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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Behold \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Behold \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
behold
v : see as if for the first time [syn: {lay eyes on}]
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