BEHO'LD, pret. and pp. beheld' L.observo, from servo, to keep.
1. To fix the eyes upon to see with attention to observe with care.
Behold the lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1 .
2. In a less intensive sense, to look upon to see.
When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Numbers 21 .
BEHO'LD, To look to direct the eyes to an object.
And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne, a lamb,as it had been slain. Revelation 5
1. To fix the attention upon an object to attend to direct or fix the mind.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. Revelation 3 word is much used in this manner for exciting attention, or admiration. It is in the imperative mode, expressing command, or exhortation and by no means a mere exclamation.