רָאָה
to see
also: look at, inspect, perceive, consider fuller range ↓
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Verb
- An action or state-of-being word.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
Stem
- Qal
- The basic, simple active stem — the plain form of the verb (“he wrote”). Here: ‘see’
- Niphal
- Usually the simple passive or reflexive of the Qal (“he was written”). Here: ‘appear’
- Hiphil
- The causative active stem (“he caused / brought about”). Here: ‘cause one to see something’
- Hithpael
- The reflexive or reciprocal stem (the subject acts on itself). Here: ‘recipr. look at each other’
- Hophal
- The passive counterpart of the Hiphil (“he was caused to…”). Here: ‘be caused to see’
- Qal Passive
- An archaic passive of the Qal, preserved in a few forms.
Form
- Sequential Imperfect
- An imperfect with prefixed waw — the standard past-narrative form (waw-consecutive imperfect).
- Perfect
- A completed action or state — Hebrew marks aspect (completeness) more than strict tense (“he wrote”).
- Infinitive Construct
- A bound verbal noun, frequently with prepositions (“to write / in writing”).
- Imperative
- A direct command (“write!”).
- Imperfect
- An incomplete, ongoing, or future action (“he will / would write”).
- Participle Active
- A verbal adjective expressing ongoing or characteristic action (“writing / one who writes”).
- Sequential Perfect
- A perfect with prefixed waw continuing a preceding imperfect or command (waw-consecutive perfect).
- Infinitive Absolute
- An unbound verbal noun, often intensifying or standing in for a finite verb.
- Cohortative
- A first-person volitional form expressing wish or resolve (“let me / let us write”).
- Jussive
- A third- or second-person volitional form expressing wish or command (“let him write”).
- Participle Passive
- A verbal adjective expressing action received (“written”).
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Person
- 3rd Person
- The one spoken about (“he / she / it / they”).
- 1st Person
- The speaker (“I / we”).
- 2nd Person
- The one addressed (“you”).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
- Common
- Either gender — not distinguished for this form.
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
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Job 47 verses
- Job 7:7 לִ/רְא֥וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye shall no more see good.
- Job 8:18 רְאִיתִֽי/ךָ Qal pf 1cs + sfx pers 2ms If he is destroyed from his place, Then it shall deny him, saying, 'I have not seen you.'
- Job 9:11 אֶרְאֶ֑ה Qal impf 1cs Behold, he goes by me, and I don't see him. He passes on also, but I don't perceive him.
- Job 9:25 רָא֥וּ Qal pf 3cp "Now my days are swifter than a runner. They flee away, they see no good,
- Job 10:4 כִּ/רְא֖וֹת תִּרְאֶֽה prep + Qal inf.cs Qal impf 2ms Do you have eyes of flesh? Or do you see as man sees?
- Job 10:18 תִרְאֵֽ/נִי Qal impf 3fs + sfx pers 1cs "'Why, then, have you brought me forth out of the womb? I wish I had given up the spirit, and no eye had seen me.
- Job 11:11 וַ/יַּרְא conj + Qal wimpf 3ms For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn't consider it.
- Job 13:1 רָאֲתָ֣ה Qal pf 3fs "Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it.
- Job 19:27 רָא֣וּ Qal pf 3cp Whom I, even I, shall see on my side. My eyes shall see, and not as a stranger. "My heart is consumed within me.
- Job 20:7 רֹ֝אָ֗י/ו Qal ptcp.act mp cs + sfx pers 3ms Yet he shall perish forever like his own dung, Those who have seen him shall say, 'Where is he?'
- Job 20:17 יֵ֥רֶא Qal juss 3ms He shall not look at the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter.
- Job 21:20 יִרְא֣וּ Qal impf 3mp Let his own eyes see his destruction. Let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
- Job 22:11 תִרְאֶ֑ה Qal impf 2ms Or darkness, so that you can not see, And floods of waters cover you.
- Job 22:12 וּ/רְאֵ֤ה conj + Qal impv 2ms "Isn't God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are!
- Job 22:14 יִרְאֶ֑ה Qal impf 3ms Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn't see. He walks on the vault of the sky.'
- Job 22:19 יִרְא֣וּ Qal impf 3mp The righteous see it, and are glad; The innocent ridicule them,
- Job 23:9 אֶרְאֶֽה Qal impf 1cs He works to the north, but I can't see him; He turns south, but I can't catch a glimpse of him.
- Job 28:10 רָאֲתָ֥ה Qal pf 3fs He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.
- Job 28:24 יִרְאֶֽה Qal impf 3ms For he looks to the ends of the earth, And sees under the whole sky.
- Job 28:27 רָ֭אָ/הּ Qal pf 3ms + sfx pers 3fs Then did he see it, and declare it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.
- Job 29:8 רָא֣וּ/נִי Qal pf 3cp + sfx pers 1cs The young men saw me and hid themselves, The aged rose up and stood;
- Job 29:11 רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה Qal pf 3fs For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; And when the eye saw me, it commended me:
- Job 31:4 יִרְאֶ֣ה Qal impf 3ms Doesn't he see my ways, And number all my steps?
- Job 31:19 אֶרְאֶ֣ה Qal impf 1cs If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;
- Job 31:21 אֶרְאֶ֥ה Qal impf 1cs If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:
- Job 31:26 אֶרְאֶ֣ה Qal impf 1cs If I have seen the sun when it shined, Or the moon moving in splendor,
- Job 32:5 וַ/יַּ֤רְא conj + Qal wimpf 3ms When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.
- Job 33:26 וַ/יַּ֣רְא conj + Qal wimpf 3ms He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, So that he sees his face with joy: He restores to man his righteousness.
- Job 33:28 תִּרְאֶֽה Qal impf 3fs He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit, My life shall see the light.'
- Job 34:21 יִרְאֶֽה Qal impf 3ms "For his eyes are on the ways of a man, He sees all his goings.
- Job 34:26 רֹאִֽים Qal ptcp.act mp He strikes them as wicked men In the open sight of others;
- Job 35:5 וּ/רְאֵ֑ה conj + Qal impv 2ms Look to the heavens, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you.
- Job 37:21 רָ֤אוּ Qal pf 3cp Now men don't see the light which is bright in the skies, But the wind passes, and clears them.
- Job 37:24 יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה Qal impf 3ms Therefore men revere him. He doesn't regard any who are wise of heart."
- Job 38:17 תִּרְאֶֽה Qal impf 2ms Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?
- Job 38:22 תִּרְאֶֽה Qal impf 2ms Have you entered the treasuries of the snow, Or have you seen the treasures of the hail,
- Job 40:11 וּ/רְאֵ֥ה conj + Qal impv 2ms Pour forth the fury of your anger. Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
- Job 40:12 רְאֵ֣ה Qal impv 2ms Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.
- Job 41:34 יִרְאֶ֑ה Qal impf 3ms He sees everything that is high: He is king over all the sons of pride."
- Job 42:5 רָאָֽתְ/ךָ Qal pf 3fs + sfx pers 2ms I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, But now my eye sees you.
- Job 42:16 ו/ירא וַ/יִּרְאֶ֗ה conj + Qal wimpf 3ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms After this Job lived one hundred forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, to four generations.
Psalms 86 verses
- Psalms 8:3 אֶרְאֶ֣ה Qal impf 1cs When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, The moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
- Psalms 9:13 רְאֵ֣ה Qal impv 2ms Have mercy on me, Yahweh. See my affliction by those who hate me, And lift me up from the gates of death;
- Psalms 10:11 רָאָ֥ה Qal pf 3ms He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it."
- Psalms 10:14 רָאִ֡תָה Qal pf 2ms But you do see trouble and grief; You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.
- Psalms 14:2 לִ֭/רְאוֹת prep + Qal inf.cs Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, To see if there were any who did understand, Who did seek after God.
- Psalms 16:10 לִ/רְא֥וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, Neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.
- Psalms 22:7 רֹ֭אַ/י Qal ptcp.act mp cs + sfx pers 1cs All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,
- Psalms 22:17 יִרְאוּ Qal impf 3mp I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.
- Psalms 25:18 רְאֵ֣ה Qal impv 2ms Consider my affliction and my travail. Forgive all my sins.
- Psalms 25:19 רְאֵֽה Qal impv 2ms Consider my enemies, for they are many. They hate me with cruel hatred.
- Psalms 27:13 לִ/רְא֥וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.
- Psalms 31:7 רָ֭אִיתָ Qal pf 2ms I will be glad and rejoice in your loving kindness, For you have seen my affliction. You have known my soul in adversities.
- Psalms 31:11 רֹאַ֥/י Qal ptcp.act mp cs + sfx pers 1cs Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, A fear to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.
- Psalms 33:13 רָ֝אָ֗ה Qal pf 3ms Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.
- Psalms 34:8 וּ֭/רְאוּ conj + Qal impv 2mp Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
- Psalms 34:12 לִ/רְא֥וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs Who is someone who desires life, And loves many days, that he may see good?
- Psalms 35:17 תִּ֫רְאֶ֥ה Qal impf 2ms Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, My precious life from the lions.
- Psalms 35:21 רָאֲתָ֥ה Qal pf 3fs Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, "Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!"
- Psalms 35:22 רָאִ֣יתָה Qal pf 2ms You have seen it, Yahweh. Don't keep silent. Lord, don't be far from me.
- Psalms 36:9 נִרְאֶה Qal impf 1cp For with you is the spring of life. In your light shall we see light.
- Psalms 37:13 רָ֝אָ֗ה Qal pf 3ms The Lord will laugh at him, For he sees that his day is coming.
- Psalms 37:25 רָ֭אִיתִי Qal pf 1cs I have been young, and now am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his children begging for bread.
- Psalms 37:34 תִּרְאֶֽה Qal impf 2ms Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, And he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
- Psalms 37:35 רָ֭אִיתִי Qal pf 1cs I have seen the wicked in great power, Spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
- Psalms 37:37 וּ/רְאֵ֣ה conj + Qal impv 2ms Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, For there is a future for the man of peace.
- Psalms 40:3 יִרְא֣וּ Qal impf 3mp He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.
- Psalms 40:12 לִ/רְא֑וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me.
- Psalms 41:6 לִ/רְא֨וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.
- Psalms 45:10 וּ֭/רְאִי conj + Qal impv 2fs Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear. Forget your own people, and also your father's house.
- Psalms 48:5 רָ֭אוּ Qal pf 3cp They saw it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed, They hurried away.
- Psalms 48:8 רָאִ֗ינוּ Qal pf 1cp As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Yahweh of Hosts, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.
- Psalms 49:9 יִרְאֶ֣ה Qal impf 3ms That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption.
- Psalms 49:10 יִרְאֶ֨ה Qal impf 3ms For he sees that wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless perish, And leave their wealth to others.
- Psalms 49:19 יִרְאוּ Qal impf 3mp He shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
- Psalms 50:18 רָאִ֣יתָ Qal pf 2ms When you saw a thief, you consented with him, And have participated with adulterers.
- Psalms 52:6 וְ/יִרְא֖וּ conj + Qal impf 3mp The righteous also will see it, and fear, And laugh at him, saying,
- Psalms 53:2 לִ֭/רְאוֹת prep + Qal inf.cs God looks down from heaven on the children of men, To see if there are any who understood, Who seek after God.
- Psalms 54:7 רָאֲתָ֥ה Qal pf 3fs For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.
- Psalms 55:9 רָאִ֨יתִי Qal pf 1cs Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
- Psalms 59:4 וּ/רְאֵה conj + Qal impv 2ms I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!
- Psalms 63:2 לִ/רְא֥וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs So I have seen you in the sanctuary, Watching your power and your glory.
- Psalms 64:5 יִרְאֶה Qal impf 3ms They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"
- Psalms 64:8 רֹ֥אֵה Qal ptcp.act ms Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.
- Psalms 66:5 וּ֭/רְאוּ conj + Qal impv 2mp Come, and see God's deeds-- Awesome work on behalf of the children of men.
- Psalms 66:18 רָאִ֣יתִי Qal pf 1cs If I cherished sin in my heart, The Lord wouldn't have listened.
- Psalms 68:24 רָא֣וּ Qal pf 3cp They have seen your processions, God, Even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
- Psalms 69:23 מֵ/רְא֑וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see. Let their backs be continually bent.
- Psalms 69:32 רָא֣וּ Qal pf 3cp The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live.
- Psalms 73:3 אֶרְאֶֽה Qal impf 1cs For I was envious of the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
- Psalms 74:9 רָ֫אִ֥ינוּ Qal pf 1cp We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, Neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.
- Psalms 77:16 רָ֘א֤וּ/ךָ רָא֣וּ/ךָ Qal pf 3cp + sfx pers 2ms Qal pf 3cp + sfx pers 2ms The waters saw you, God. The waters saw you, and they writhed. The depths also convulsed.
- Psalms 80:14 וּ/רְאֵ֑ה conj + Qal impv 2ms Turn again, we beg you, God of hosts. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,
- Psalms 84:9 רְאֵ֣ה Qal impv 2ms Behold, God our shield, Look at the face of your anointed.
- Psalms 86:17 וְ/יִרְא֣וּ conj + Qal impf 3mp Show me a sign of your goodness, That those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, Because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me.
- Psalms 89:48 יִרְאֶה Qal impf 3ms What man is he who shall live and not see death, Who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.
- Psalms 90:15 רָאִ֥ינוּ Qal pf 1cp Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, For as many years as we have seen evil.
- Psalms 91:8 תִּרְאֶֽה Qal impf 2ms You will only look with your eyes, And see the recompense of the wicked.
- Psalms 94:7 יִרְאֶה Qal impf 3ms They say, "Yah will not see, Neither will Jacob's God consider."
- Psalms 95:9 רָא֥וּ Qal pf 3cp When your fathers tempted me, Tested me, and saw my work.
- Psalms 97:4 רָאֲתָ֖ה Qal pf 3fs His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees, and trembles.
- Psalms 97:6 וְ/רָא֖וּ conj + Qal pf 3cp The heavens declare his righteousness. All the peoples have seen his glory.
- Psalms 98:3 רָא֥וּ Qal pf 3cp He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Psalms 106:5 לִ/רְא֤וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs That I may see the prosperity of your chosen, That I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, That I may glory with your inheritance.
- Psalms 106:44 וַ֭/יַּרְא conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Nevertheless he regarded their distress, When he heard their cry.
- Psalms 107:24 רָ֭אוּ Qal pf 3cp These see Yahweh's works, And his wonders in the deep.
- Psalms 107:42 יִרְא֣וּ Qal impf 3mp The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.
- Psalms 109:25 יִ֝רְא֗וּ/נִי Qal impf 3mp + sfx pers 1cs I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head.
- Psalms 112:8 יִרְאֶ֣ה Qal impf 3ms His heart is established. He will not be afraid in the end when he sees his adversaries.
- Psalms 112:10 יִרְאֶ֨ה Qal impf 3ms The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.
- Psalms 113:6 לִ/רְא֑וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs Who stoops down to see in heaven and in the earth?
- Psalms 114:3 רָ֭אָה Qal pf 3ms The sea saw it, and fled. The Jordan was driven back.
- Psalms 115:5 יִרְאֽוּ Qal impf 3mp They have mouths, but they don't speak; They have eyes, but they don't see;
- Psalms 118:7 אֶרְאֶ֥ה Qal impf 1cs Yahweh is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me.
- Psalms 119:37 מֵ/רְא֣וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
- Psalms 119:74 יִרְא֣וּ/נִי Qal impf 3mp + sfx pers 1cs Those who fear you will see me and be glad, Because I have put my hope in your word.
- Psalms 119:96 רָאִ֣יתִי Qal pf 1cs I have seen a limit to all perfection, But your commands are boundless.
- Psalms 119:153 רְאֵֽה Qal impv 2ms Consider my affliction, and deliver me, For I don't forget your law.
- Psalms 119:158 רָאִ֣יתִי Qal pf 1cs I look at the faithless with loathing, Because they don't observe your word.
- Psalms 119:159 רְ֭אֵה Qal impv 2ms Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your loving kindness.
- Psalms 128:5 וּ֭/רְאֵה conj + Qal impv 2ms May Yahweh bless you out of Zion, And may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
- Psalms 128:6 וּ/רְאֵֽה conj + Qal impv 2ms Yes, may you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel.
- Psalms 135:16 יִרְאֽוּ Qal impf 3mp They have mouths, but they can't speak; They have eyes, but they can't see;
- Psalms 138:6 יִרְאֶ֑ה Qal impf 3ms For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; But the proud, he knows from afar.
- Psalms 139:16 רָ֘א֤וּ Qal pf 3cp Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there were none of them.
- Psalms 139:24 וּ/רְאֵ֗ה conj + Qal impv 2ms See if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.
- Psalms 142:4 וּ/רְאֵה֮ conj + Qal impv 2ms Look on my right, and see; For there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.
Proverbs 12 verses
- Proverbs 6:6 רְאֵ֖ה Qal impv 2ms Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;
- Proverbs 7:7 וָ/אֵ֤רֶא conj + Qal wimpf 1cs I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,
- Proverbs 20:12 רֹאָ֑ה Qal ptcp.act fs The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.
- Proverbs 22:3 רָאָ֣ה Qal pf 3ms A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
- Proverbs 23:31 תֵּ֥רֶא Qal juss 2ms Don't look at the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it goes down smoothly:
- Proverbs 23:33 יִרְא֣וּ Qal impf 3mp Your eyes will see strange things, And your mind will imagine confusing things.
- Proverbs 24:18 יִרְאֶ֣ה Qal impf 3ms Lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.
- Proverbs 24:32 רָ֝אִ֗יתִי Qal pf 1cs Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
- Proverbs 25:7 רָא֣וּ Qal pf 3cp For it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here," Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.
- Proverbs 26:12 רָאִ֗יתָ Qal pf 2ms Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- Proverbs 27:12 רָאָ֣ה Qal pf 3ms A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:
- Proverbs 29:16 יִרְאֽוּ Qal impf 3mp When the wicked increase, sin increases; But the righteous will see their downfall.
Ecclesiastes 43 verses
- Ecclesiastes 1:8 לִ/רְא֔וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
- Ecclesiastes 1:10 רְאֵה Qal impv 2ms Is there a thing of which it may be said, "Behold, this is new?" It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.
- Ecclesiastes 1:14 רָאִ֨יתִי֙ Qal pf 1cs I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
- Ecclesiastes 1:16 רָאָ֥ה Qal pf 3ms I said to myself, "Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge."
- Ecclesiastes 2:1 וּ/רְאֵ֣ה conj + Qal impv 2ms I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;" and, behold, this also was vanity.
- Ecclesiastes 2:3 אֶרְאֶ֗ה Qal impf 1cs I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold of folly, until I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their lives.
- Ecclesiastes 2:12 לִ/רְא֣וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly: for what can the king's successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.
- Ecclesiastes 2:13 וְ/רָאִ֣יתִי conj + Qal pf 1cs Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
- Ecclesiastes 2:24 וְ/הֶרְאָ֧ה רָאִ֣יתִי conj + Hiphil wpf 3ms Qal pf 1cs There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
- Ecclesiastes 3:10 רָאִ֣יתִי Qal pf 1cs I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
- Ecclesiastes 3:13 וְ/רָאָ֥ה conj + Qal wpf 3ms Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
- Ecclesiastes 3:16 רָאִ֖יתִי Qal pf 1cs Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
- Ecclesiastes 3:18 וְ/לִ/רְא֕וֹת conj + prep + Qal inf.cs I said in my heart, "As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.
- Ecclesiastes 3:22 וְ/רָאִ֗יתִי לִ/רְא֔וֹת conj + Qal pf 1cs prep + Qal inf.cs Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?
- Ecclesiastes 4:1 וָ/אֶרְאֶה֙ conj + Qal wimpf 1cs Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and, behold, the tears of those who were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
- Ecclesiastes 4:3 רָאָה֙ Qal pf 3ms Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 4:4 וְ/רָאִ֨יתִֽי conj + Qal pf 1cs Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
- Ecclesiastes 4:7 וָ/אֶרְאֶ֥ה conj + Qal wimpf 1cs Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 4:15 רָאִ֨יתִי֙ Qal pf 1cs I saw all the living who walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the other, who succeeded him.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 תִּרְאֶ֣ה Qal impf 2ms If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don't marvel at the matter: for one official is eyed by a higher one; and there are officials over them.
- Ecclesiastes 5:13 רָאִ֖יתִי Qal pf 1cs There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 רָאִ֣יתִי וְ/לִ/רְא֨וֹת Qal pf 1cs conj + prep + Qal inf.cs Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.
- Ecclesiastes 6:1 רָאִ֖יתִי Qal pf 1cs There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:
- Ecclesiastes 6:5 רָאָ֖ה Qal pf 3ms Moreover it has not seen the sun nor known it. This has rest rather than the other.
- Ecclesiastes 6:6 רָאָ֑ה Qal pf 3ms Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don't all go to one place?
- Ecclesiastes 7:11 לְ/רֹאֵ֥י prep + Qal ptcp.act mp cs Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 7:13 רְאֵ֖ה Qal impv 2ms Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight, which he has made crooked?
- Ecclesiastes 7:14 רְאֵ֑ה Qal impv 2ms In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.
- Ecclesiastes 7:15 רָאִ֖יתִי Qal pf 1cs All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evil-doing.
- Ecclesiastes 7:27 רְאֵה֙ Qal impv 2ms Behold, this have I found, says the Preacher, one to another, to find out the scheme;
- Ecclesiastes 7:29 רְאֵה Qal impv 2ms Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they search for many schemes.
- Ecclesiastes 8:9 רָאִ֨יתִי֙ Qal pf 1cs All this have I seen, and applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his hurt.
- Ecclesiastes 8:10 רָאִיתִי֩ Qal pf 1cs So I saw the wicked buried. Indeed they came also from holiness. They went and were forgotten in the city where they did this. This also is vanity.
- Ecclesiastes 8:16 וְ/לִ/רְאוֹת֙ רֹאֶֽה conj + prep + Qal inf.cs Qal ptcp.act ms When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth (for also there is that neither day nor night sees sleep with his eyes),
- Ecclesiastes 8:17 וְ/רָאִיתִי֮ conj + Qal wpf 1cs then I saw all the work of God, that man can't find out the work that is done under the sun, because however much a man labors to seek it out, yet he won't find it. Yes even though a wise man thinks he can comprehend it, he won't be able to find it.
- Ecclesiastes 9:9 רְאֵ֨ה Qal impv 2ms Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity: for that is your portion in life, and in your labor in which you labor under the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11 וְ/רָאֹ֣ה conj + Qal inf.abs I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
- Ecclesiastes 9:13 רָאִ֥יתִי Qal pf 1cs I have also seen wisdom under the sun in this way, and it seemed great to me.
- Ecclesiastes 10:5 רָאִ֖יתִי Qal pf 1cs There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.
- Ecclesiastes 10:7 רָאִ֥יתִי Qal pf 1cs I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
- Ecclesiastes 11:4 וְ/רֹאֶ֥ה conj + Qal ptcp.act ms He who observes the wind won't sow; And he who regards the clouds won't reap.
- Ecclesiastes 11:7 לִ/רְא֥וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs Truly the light is sweet, And a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 12:3 הָ/רֹא֖וֹת ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act fp In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, And the strong men shall bow themselves, And the grinders cease because they are few, And those who look out of the windows are darkened,
Song of Solomon 6 verses
- Song of Solomon 1:6 תִּרְא֨וּ/נִי֙ Qal juss 2mp + sfx pers 1cs Don't stare at me because I am dark, Because the sun has scorched me. My mother's sons were angry with me. They made me keeper of the vineyards. I haven't kept my own vineyard.
- Song of Solomon 3:3 רְאִיתֶֽם Qal pf 2mp The watchmen who go about the city found me; "Have you seen him whom my soul loves?"
- Song of Solomon 3:11 וּֽ/רְאֶ֛ינָה conj + Qal impv 2fp Go forth, you daughters of Zion, and see king Solomon, With the crown with which his mother has crowned him, In the day of his weddings, In the day of the gladness of his heart. Lover
- Song of Solomon 6:9 רָא֤וּ/הָ Qal pf 3cp + sfx pers 3fs My dove, my perfect one, is unique. She is her mother's only daughter. She is the favorite one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed, The queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
- Song of Solomon 6:11 לִ/רְא֖וֹת לִ/רְאוֹת֙ prep + Qal inf.cs prep + Qal inf.cs I went down into the nut tree grove, To see the green plants of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, And the pomegranates were in flower.
- Song of Solomon 7:12 נִרְאֶ֞ה Qal coh 1cp Let's go early up to the vineyards. Let's see whether the vine has budded, Its blossom is open, And the pomegranates are in flower. There I will give you my love.
Isaiah 70 verses
- Isaiah 5:12 רָאֽוּ Qal pf 3cp The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; But they don't regard the work of Yahweh, Neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
- Isaiah 5:19 נִרְאֶ֑ה Qal impf 1cp Who say, "Let him make speed, let him hasten his work, that we may see it; And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, That we may know it!"
- Isaiah 6:1 וָ/אֶרְאֶ֧ה conj + Qal wimpf 1cs In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple.
- Isaiah 6:5 רָא֥וּ Qal pf 3cp Then I said, "Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Hosts!"
- Isaiah 6:9 וּ/רְא֥וּ רָא֖וֹ conj + Qal impv 2mp Qal inf.abs He said, "Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, But don't understand; And you see indeed, But don't perceive.'
- Isaiah 6:10 יִרְאֶ֨ה Qal impf 3ms Make the heart of this people fat; Make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And turn again, and be healed."
- Isaiah 9:2 רָא֖וּ Qal pf 3cp The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light: those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them has the light shined.
- Isaiah 14:16 רֹאֶ֨י/ךָ֙ Qal ptcp.act mp cs + sfx pers 2ms Those who see you shall gaze at you, they shall consider you, [saying], "Is this the man who made the earth to tremble, who shook kingdoms;
- Isaiah 17:7 תִּרְאֶֽינָה Qal impf 3fp In that day shall men look to their Maker, and their eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 17:8 יִרְאֶ֔ה Qal impf 3ms They shall not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they have respect to that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the sun-images.
- Isaiah 18:3 תִּרְא֔וּ Qal impf 2mp All you inhabitants of the world, and you dwellers on the earth, when an ensign is lifted up on the mountains, look; and when the trumpet is blown, listen.
- Isaiah 21:3 מֵ/רְאֽוֹת prep + Qal inf.cs Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold on me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I can't hear; I am dismayed so that I can't see.
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ראה (râʼâh) is a Hebrew verb most often rendered “to see.” Read the stem: it spans 6 stems, including Qal and Niphal. Spanning 1,206 verses in 38 books, it ranks among the most common words of the Hebrew Bible. It first appears in Genesis 1:4. Related forms include מראה, מראה and ראה. The sections below give every sense, occurrence, and version rendering.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H7200 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 1,206
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 1,206 distinct verses.
- 38 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 38 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #27
- by frequency
- Top 50 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 27 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 1,206 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 1,206 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 517 verses · 43%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 366 verses · 30%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 323 verses · 27%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 4 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Saw 183×, See 141×, I saw 43×
- American Standard Version†: Saw 184×, See 122×, I saw 41×
- Berean Standard Bible†: See 188×, Saw 166×, I saw 34×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: See 265×, Saw 165×, And 152×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H7200 across 1,312† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 283 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 2 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H7200 across 1,316† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 358 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H7200 across 1,266† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 294 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 31 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H7200 across 1,632† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 194 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
49 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
Hebrew verbs can shift meaning by stem (binyan): Qal is the basic action, Niphal is often passive or reflexive, Piel often intensifies or makes it factitive, and Hiphil is typically causative. The senses below are grouped under the stem BDB assigns to each. This entry also uses Pual (the passive of Piel), Hithpael (reflexive or reciprocal), and Hophal (the passive of Hiphil).
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 49 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
ראה I
Qal
- Pf. 3 ms. ר׳ Gn 29:10 +, sf. וְרָֽאֲךָ consec. Ex 4:14, רָאָהוּ 2 K 2:12 +; 3 fs. רָֽאֲתָה Gn 38:14, sf. רָאָֽתְךָ Jb 42:5; 2 ms. רָאִיתָ Gn 20:10 +, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יִרְאֶה 22:8 +, juss. יֵרֵא Gn 41:33 (Baer Gi, Ges§ 75 p, hh Köi.561; van d. H. יֵרֶא), יֵ֫רֶא Ex 5:21 +, וַיַּרְא Gn 18:2 + (1 S 19:20 read pl. 𝔊 Comm., i.e. וַיִּרְאֻ DrSm lxiii), sf. יִרְאַנִי Ex 33:20, וַיִּרְאֵ֑נִי 2 S 1:7; 3 fs. תִּרְאֶה Lv 20:17; Jb 33:28, juss. תֵּרֵא Mi 7:10; Zc 9:5 (Baer Gi, cf. Ges Kö supr.; van d. H. תֵּרֶא), וַתֵּ֫רֶא Gn 3:6 +; i s. אֶרְאֶה 21:16 +, וָאֵרֶא 31:10 +, etc.; Imv. רְאֵה 27:27 +, etc.; Inf. abs. רָאֹה Ex 3:7 +, רָאוֹ Gn 26:28; Is 6:9; cstr. רְאֹה Gn 48:11, רְאוֹת Ex 10:28 +, רַאֲוָה Ez 28:17, etc.; Pt. act. רֹאֶה Gn 13:15 +, etc.; pass. רְאֻיוֹת (Baer Gi; van d. H. רְאֻיּוֹת):— e.g. Genesis 29:10
- 1.
- a. see, subj. עַיִן, עֵינַיִם, c. acc. pers. Is 6:5; 30:20; Je 42:2 + 5 times Jb Pr; subj. pers., c. acc. pers. Gn 12:12, 15 + (מִי רָאָהוּ 1 S 23:22, read הַמְּהֵרָה 𝔊 Th We al. [not HPS]); רֹאִי 16:13 (pt. sf., cf.בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי v 14, p. 91 supr.); acc. of God 32:31 (פָּנִים אֶל־פָּנִים); acc. pers. om. 18:2; 19:1 +; c. acc. פְּנֵי 31:2; 46:30; 48:11; Ex 33:20, opp. אֶת־אֲחֹרָ֑י v 23; c. acc. פְּנֵי specif. of having access to man of rank Gn 43:3, 5 + (v. [פָּנֶה] 2 b). e.g. Isaiah 6:5
- b. see, c. acc. rei: subj. עַיִן, עֵינַיִם Jos 24:7 (E) 1 S 24:11 (van d. H. Baer; v 10 Gi), Dt 3:21 + 5 times Dt, +; וְעֵינָיו אֶת־עֵינָיו תִּרְאֶינָה Je 32:4, cf. 34:3; acc. om. 2 S 24:3 Dt 21:7 + 9 times (לִרְאוֹת 1 S 6:13 read לִקְרָאתוֹ 𝔊 We Dr Kit Bu HPS Now); subj. pers. Gn 13:15; 31:12 + very often; c. acc. cogn. מַרְאֶה Ex 3:3 + 7 times, מַרְאָה Dn 10:7(×2), 8, חָזוֹן 8:15, חֶזְיֹנוֹת Jo 3:1; hence see abs. = receive revelation, Is 30:10 (‖ חזה), cf.Ez 13:3 and v. 1. רֹאֶה; c.acc. עֶרְוָה, v. ע׳, p. 788 f.; see war, i.e. see it impending Ex 13:17 (E); ר׳ אֶת־הַקּוֹלֹת וְאֶת־הַלַּפִּידִים 20:18 (Gi v 15); רֹאֵי הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ Ec 7:11 those who see the sun = living men; acc. rei om. Ex 22:9;2 S 13:5 +, וָאֶרְאֶה בֶּחָזוֹן Dn 8:2(×2) (abs.); לֹא יֵדעוּ רְלֹא יִרְאוּ Ne 4:5; עֵינֵי רֹאִים Is 32:3, מְקוֹם רֹאִים Jb 34:26; c. adv. or adv. phr. instead of acc. rei: כָּהֵנָּה Gn 41:19 cf. Is 66:8; Ez 1:27(×2), כַּאֲשֶׁר 2 K 2:19; 2 Ch 29:8; 30:7; Jb 4:8; Ez 16:50; Dn 1:13, כֵּן ψ 48:9. e.g. Joshua 24:7
- 2. see, sq. acc. + cl. or phr. of closer design.: (1) + epex. cl. c. כִּי, acc. pers. Gn 6:2 saw them that they were fair, 12:14 (both J), Ex 2:2; 32:25 (both E), 1 K 11:28, acc. of face + id. Gn 31:5 (E), Ex 34:25 (P); acc. rei Gn 49:15 (poem), Is 22:9; Gn 1:4 (P), Ec 2:24; 4:4 and prob. 2 K 14:26 (reading כִּי מַר הוּא); (2) ר׳ כָּל־הַבָּא עָלָיו וְעָמָ֑ד 2 S 20:12; (3) + adj. (incl. pt.), acc. pers. Gn 7:1 (J), Am 9:1; 2 S 18:10 + 39 times (Je 46:5 del. ר׳ 𝔊 Gie), + acc. אֲשֶׁר Ex 14:13(×2) (J); acc. rei, †Ex 23:5; 33:10 (both E), Dt 22:4; Ez 33:3, 6; Dn 1:10; 8:4, 6, 7; †(4) + מָה, acc. rei Nu 13:18 (JE), Hg 2:3; †(5) + prep. phr., acc. pers. Ex 5:19 (J), Zc 4:10; Ec 10:7; Est 5:9; acc. rei + בִּכְבוֹדוֹ Hg 2:3, + ב pers. Je 23:13, 14, + כ pers. Ju 9:36, כ rei 2 S 18:27; (6) acc. pers. + adv. acc. + כ pers. Je 30:6. e.g. Genesis 6:2
- 3. see, so as to learn to know: c. acc. pers. Dt 33:9 (‖ הִכִּיר, יַדַע);c. acc. rei Dt 1:19, 31; 11:2; Jb 11:11 (‖ יַדַע), ψ 16:10; 49:10; = have experience of, Je 5:12; 14:13; 20:18; 42:14; Zp 3:15; ψ 89:49; Ec 5:17, שֵׁנָה בְּעֵינָיו אֵינֶנּוּ רֹאֶה Ec 8:16; מָה ראית Gn 20:10 i.e. what hast thou encountered, that …? BacherZAW xix (1899), 345 ff.; Terminol. 177 f. e.g. Deuteronomy 33:9
- 4. abs. see, have (power of) vision, Gn 27:1 (J), 48:10 (E), 1 S 3:2; 4:15; 1 K 14:4, miraculous 2 K 6:17(×2), 20(×2); denied of idols Dt 4:28 ψ 115:5; 135:16; fig. of spiritual vision Is 6:10; 29:18; 42:18; 44:18; Je 5:21; Dt 29:3; Ez 12:2(×2) ψ 40:13; 69:24; עַיִן רֹאָה Pr 20:12.—1 S 14:27 read Qr v. אור. e.g. Genesis 27:1
- 5. see = perceive:
- a. sq. cl. c. כִּי, Ex 3:4; 8:11; Gn 1:10, 12 + often (1 S 23:15 read וַיִּרָא and he feared We Dr Kit Bu HPS Now); om. כִּי (late) †La 1:10 ψ 49:11 Ec 3:16; sq. מָה of indirect question Gn 2:19 (J), 37:20 (E), Ju 9:48; Dt 32:20; Je 7:17; 33:24; Ez 8:6; Jon 4:5 +; בַּמָּה Ju 16:5 cf. 1 S 14:38, כַּמָּה Zc 2:6 ψ 35:17; sq. מִי of indirect question 1 S 14:17; Is 40:26; La 2:20 (+ הַבִּיטָה); sq. אֵי 1 S 26:16, אֵיכֹה 2 K 6:13, אֵיפֹה Je 3:2; sq. cl. c. הֲ whether, Gn 8:8; 18:21; Nu 11:23 (all J), Ex 4:18 (E), ψ 14:2; 53:3 Ct 6:11 b Est 3:4, אִם whether Je 30:6; La 1:12 ψ 139:24 Ct 7:13, אֲשֶׁר that or how 1 S 18:15, אֵי Ec 2:3, שֶׁ that v 13, שְׁ 3:18. e.g. Exodus 3:4
- b. c. acc. צָרַת נַפִשׁוֹ Gn 42:21 (i.e. saw it by out-ward signs), cf. Ho 5:13. [Note, under 5 (rarely in other cases, and only S K Je), †Imv. + ידע Imv.: דַּע וּרְאֵה 1 S 24:12; 2 S 24:13; 1 K 20:22; דְּעִי וּרְאִי 1 S 25:17; Je 2:19; דְּעוּ וּרְאוּ 1 S 12:17; 14:38; 23:22; 1 K 20:7; 2 K 5:7; in reverse order, רְאוּ וּדְעוּ 1 S 23:23; Je 5:1.]. e.g. Genesis 42:21
- 6. look at, see, by direct volition:
- a. subj. men, c. acc. rei, Gn 9:22, 23 (J), 42:9, 12 (E), Lv 13:3, 15 +; c. acc. of land = reconnoitre Jos 2:1; look at sun, etc., for worship †Dt 4:19; Jb 31:26; = inspect 1 K 9:12; Lv 14:36(×2); c. acc. pers. Nu 24:20, 21 (JE), Ex 2:25; Lv 13:3, 5 (all P), 1 S 9:16 +, (1 S 19:15 HPS proposes אֶל־בֵּית for לִרְאוֹת); c. prep. ר׳ אַחֲרִי רֹאִי Gn 16:13 (J) I have looked after one seeing me (interpr. v. Di). e.g. Genesis 9:22
- b. subj. God, c. acc. rei Gn 9:16 (P); = inspect 11:5 (J); look at with favour, acc. pers. Jb 37:24 ψ 138:6; so perhaps fig., subj. man, regard, c. acc. אָוֶן ψ 66:18 (Hup-Now; Che Bae Dr al. intend); look with pleasure (acc. om., + מִן by reason of, as a fruit of) Is 53:11 (si vera l.; ins. acc. אוֹר 𝔊 Houb Klo Du CheHpt Kit [perhaps], with Hiph. יַרְאֵה 𝔊 Du CheHpt, rescues from travail his soul, makes it see light). e.g. Genesis 9:16
- c. without acc., look, take a look, etc. (of man and God; often + וְהִנֵּה), Gn 8:13; 18:2;Ex 3:2; Lv 13:8; La 3:50 (מִן loc.), Gn 13:14 (מִן loc. + ה loc.), Dt 3:27; Ez 40:4; 44:5 (all בְּעֵינֶיךָ), + often; peculiarly, מִמֶּנִּי תִרְאוּ וְכֵן תַּעֲשׂוּ Ju 7:17 (cf. GFM). e.g. Genesis 8:13
- d. look after, see after, learn about, c. acc. rei Gn 37:14 (J), c. acc. pers. = visit (go to see) 1 S 15:35; 20:29; 2 S 13:5, 6; 2 K 8:29 = 2 Ch 22:6; 2 K 9:16, cf. Ez 20:28, עֵין רֹאִי Jb 7:8 (Di Bu al.). e.g. Genesis 37:14
- e. observe, watch, abs. 1 S 6:9, 16; 17:28; Ec 8:16 (‖ ידע). e.g. 1 Samuel 6:9
- f. look upon = endure to see, c. acc. rei Hb 1:13 (‖ הִבִּיט). e.g. Habakkuk 1:13
- g. look out, find out, acc. pers. 2 K 9:2; Gn 41:33 (E), + ל pers. 1 S 16:17; select, acc. pers. + מִן from among 2 K 10:3, + ב among + ל pers. 1 S 16:1; provide, furnish, c. acc. rei Dt 33:21 (poem), + ל pers. Gn 22:8 (E), cf. abs. י׳ יִרְאֶה as n.pr.loc. = י׳ seeth v 14 a (E;? read יֵרָאֶה, cf. v b, Niph. and Di); רְאֻיוֹת Est 2:9 looked out = suitable (as often NH). e.g. 2 Kings 9:2
- h. look at = concern oneself about, acc. rei (+ בְּיָדוֹ) Gn 39:23 (J). e.g. Genesis 39:23
- 7. of mental observation:
- a. Imv. see! observe! consider! exclam. (nearly = הִנֵּה), sq. cl.: Gn 27:27; 31:50 see! God is witness 39:14; 41:41; Ex 4:21; Dt 1:8 +; sq. nom. independ. 2 S 24:22 (‖ 1 Ch 21:23 sq. cl.). e.g. Genesis 27:27
- b. look at, i.e. inquire into, a matter, acc. rei om., of י׳, 1 S 24:16 (Gi v 15). e.g. 1 Samuel 24:16
- c. give attention to, acc. rei, Je 2:31, abs. give attention! 2 S 13:28; 2 K 6:32; Ex 25:40 ψ 45:11; take heed to, acc. rei, 1 K 12:16 = 2 Ch 10:16; abs. take heed! Ex 10:10, + פֶּן 2 K 10:23. e.g. Jeremiah 2:31
- d. discern, לִבִּי ר׳ חָכְמָה Ec 1:16, ר׳ טוֹב 3:13. e.g. Ecclesiastes 1:16
- e. distinguish, c. בֵּין … לְ of pers. Mal 3:18; e.g. Malachi 3:18
- f. consider, reflect, Ec 7:14 (sq. cl orat. rect.). e.g. Ecclesiastes 7:14
- 8.
- a. c. ב, lit., look into, hence look at with interest (Germ. ‘sich vertiefen in’): (1) gaze at 1 S 6:19 (on context v. We Dr HPS), so as to become acquainted with Gn 34:1 (P); so as to find out Ec 3:22; inspect liver (for omens) Ez 21:26; somewhat weakened = behold Jb 3:9; 2 Ch 7:3 ψ 64:9. (2) look at with kindness, helpfulness, of י׳, בָּעֳנִי Gn 29:32; 1 S 1:11 (+ inf. abs.), 2 S 16:12, בַּצַּר ψ 106:44. (3) upon a spectacle causing anger Ex 2:11 (E), grief Gn 21:16; (E), 44:34; Nu 11:15 (both J), 2 K 22:20 (subj. עֵינַיִם) = 2 Ch 34:28; Est 8:6(×2), abhorrence Is 66:24. (4) gaze at with apprehension Ec 11:4. (5) with joy, pleasure, 2 K 10:16; Mi 7:9; Je 29:32; Is 52:8 (עַיִן בְּעַיִן, cf. Niph. Nu 14:14); Jb 20:17; 33:28 ψ 54:9; 106:5; 128:5; Ct 3:11; 6:11 a Ec 2:1. (6) especially with exultation, triumph = feast eyes upon, sometimes gloat over enemies (cf. MI7) Ju 16:27; Mi 7:10; Ez 28:17 Ob 12, 13 ψ 22:18; 54:9; 112:8; 118:7. e.g. 1 Samuel 6:19
- b. c. אֶל Je 4:23. Is 17:7 (subj. עֵינַיִם; ‖ שָׁעָה עַל); עַל pers. Ex 5:21 (J); ר׳ עַל־הָאָבְנָ֑יִם Ex 1:16 v. [אֹבֶן] and Comm., also SpiegelbZA xiv (June 1900), 269 ff.. e.g. Jeremiah 4:23
- c. c. ל, הָאָדָם יִר׳ לַעֵינַיִם וְיהוה יִר׳ לַלֵּבָב 1 S 16:7, מִי יִרְאֶה־לָּ֑מוֹ ψ 64:6.—Corrupt is וּרְאִתַנִי כְתוֹר הָאָדָם 1 Ch 17:17 (and ‖ וְזֹאת תּוֹרַת הָאָדָם 2 S 7:19), read וַתַּרְאֵנִי (with other changes) We Dr Kau Bu HPS Now; Ez 12:12; read prob. Niph. 𝔊 Hi Co Krae; Mi 6:9; read prob. יִרְאָה cf. Now GASm. e.g. 1 Samuel 16:7
Niphal
- Pf. 3 ms. נִרְאָה Gn 48:3 +, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יֵרָאֶה Gn 22:14 +, juss. יֵרָא Ex 34:3; Lv 9:6, וַיֵּרָא Gn 12:7 +; 1 s. וָאֵרָא Ex 6:3; etc.; Imv. ms. הֵרָאֵה 1 K 18:1; Inf. cstr. לְהֵרָאוֹת 1 S 17:17 +, לֵרָאוֹת Is 1:12 + 2 times, הֵרָאֹה Ju 13:21; 1 S 3:21; etc.;— e.g. Genesis 48:3
- 1. appear, especially
- a. of י׳ (God): c. אֶל pers. Gn 12:7(×2) + 6 times J, Gn 35:1 (E), v 9 48:3; Ex 6:3; (בְּאֵל שַׁדַּי, ב essent.), Lv 9:4 (all P), 1 K 3:5; 9:2(×2) = 2 Ch 7:12; 1 K 11:9; c. ל pers. Je 31:3; 2 Ch 1:7; 3:1 (ins. י׳ 𝔊 Kau Kit); abs. Gn 22:14 in the mt. where י׳ appeareth (prob., Di Sta G i. 450 DrHast. DB ii. 563; E), Nu 14:14; (JE; עַיִן בְּעַיִן, v Is 52:8 Qal 8 a (5)), Lv 16:2 (P; ב loc. + עַל), 1 S 3:21 (ב loc.), 2 S 22:11 (עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רוּחַ; וַיֵּדֶא ‖ ψ 18:11), + 5 times; of מַלְאַךְ י׳, c. אֶל pers. Ex 3:2 (E), Ju 13:21; of כְּבוֹד י׳; c. אֶל pers. Lv 9:6, 23; Nu 14:10 (ב loc.), 16:19; 20:6 (all P), Ju 6:12; 13:3; עַל pers. Is 60:2; abs. Ex 16:10 (ב loc.), Nu 17:7 (both P). e.g. Genesis 12:7
- b. appear, of man, = present oneself: c. אֶל pers. Gn 46:29 (J), Ju 13:10; 1 K 18:1, 2, 15; Lv 13:7(×2), 19, אֶל of God ψ 84:8 (ב loc.), אֶל־פְּנֵי הָאָדֹן Ex 23:17 (E); abs. Is 16:12 (del. as dittogr. Lo Du CheHpt Marti al.); especially (Mass.) sq. אֶת־פְּנֵי) of י׳, rendered appear before י׳: so וְנִרְאָה 1 S 1:22, יֵרָאֶה Ex 34:23 (JE), Dt 16:16, וְאֵרָאֶה ψ 42:3, יֵרָאוּ Ex 23:15 (E), 34:20 (JE), Dt 16:16, לֵרָאוֹת Ex 34:24 (JE), Dt 31:11; Is 1:12; read prob. in all Qal (v. [פָּנֶה] II. 2). e.g. Genesis 46:29
- c. appear, of things: late (Hex only P), abs. Gn 1:9; 8:5, c. ב loc. 9:14; Lv 13:14, 57; elsewhere poet. ψ 18:16 = 2 S 22:16, ψ 90:16 Pr 27:25 (of דֶּשֶׁא), Ct 2:12 (ב loc.; of blossoms); subj. מַרְאֵיהֶם Dn 1:15 (+ adj. pred.), v 13 (+ לְפָנֶיךָ); subj. חָזוֹן, c. אֶל pers. Dn 8:1(×2); subj. כְּנֶגַע Lv 14:35 (c. ל pers.). e.g. Genesis 1:9
- 2. be seen:
- a. subj. rei, 1 K 10:12 = 2 Ch 9:11 (where כָּהֶם subj.) Ez 19:11, of sins 21:29 (‖ חִגָּלוֹת), subj. כָּזֹאת Ju 19:30, כְּאֶבֶן etc. Ez 10:1. e.g. 1 Kings 10:12
- b. subj. pers. 2 S 17:17 (+ לָבוֹא) be seen to come. e.g. 2 Samuel 17:17
- c. be seen = occur 2 K 23:24 (ב loc.); = exist, + ל pers. Ex 13:7(×2) (JE), Dt 16:4, cf. Ez 10:8; = be present, + ב loc. Ju 5:8 Ex 34:3 (JE). e.g. 2 Kings 23:24
- 3. be visible, Ex 33:23 (JE; subj. י׳’s face), אֵין אֶבֶן נִרְאָה 1 K 6:18, 8:8(×2) = 2 Ch 5:9(×2), Je 13:26 Is 47:3. e.g. Exodus 33:23
Pual
- Pf. 3 pl. עַצְמֹתָיו לֹא רֻאוּ Jb 33:21 (Baer Gi; d. f. Ki Köi. 41, 563, Mappik\ Ges§ 14 d; van d. H. רֻאוּ), appar. his bones are not seen, detected; De which were (formerly) not seen; Di are insignificant (‘unscheinbar’), so Bae; prob. corrupt, Bu נָאווּ, Du del. as doublet. e.g. Job 33:21
Hithpael
- recipr. look at each other: Impf. 2 mpl. לָ֫מָּה תִּתְרָאוּ Gn 42:1 (E); techn. 3 mpl. וַיִּתְרָאוּ פָנִים 2 K 14:11 = 2 Ch 25:21 and they looked each other in the face, i.e. met in combat, so i pl. נִתְרָאֶה פ׳ 2 K 14:8 = 2 Ch 25:17, cf. (perhaps) 2 K 23:29, where Wkl Benz conj. כְּהִתְרָאוֹת אִתּוֹ (or Niph. כְּהֵרָאוֹת אִתּוֹ) for MT כִּרְאֹתוֹ אֹתוֹ. e.g. Genesis 42:1
Hiphil
- Pf. 3 ms. הֶרְאָה Gn 41:28 +, sf. הִרְאַנִי Am 7:1 +, הֶרְאָ֑נִי Ez 11:25, הֶרְאָנוּ Dt 5:21; Ju 13:23, הֶרְאֲךָ Dt 4:36; i s. וְהַרְאֵיתִ֫י Na 3:5 (Ges§ 53 p), sf. הֶרְאִיתִיךָ Dt 34:4, הִרְאִיתִים Is 39:4 cf. ‖ 2 K 20:15, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יַרְאֶה Is 30:30, וַיַּרְא 2 K 11:4, sf. יַרְאֵנִי Nu 23:3 ψ 59:11; i s. sf. אַרְאֶךָּ Gn 12:1 +, etc.; Imv. ms. sf. הַרְאֵנִי Ex 33:18, etc.; Inf. cstr. הַרְאוֹת Dt 3:24 +, sf. הַרְאוֹתְכָה Ez 40:4, לַרְאֹתְכֶם Dt 1:33, etc.; Pt. מַרְאֶה Ex 25:9 Ez 40:4;— e.g. Genesis 41:28
- 1.
- a. cause one to see something, shew: (1) subj. man, c. acc. pers. + rei, Nu 13:26 b (JE), Ju 1:24, 25; 2 K 20:13(×2), 15 = Is 39:2(×2), 4 + 4 times, acc. rei om. Ez 40:4; Est 4:8, acc. refl. נַפְשׁוֹ + acc. rei Ec 2:24; מִי יַרְאֵנוּ טוֹב ψ 4:7, acc. pers. om., = exhibit Est 1:4; c. 2 acc. pers. Ju 4:22; 2 K 11:4. (2) especially subj. י׳ (God), c. acc. pers. + rei, Gn 12:1; Ex 9:16 (both J), Gn 41:28; 48:11 (both E), Ex 33:18; Dt 34; 1 b (both JE), Dt 3:24; 4:36; 5:21; Jos 5:6 (D), Ex 25:9 (P), Ju 13:23 + 5 times + (of revelation to prophets) Nu 23:3 (JE), Je 38:21; Ez 11:25, also, c. acc. rei cogn., Nu 8:4 (P), acc. rei om. Dt 34:4 (JE), acc. pers. om. = exhibit, Is 30:30; of visions, י׳ subj., c. acc. pers. + כֹּה Am 7:1, 4, 7; 8:1, + כַּאֲשֶׁר Ex 27:8 (P), c. acc. pers. only = cause to see [a vision] Je 24:1; c. 2 acc. pers. + appos. 2 K 8:13, acc. pers. + cl. c. כִּי v 10. (3) subj. angel, acc. pers. + rei, of revelation to prophet Zc 2:3; 3:1; acc. pers. + cl. c. מָה Zc 1:9. e.g. Numbers 13:26
- b. cause to experience something, c. acc. pers. + rei, subj. י׳, Hb 1:3 ψ 60:5; 71:20; 85:8. e.g. Habakkuk 1:3
- 2. cause to look intently at, to behold, c. acc. pers. + ב rei (cf. Qal 8), subj. י׳:
- a. cause to gaze at, with joy ψ 50:23; 91:16. e.g. Psalms 50:23
- b. in exultation, cause to feast one’s eyes upon, fallen enemies ψ 59:11 (cf. MI4). e.g. Psalms 59:11
- c. in weakened sense, cause to behold Dt 1:33 (cf. Dr). e.g. Deuteronomy 1:33
Hophal
- 1. be caused to see, be shewn: Pf. 2 ms. הָרְאֵיתָ, subj. man, acc. rei, Ex 26:30 (P; ב loc.); so Pt. מָרְאֶה 25:40 (P; ב loc.); sq. inf. אַתָּה הָרְאֵתָ לָדַעַת כִּי Dt 4:35. e.g. Exodus 26:30
- 2. be exhibited to, subj. rei, acc. pers., Pf. 3 ms. consec. וְהָרְאָה אֶת־הַכֹּהֵן Lv 13:49 (P). e.g. Leviticus 13:49
ראה II seeing, assumed by Thes al. to explain cstr. וּרְאֵה עָנְיִי Jb 10
ראה III look
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
I. Dt 14:13 textual error; v. דָּאָה.
II. vb. see (NH id.; וארא MI4, הראני l7, cf. רית spectacle l12; Sab. ראי see, expect, DHM ZMG xxix (1875), 596, 599; Arabic رَأَى see, so Ethiopic ርእየ: 𝔗 רֵו, רֵיוָא human appearance, features, etc. (cf. Heb. רֳאִי 2));—
I. adj. seeing, assumed by Thes al. to explain cstr. וּרְאֵה עָנְיִי Jb 10:15, but improb.; Mass. appar. intended Imv. (unsuitable); Ew al. וְרֹאֵה; Di Bu Du (After Lag Gei) רְוֵה עֹ֑נִי drenched (i.e. sated) with affliction.
I. n.f. look;—cstr. רְאוּת עֵינָיו Ec 5:10 Qr (Kt ראית).
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Origin: a primitive root
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
רָאָה I
- , v. ראי
רָאָה II
- (b. h.) raah, name of an unclean bird. Ḥull. 63ᵇ דאה ור׳ וכ׳, v. דָּאָה II. Ib. ר׳ זו איה … ר׳ שרואה ביותר raah is the same as ayah, and it is called raah, because its sight is exceedingly acute (ref. to Job XXVIII, 7). e.g. Job 28:7
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Forms in the corpus
The 652 distinct written forms H7200 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that stem’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 592 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H7200, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derived from this word
- מראה marʼeh H4758 sight
- מראה murʼâh H4760 crop
- ראה râʼâh H7201 bird of prey
- ראה râʼeh H7202 seeing
- ראה rôʼeh H7203 seer
- ראוה raʼăvâh H7207 beholding
- ראי rᵉʼîy H7209 mirror
- ראי rŏʼîy H7210 appearance
- ראית rᵉʼîyth H7212 beholding
- רו rêv H7299 appearance
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 14 — not the complete family. 3 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 1,149 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 1,206 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 1:4
- Exodus 1:16
- Leviticus 5:1
- Numbers 4:20
- Deuteronomy 1:8
- Joshua 2:1
- Judges 1:24
- Ruth 1:18
- 1 Samuel 1:11
- 2 Samuel 1:7
- 1 Kings 1:48
- 2 Kings 2:10
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