cha.zon denotes a prophetic revelation, whether received as a seen experience or set forth as a message concerning people and events.

The term most often denotes a prophetic revelation as a communicable message: it may be written, attributed to a prophet, awaited for fulfillment, or evaluated as true or false. It also denotes the revelatory experience seen by its recipient, especially in Daniel’s accounts of seeing and seeking to understand what was shown.

1. Prophetic revelation as a message or pronouncement · dominant

   In Habakkuk 2:2 the term is the object to be written plainly on tablets, and Habakkuk 2:3 presents it as directed toward an appointed time and certain to come. In Isaiah 1:1 and Obadiah 1:1, construct forms introduce material associated with named prophets; Ezekiel 12:23 contrasts the claim that revelations come to nothing with the announced fulfillment of every such revelation.

   Habakkuk 2:2Habakkuk 2:3Isaiah 1:1Obadiah 1:1Ezekiel 12:23Jeremiah 23:16
2. A revelation seen by its recipient · common

   Daniel 8:2 twice places the term in the clause “I saw in the vision,” locating Daniel’s experience beside the river Ulai. In Daniel 8:15 he has seen it and seeks understanding, while Daniel 9:21 identifies Gabriel as the one Daniel had seen in that earlier experience; Isaiah 29:7 likewise compares a threatening multitude to a night vision.

   Daniel 8:2Daniel 8:15Daniel 9:21Daniel 1:17Isaiah 29:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with “vision,” including messages to be written, seen experiences, and claims judged false or fulfilled. Because the translation gives whole-verse renderings rather than word alignment, its wording cannot isolate the term in every occurrence.