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behold

Meaning of “behold”

1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

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1,326 occurrences1,275 verses52 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:29

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Leviticus 13:10
And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:10 · retained source text

And the Priest shall see him: and behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it haue turned the haire white, and there be quicke raw flesh in the rising:

1611 marginal noteHebr. the quickening of liuing flesh.

Leviticus 13:13
Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:13 · retained source text

Then the Priest shall consider: and behold, if the leprosie haue couered al his flesh, he shal pronounce him cleane that hath the plague, it is all turned white; he is cleane.

Leviticus 13:17
And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned into white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:17 · retained source text

And the Priest shall see him: and beholde, if the plague bee turned into white, then the Priest shall pronounce him cleane that hath the plague; hee is cleane.

Leviticus 13:20
And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:20 · retained source text

And if when the Priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower then the skinne, and the haire thereof be turned white, the Priest shall pronounce him vncleane: it is a plague of leprosie broken out of the bile.

Leviticus 13:21
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:21 · retained source text

But if the Priest looke on it, and behold, there be no white haires therein, and if it be not lower then the skin, but be somewhat darke; then the Priest shall shut him vp seuen dayes.

Leviticus 13:25
Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:25 · retained source text

Then the Priest shall looke vpon it: and behold, if the haire in the bright spot be turned white, and it bee in sight deeper then the skinne, it is a leprosie broken out of the burning: wherefore the Priest shal pronounce him vncleane: it is the plague of leprosie.

Leviticus 13:26
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:26 · retained source text

But if the Priest looke on it, and behold, there be no white haire in the bright spot, and it be no lower then the other skin, but be somewhat darke, then the Priest shal shut him vp seuen dayes.

Leviticus 13:30
Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:30 · retained source text

Then the Priest shall see the plague: and behold, if it be in sight deeper then the skin, and there be in it a yellow thin haire, then the Priest shall pronounce him vncleane, it is a dry skall, euen a leprosie vpon the head or beard.

Leviticus 13:31
And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:31 · retained source text

And if the Priest looke on the plague of the skall, and behold, it be not in sight deeper then the skin, and that there is no blacke haire in it; then the Priest shall shut vp him that hath the plague of the skall, seuen dayes.

Leviticus 13:32
And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:32 · retained source text

And in the seuenth day the Priest shall looke on the plague: and behold, if the skall spread not, and there be in it no yellow haire, and the skall be not in sight deeper then the skin;

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Where “behold” appears

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Genesis118 occurrences
113 verses
Exodus41 occurrences
41 verses
Leviticus29 occurrences
29 verses
Numbers30 occurrences
28 verses
Deuteronomy21 occurrences
21 verses
Joshua17 occurrences
17 verses
Judges41 occurrences
36 verses
Ruth5 occurrences
5 verses
1 Samuel74 occurrences
70 verses
2 Samuel43 occurrences
43 verses
1 Kings52 occurrences
50 verses
2 Kings53 occurrences
49 verses
1 Chronicles7 occurrences
7 verses
2 Chronicles36 occurrences
36 verses
Ezra1 occurrence
1 verse
Nehemiah2 occurrences
1 verse
Esther3 occurrences
3 verses
Job48 occurrences
48 verses
Psalms33 occurrences
33 verses
Proverbs5 occurrences
5 verses
Ecclesiastes8 occurrences
8 verses
Song of Solomon9 occurrences
7 verses
Isaiah104 occurrences
93 verses
Jeremiah132 occurrences
126 verses
Lamentations8 occurrences
8 verses
Ezekiel104 occurrences
102 verses
Daniel19 occurrences
18 verses
Hosea2 occurrences
2 verses
Joel3 occurrences
3 verses
Amos12 occurrences
12 verses
Obadiah1 occurrence
1 verse
Micah4 occurrences
4 verses
Nahum4 occurrences
4 verses
Habakkuk6 occurrences
6 verses
Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse
Zechariah22 occurrences
21 verses
Malachi6 occurrences
5 verses
Matthew60 occurrences
58 verses
Mark13 occurrences
13 verses
Luke52 occurrences
52 verses
John19 occurrences
19 verses
Acts24 occurrences
24 verses
Romans3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Corinthians7 occurrences
6 verses
Galatians2 occurrences
2 verses
Hebrews2 occurrences
2 verses
James7 occurrences
7 verses
1 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses
1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation26 occurrences
25 verses

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