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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. --Num.
xxi. 9.
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Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world. --John. i. 29.
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Syn: To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.
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