dtetḥzun | דתתחזון ܕ݁ܬ݂ܶܬ݂ܚܙܽܘܢ | that you be seen | just to be seen (Matthew 6:1) |
| Sight restored | noun | ḥzāyā | חזיא ܚܙܳܝܳܐ | recovery of sight | not rendered separately: at Luke 4:18 the Qala follows Isaiah 61:1, "freedom to those who are bound" |
| Vision, appearance | noun (ḥezwā) | ḥezwā | חזוא ܚܙܘܐ | appearance, vision | what you saw (Matthew 17:9); the look of his face (Luke 9:29) |
In the Gospels the verb appears about 434 times, mostly in the Peal, ḥza, to see, and also in its passive, the Ethpeel etḥzi, to be seen or appear (dtetḥzun, Matthew 6:1).
Look at one object in the room for a full minute and describe to yourself what is actually there. Then name one thing you did today to be seen by others, and say ḥza, see, aloud.