Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BE-HOLD', v.i.

1. 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. – Rev. v.
2. To fix the attention upon an object; to attend; to direct or fix the mind. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. – Rev. iii. This 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.