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Hazo
seeing; prophesying
חֲזוֹ cha.zo
Hazo (Hebrew: חֲזוֹ, cha.zo) means “seeing; prophesying”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at Genesis 22:22. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Bethuel in Genesis 22.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Hazo
son of Nahor
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 22:22 |
Names connected to this one
- Jidlaph co-occurrence Appears with Jidlaph in Genesis 22.
- Pildash co-occurrence Appears with Pildash in Genesis 22.
- Chesed co-occurrence Appears with Chesed in Genesis 22.
- Bethuel co-occurrence Appears with Bethuel in Genesis 22.
- Maacah co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Maacah.
- Buz co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Buz.
- Gaham co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Gaham.
- Kemuel co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Kemuel.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.22;
son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435);
brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A);
half-brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601)
§ Hazo = "vision"
son of Nahor by his wife Milcah
Hazo was a son of Nahor, the brother of Abraham.
The biblical story
Hazo is mentioned in the book of Genesis as one of the sons of Nahor, who was the brother of Abraham. Nahor and his family lived in the city of Haran, which was located in Mesopotamia. Hazo is listed among the twelve sons of Nahor and his concubine, Reumah. No further information is provided about Hazo in the Bible. (Gen.22.22).
Key verses
Hazo appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
Genesis 22:22
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Genesis (1)
- Genesis 22:22