Definitions for: Behold


[v] see, as with attention



Webster (1913) Definition: Be*hold", v. 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", v. 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.

Synonyms: lay eyes on

See Also: see

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