Lexicon :: Strong's H7200 - rā'â

רָאָה

Transliteration

rā'â

Pronunciation

raw-aw'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

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Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

רָאָה râʼâh, raw-aw'; a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative):—advise self, appear, approve, behold, × certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, × indeed, × joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, × be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), × sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, × surely, × think, view, visions.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,313x

The KJV translates Strong's H7200 in the following manner: see (879x), look (104x), behold (83x), shew (68x), appear (66x), consider (22x), seer (12x), spy (6x), respect (5x), perceive (5x), provide (4x), regard (4x), enjoy (4x), lo (3x), foreseeth (2x), heed (2x), miscellaneous (74x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,313x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
1. (Qal)
  1. to see
  2. to see, perceive
  3. to see, have vision
  4. to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
  5. to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
  6. to look at, gaze at
2. (Niphal)
  1. to appear, present oneself
  2. to be seen
  3. to be visible
3. (Pual) to be seen
4. (Hiphil)
  1. to cause to see, show
  2. to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
5. (Hophal)
  1. to be caused to see, be shown
  2. to be exhibited to
6. (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

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STRONGS H7200: Abbreviations

רָאָה ₁₃₁₅ verb see (Late Hebrew id.; וארא MI⁴, הראני L⁷, compare ריח spectacle L¹²; Sabean ראי see, expect DHM^{ZMG xxix (1875), 506, 599}; Arabic see, so Ethiopic רֵו, רֵיוָא human appearance, features, etc. (compare Hebrew רְָאִי 2)); —
Qal₁₁₄₁ Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ר׳ Genesis 29:10 +, suffix וְרָֽאֲךָ consecutive Exodus 4:14 רָאָהוּ 2 Kings 2:12 +; 3rd person feminine singular רָֽאֲתָה Genesis 38:14, suffix רָאָֽתְךָ Job 42:5; 2nd person masculine singular רָאִיתָ Genesis 20:10 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִרְהֶ Genesis 22:8 +, jussive יֵרֵא Genesis 41:33 (Baer Gi, Ges^{§ 75p hh}, Kö^{i. 561}; van d. H. יֵרֶא), יִ֫רֶא Exodus 5:21 +, וַיַּרְא Genesis 18:2 + (1 Samuel 19:20, read plural Comm., i.e. וַיִּרְאֻ Dr^{Sm lxiii}), suffix יִרְאַנִי Exodus 33:20, וַיִּרְאֵ֑נִי 2 Samuel 1:7; 3rd person feminine singular תִּרְאֶה Leviticus 20:17; Job 33:28, jussive תֵּרֵא Micah 7:10; Zechariah 9:5 (Baer Gi, compare Ges Kö above; van d. H תֵּרֶא), וַתֵּ֫רֶא Genesis 3:6 +; 1st person singular אֶרְאֶה Genesis 21:16 +, וָאֵ֫רֶא Genesis 31:10 +, etc.; Imperative רְאֵה Genesis 27:27 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute רָאֹה Exodus 3:7 +, רָאוֺ Genesis 26:28; Isaiah 6:9; construct רְאֹה Genesis 48:11, רְאוֺת Exodus 10:28 +, רַאֲוָה Ezekiel 28:17, etc., Participle active רֹאֶה Genesis 13:15 +, etc.; passive רְאֻיוֺת (Baer Gi; van d. H. רְאֻיּוֺת) : —

a. see, subject עַיִן, עֵינַיִם, with accusative of person Isaiah 6:5; Isaiah 30:20; Jeremiah 42:2 + 5 times Job, Proverbs; subject person, with accusative Genesis 12:12, Genesis 12:15 + מִי רָאָהוּ 1 Samuel 23:22, read הֵמְּהֵרָה Th We and others. [not HPS]); רֹאִי Genesis 16:13 (participle suffix, compare בְּאֵר לַחֵי רֹאִי 1 Samuel 16:14 above) accusative of God Genesis 32:31 [Genesis 32:30] (אֶל־פָּנִים פָּנִים); accusative of person omitted 1 Samuel 18:2 [Genesis 18:2]; 1 Samuel 19:1 [Genesis 19:1] +; with accusative פְּנֵי 1 Samuel 31:2 [Genesis 31:2]; Genesis 46:30; Genesis 48:11; Exodus 33:20, opposed to אֶתאֲחֹרָ֑י Exodus 33:23; with accusative מְּנֵי specifically of having access to man of rank Genesis 43:3, Genesis 43:5 + (see [פָּנֶה] 2.b.).

b. see, with accusative of thing: subject עַיִן, עֵינַיִם Joshua 24:7 (E) 1 Samuel 24:11 (van d. H. Baer; 1 Samuel 24:10 Gi), Deuteronomy 3:21 + 5 times Deuteronomy, +; וְעֵינָיו אֶתעֵֿינָיו תִּרְאֶינָה Jeremiah 32:4, compare Jeremiah 34:3; accusative omitted 2 Samuel 24:3; Deuteronomy 21:7 + 9 times (לִרְאוֺת) 1 Samuel 6:13 read לקְרָאתוֺ We Dr Kit Bu HPS Now); subject pers Genesis 13:15; Genesis 31:12 + very often; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb מַרְאֶה Exodus 3:3 + 7 times, מַרְאָה Daniel 10:7 (twice in verse); Daniel 10:8, חָזוֺן Daniel 8:15, חֶזְיֹנוֺת Joel 3:1 [Joel 2:28]; hence see absolute = receive revelation, Isaiah 30:10 (|| חזה), compare Ezekiel 13:3 and see I. רֹאֶה; with accusative עֶרְוָה, see צ׳; see war, i.e. see it impending Exodus 13:17 (E); אֶת־הַקּוֹלֹת ר׳ וְאֶת־הַלַּפִּידִים Exodus 20:18 (Gi Exodus 20:15); רֹאֵי הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ Ecclesiastes 7:11 those who see the sun = living men; accusative of thing. omitted Exodus 22:9 [Exodus 22:10]; 2 Samuel 13:5 +, וָאֶרֵאֶה בֶּחָזוֺן Daniel 8:2 (twice in verse). (absolute); וְלֹא יִרְאוּ לֹא יֵדְעוּ Nehemiah 4:5 [Nehemiah 4:11]; עֵינֵי רֹאִים Isaiah 32:3, מְקוֺם רֹאִים Job 34:26; with adverb or adverb phrase instead of accusative of thing: כָּהֵנָּה Genesis 41:19 compare Isaiah 66:8; Ezekiel 1:27 (twice in verse), כַּאֲשֶׁר 2 Kings 2:19; 2 Chronicles 29:8; 2 Chronicles 30:7; Job 4:8; Ezekiel 16:50; Daniel 1:13, כֵּן Psalm 48:9 [Psalm 48:8].

2. see, followed by accusative + clause or phrase of closer designation:

(1) + epexegetical clause with כִּי, accusative of person Genesis 6:2 saw them that they were fair, Genesis 12:4 (both J), Exodus 2:2; Exodus 32:25 (both E), 1 Kings 11:28, accusative of face + id. Genesis 31:5 (E), Exodus 34:25 (P); accusative of thing Genesis 49:15 (poem), Isaiah 22:9; Genesis 1:4 (P), Ecclesiastes 2:24; Ecclesiastes 4:4 and probably 2 Kings 14:26 (reading כִּי מַר הוּא);

(2) כָּלהַֿבָּא עָלָיו וְעָמָ֑ד ר׳ 2 Samuel 20:12;

(3) + adjective (including participle), accusative person Genesis 7:1 (J), Amos 9:1; 2 Samuel 18:10 + 39 times (Jeremiah 46:5 strike out ר׳ Gie), + accusative אֲשֶׁר Exodus 14:13 (twice in verse) (J); accusative of thing, † Exodus 23:5; Exodus 33:10 (both E), Deuteronomy 22:4; Ezekiel 33:3, Exodus 33:6; Daniel 1:10; Daniel 8:4, Daniel 8:6, Daniel 8:7;

†(4) + מָה, accusative of thing Numbers 13:18 (JE), Haggai 2:3;

†(5) + preposition phrase accusative of person Exodus 5:19 (J), Zechariah 4:10; Ecclesiastes 10:7; Esther 5:9; accusative of thing + בִּכְבוֺדוֺ Haggai 2:3, + כ person Jeremiah 23:13, Jeremiah 23:14, + כ person Judges 9:36, כ of thing 2 Samuel 18:27;

(6) accusative of person + adverb accusative + כ person Jeremiah 30:6.

3. see, so as to learn to know: with accusative of person Deuteronomy 33:9 (|| הִכִּיר, יַדַע); with accusative of thing Deuteronomy 1:19, Deuteronomy 1:31; Deuteronomy 11:2; Job 11:11 (|| יָדַע), Psalm 16:10; Psalm 49:10 [Psalm 49:9]; = have experience of, Jeremiah 5:12; Jeremiah 14:13; Jeremiah 20:18; Jeremiah 42:14; Zephaniah 3:15; Psalm 89:49 [Psalm 89:48]; Ecclesiastes 5:17 [Ecclesiastes 5:18], שֵׁנָה בְּעֵינָיו אֵינֶנּוּ רֹאֶה Ecclesiastes 8:16; מָה ראית Genesis 20:10 i.e.what hast thou encountered, that... ? Bacher^{ZAW xix (1899). 345 ff.; Terminol. 177 f.}

4. absolute see, have (power of) vision, Genesis 27:1 (J), Genesis 48:10 (E), 1 Samuel 3:2; 1 Samuel 4:15; 1 Kings 14:4, miraculous 2 Kings 6:17 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 6:20 (twice in verse); denied of idols Deuteronomy 4:28; Psalm 115:5; Psalm 135:16; figurative of spiritual vision Isaiah 6:10; Isaiah 29:18; Isaiah 42:18; Isaiah 44:18; Jeremiah 5:21: Deuteronomy 29:3; Ezekiel 12:2 (twice in verse); Psalm 40:13 [Psalm 40:12]; Psalm 69:24 [Psalm 69:23]; עַיִן רֹאָה Proverbs 20:12. — 1 Samuel 14:27 read Qr see אור.

5. see=perceive:

a. followed by clause with כִּי, Exodus 3:4; Exodus 8:11; Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12 + often(1 Samuel 23:15 read וַיִּרָא and he feared We Dr Kit Bu HPS Now); omit כִּי (late) † Lamentations 1:10; Psalm 49:11 [Psalm 49:10]; Ecclesiastes 3:16; followed by מָה of indirect question Genesis 2:19 (J), Genesis 37:20 (E), Judges 9:48; Deuteronomy 32:20; Jeremiah 7:17; Jeremiah 33:24; Ezekiel 8:6; Jonah 4:5 +; בַּמָּה Judges 16:5 compare 1 Samuel 14:38, כַּמָּה Zechariah 2:6 [Zechariah 2:2]; Psalm 35:17; followed by מִי of indirect question 1 Samuel 14:17; Isaiah 40:26; Lamentations 2:20 (+ הַבִּיטָה); followed by אֵי 1 Samuel 26:16, אֵיכֹה 2 Kings 6:13, אֵיפֹה Jeremiah 3:2; followed by clause with הֲ whether, Genesis 8:8; Genesis 18:21; Numbers 11:23 (all J), Exodus 4:18 (E), Psalm 14:2; Psalm 53:3 [Psalm 53:2]; Songs 6:11b Esther 3:4, אִם whether Jeremiah 30:6; Lamentations 1:12; Psalm 139:24; Songs 7:13 [Songs 7:12], אֲשֶׁר that or how 1 Samuel 18:15, אֵי Ecclesiastes 2:3, שֶׁ that Ecclesiastes 2:13, שְׁ Ecclesiastes 3:18.

b. with accusative צָרַת נַפְשׁוֺ Genesis 42:21 (i.e. saw it by out-ward signs), compare Hosea 5:13.

[Note, under 5 (rarely in other cases, and only Samuel Kings Jeremiah), † Imperative + ידע Imperative: דַּע וּרְאֵה 1 Samuel 24:12 [1 Samuel 24:11]; 2 Samuel 24:13; 1 Kings 20:22; דְּעִי וּרְאִי 1 Samuel 25:17; Jeremiah 2:19; דְּעוּ וּרְאוּ 1 Samuel 12:17; 1 Samuel 14:38; 1 Samuel 23:22; 1 Kings 20:7; 2 Kings 5:7; in reverse order, רְאוּ וּדְעוּ 1 Samuel 23:23; Jeremiah 5:1.]

6. look at, see, by direct volition:

a. subject men, with accusative of thing, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 (J), Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:12 (E), Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:15 +; with accusative of land = reconnoitre Joshua 2:1; look at sun, etc., for worship † Deuteronomy 4:19; Job 31:26; = inspect 1 Kings 9:12; Leviticus 14:36 (twice in verse); with accusative of person Numbers 24:20, Numbers 24:21 (JE), Exodus 2:25; Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:5 (all P), 1 Samuel 9:16 +, (1 Samuel 19:15 HPS proposes אֶלבֵּֿית for לִרְאוֺת); with preposition אַחֲרִי רֹאִי ר׳ Genesis 16:13 (J) I have looked after one seeing me (interpretation see Di).

b. subject God, with accusative of thing Genesis 9:16 (P); = inspect Genesis 11:5 (J); look at with favour, accusative of person Job 37:24; Psalm 138:6; so perhaps figurative, subject man, regard, with accusative אָוֶן Psalm 66:18 (Hup-Now; Che Bae Dr and others intend); look with pleasure (accusative omitted, + מִן by reason of, as a fruit of) Isaiah 53:11 (si vera lectio); insert accusative אוֺר Houb Klo Du Che^Hpt Kit [perhaps], with Hiph. יַרְאֶה Du Che^Hpt, rescues from travail his soul, makes it see light).

c. without accusative, look, take a look, etc. (of man and God; often + וְהִנֵּה), Genesis 8:13; Genesis 18:2; Exodus 3:2; Leviticus 13:8; Lamentations 3:50 (מִן local), Genesis 13:14 (מִן local + ה locative), Deuteronomy 3:27; Ezekiel 40:4; Ezekiel 44:5 (all בְּעֵינֶיךָ), + often; peculiarly, תִרְאוּ וְכֵן תַּעֲשׂוּ מִמֶּנִּי Judges 7:17 (compare GFM).

d. look after, see after, learn about, with accusative of thing Genesis 37:14 (J), with accusative of person = visit (go to see) 1 Samuel 15:35; 1 Samuel 20:29; 2 Samuel 13:5, 2 Samuel 13:6; 2 Kings 8:29 2 Chronicles 22:6; 2 Kings 9:16, compare Ezekiel 20:28, עֵין רֹאִי Job 7:8 (Di Bu and others).

e. observe, watch, absolute, 1 Samuel 6:9, 1 Samuel 6:16; 1 Samuel 17:28; Ecclesiastes 8:16 (|| ידע).

f. look upon = endure to see, with accusative of thing Habakkuk 1:13 (|| הִבִּיט).

g. look out, find out, accusative of person 2 Kings 9:2; Genesis 41:33 (E), + ל person 1 Samuel 16:17; select, accusative of person + מִן from among 2 Kings 10:3, + ב among + ל person 1 Samuel 16:1; provide, furnish, with accusative of thing Deuteronomy 33:21 (poem), + ל person Genesis 22:8 (E), compare absolute יִרְאֶה י׳ as proper name, of a location = י׳ seeth [H3070 Genesis 22:14a] (E; ? read יֵרָאֶה, compare Genesis 22:14b, Niph. and Di); רְאֻיוֺת Esther 2:9 looked out = suitable (as often Late Hebrew).

h. look at = concern oneself about, accusative of thing (+ בְּיָדוֺ) Genesis 39:23 (J).

7. of mental observation:

a. Imperative see! observe! consider! exclamation (nearly = הִנֵּה), followed by clause: Genesis 27:27; Genesis 31:50 see! God is witness Genesis 39:14; Genesis 41:41; Exodus 4:21; Deuteronomy 1:8 +; followed by independent noun 2 Samuel 24:22 (|| 1 Chronicles 21:23 followed by clause).

b. look at, i.e. inquire into, a matter, accusative of thing omitted, of י׳, 1 Samuel 24:16 [1 Samuel 24:15] (Gi v¹⁵ [1 Samuel 24:15]).

c. give attention to, accusative of thing, Jeremiah 2:31, absolute give attention ! 2 Samuel 13:28; 2 Kings 6:32; Exodus 25:40; Psalm 45:11 [Psalm 45:10]; take heed to, accusative of thing, 1 Kings 12:16; 2 Chronicles 10:16; absolute take heed ! Exodus 10:10, + פֶּן 2 Kings 10:23.

d. discern, חָכְמָה לִבִּי ר׳ Ecclesiastes 1:16, טוֺב ר׳ Ecclesiastes 3:13.

e. distinguish, with בֵּיןלְ֗֗֗ of person Malachi 3:18.

f. consider, reflect, Ecclesiastes 7:14 (followed by clause oratio recta [direct speech]).

†8.

a. with ב, literally, look into, hence look at with interest (German 'sich vertiefen in'):

(1) gaze at 1 Samuel 6:19 (on context see We Dr HPS), so as to become acquainted with Genesis 34:1 (P); so as to find out Ecclesiastes 3:22; inspect liver (for omens) Ezekiel 21:26 [Ezekiel 21:21]; some - what weakened = behold Job 3:9; 2 Chronicles 7:3; Psalm 64:9 [Psalm 64:8].

(2) look at with kindness, of י׳, בָּעֳנִי Genesis 29:32; 1 Samuel 1:11 (+ infinitive absolute), 2 Samuel 16:12, בַּצַּר Psalm 106:44.

(3) upon a spectacle causing anger Exodus 2:11 (E), grief Genesis 21:16 (E), Genesis 44:34; Numbers 11:15 (both J), 2 Kings 22:20 (subject עֵינָיִם) = 2 Chronicles 34:28; Esther 8:6 (twice in verse), abhorrence Isaiah 66:24.

(4) gaze at with apprehension Ecclesiastes 11:4.

(5) with joy, pleasure, 2 Kings 10:16; Micah 7:9; Jeremiah 29:32; Isaiah 52:8 (עַיִן בְּעַיִן, compare Niph. Numbers 14:14), Job 20:17; Job 33:28; Psalm 54:9 [Psalm 54:7]; Psalm 106:5; Psalm 128:5; Songs 3:11; Songs 6:11a; Ecclesiastes 2:1.

(6) especially with exultation, triumph = feast eyes upon, sometimes gloat over (fallen enemies), Judges 16:27; Micah 7:10; Ezekiel 28:17; Obadiah 12, Obadiah 13; Psalm 22:18 [Psalm 22:17]; Psalm 112:8; Psalm 118:7.

b. with אֶל person Isaiah 17:7 (subject עֵינַיִם; || שָׁעַה עַל); עַל person Exodus 5:21 (J); עַלהָֿאָבְנָ֑יִם ר׳ Exodus 1:16 see [אֹבֶן] and Comm., also Spiegelb^{ZA xiv (June 1900), 269 ff.}

c. with ל, לַלֵּבָב לַעֵינַיִם וְיוה יִר׳ הָאָדָם יִר׳ 1 Samuel 16:7, מִי יִרְאֶהלָּֿ֑מוֺ Psalm 64:6 [Psalm 64:5]. — Corrupt is וּרְאִיתַנִי כְתוֺר הָאָדָם 1 Chronicles 17:17 (and || וְזֹאת תּוֺרַת הָאָדָם 2 Samuel 7:19), read וַתַּרְאֵנִי (with other changes) We Dr Kau Bu HPS Now; Ezekiel 12:12 read probably Niph. Hi Co Krae; Micah 6:9 read probably יִרְאָה compare Now GASm.

Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִרְאָה Genesis 48:3 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יֵרָאֶה [H3070 Genesis 22:14] +, jussive יֵרָא Exodus 34:3; Leviticus 9:6, וַיֵּרָא Genesis 12:7 +; 1st person singular וָאֵרָא Exodus 6:3, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הֵרָאֵה 1 Kings 18:1; Infinitive construct לְהֵרָאוֺת 1 Samuel 17:17 [2 Samuel 17:17] +, לֵרָאוֺת Isaiah 1:12 + 2 times, הֵרָאֹה Judges 13:21; 1 Samuel 3:21, etc.; —

1. appear, especially

a. of י׳ (God): with אֶל person Genesis 12:7 (twice in verse) + 6 times J, Genesis 35:1 (E), Genesis 35:9; Genesis 48:3; Exodus 6:3 (בְּאֵל שַׁדַּי, ב essent.), Leviticus 9:4 (all P), 1 Kings 3:5; 1 Kings 9:2 (twice in verse) = 2 Chronicles 7:12; 1 Kings 11:9; with ל person Jeremiah 31:3; 2 Chronicles 1:7; 2 Chronicles 3:1 (insert י׳ Kau Kit); absolute [H3070 Genesis 22:14] in the mountain where י׳ appeareth (probably, Di Sta^{G i. 450} Dr ^{Hast. DB ii. 563}; E), Numbers 14:14 (J E; עַיִן בְּעַיִן, see Isaiah 52:8 Qal 8 a (5)), Leviticus 16:2 (P; ב location +עַל), 1 Samuel 3:21 (ב location), 2 Samuel 22:11 (עַלכַּֿנְפֵירֿוּחַ; < וַיֵּדֶא || Psalm 18:11), + 5 times; of מַלְאַךְ י׳, with אֶל person Exodus 3:2 (E), Judges 13:21; of כְּבוֺד י׳; with אֶל person Leviticus 9:6, Leviticus 9:23; Numbers 14:10 (ב location), Numbers 16:19; Numbers 20:6 (all P), Judges 6:12; Judges 13:3; עַל person Isaiah 60:2; absolute Exodus 16:10 (ב location), Numbers 17:7 [Numbers 16:42] (both P).

b. appear, of man, = present oneself: with אֶל person Genesis 46:29 (J), Judges 13:10; 1 Kings 18:1, 1 Kings 18:2, 1 Kings 18:15; Leviticus 13:7 (twice in verse); Leviticus 13:19, אֶל of God Psalm 84:8 [Psalm 84:7] (ב location), הָאָדֹן אֶל־פְּנֵי Exodus 23:17 (E); absolute Isaiah 16:12 (strike out as dittograph Lo Du Che^Hpt Marti and others); especially (Masora) followed by (אֶת־)פְּנֵי of י׳, rendered appear before י׳: so וְנִרְאָה 1 Samuel 1:22, יֵרָאֶה Exodus 34:23 (JE), Deuteronomy 16:16, וְאֵרָאֶה Psalm 42:3 [Psalm 42:2], יֵרָאוּ Exodus 23:15 (E), Exodus 34:20 (JE), Deuteronomy 16:16, לֵרָאוֺת Exodus 34:24 (JE), Deuteronomy 31:11; Isaiah 1:12; read probably in all Qal (see [פָּנֶה] II.2).

c. appear, of things: late (Hexateuch only P), absolute Genesis 1:9; Genesis 8:5, with ב location Genesis 9:14; Leviticus 13:14, Leviticus 13:57; elsewhere poet, Psalm 18:16 [Psalm 18:15] = 2 Samuel 22:16; Psalm 90:16; Proverbs 27:25 (of דֶּשֶׁא), Songs 2:12 (ב location; of blossoms); subject מַרְאֵיהֶם Daniel 1:15 (+adjective predicate), Daniel 1:13 (+ לְפָנֶיךָ); subject חָזוֺן, with אֶל person Daniel 8:1 (twice in verse); subject כְּנֶגַע Leviticus 14:35 (with ל person).

2. be seen:

a. subject thing, 1 Kings 10:12; 2 Chronicles 9:11 (where כָּהֶם subject) Ezekiel 19:11, of sins Ezekiel 21:29 [Ezekiel 21:24] (|| הִגָּלוֺת), subject כָּזֹאת Judges 19:30, כְּאֶבֶן etc. Ezekiel 10:1.

b. subject person 2 Samuel 17:17 (+לָבוֺא) be seen to come.

c. be seen = occur 2 Kings 23:24 (ב location); = exist, + ל person Exodus 13:7 (twice in verse) (JE), Deuteronomy 16:4, compare Ezekiel 10:8; = be present, + ב location Judges 5:8; Exodus 34:3 (JE).

3. be visible, Exodus 33:23 (J E; subject י׳’s face), אֵין אֶבֶן נִרְאָה 1 Kings 6:18; 1 Kings 8:8 (twice in verse) = 2 Chronicles 5:9 (twice in verse), Jeremiah 13:26; Isaiah 47:3.

†Pu.. Perfect 3rd person plural עַצְמֹתָיו לֹא רֻוְּ Job 33:21 (Baer Gi; d. f. Ki Kö^{i. 41, 563}, Mappiḳ Ges^{§ 14 d}; van d. H. רֻאוּ), apparently his bones are not seen, detected; De which were (formerly) not seen; Di are insignificant ('un-scheinbar'), so Bae; probably corrupt, Bu נָאווּ, Du strike out as doublet.
† Hithp. reciprocal look at each other: Imperfect 2nd person masculine plural לָ֫מָּה תִּתְרָאוּ Genesis 42:1 (E); technically 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּתְרָאוּ פָנִים 2 Kings 14:11 2 Chronicles 25:21 and they looked each other in the face, i.e. met in combat, so 1st person plural, נִתְרָאֶה פ׳ 2 Kings 14:8 2 Chronicles 25:17, compare (perhaps) 2 Kings 23:29, where Wkl Benz conjectures כְּהִתְרָאוֺת אִתּוֺ (or Niph. כְּהֵרָאוֺת אִתּוֺ) for MT כִּרְאֹתוֺ אֹתוֺ.
Hiph.₆₂ Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הֶרְאָה Genesis 41:28 +, suffix הִרְאַנִי Amos 7:1 +, הֶרְאָ֑נִי Ezekiel 11:25, הֶרְאָנוּ Deuteronomy 5:21 [Deuteronomy 5:24] ; Judges 13:23, הֶרְאֱךָ Deuteronomy 4:36; 1st person singular יְהַרְאֵיתִ֫י Nahum 3:5 (Ges^{§ 53p}), suffix הֶרְאִיתִיךָ Deuteronomy 34:4, הִרְאִיתִים Isaiah 39:4 compare || 2 Kings 20:15, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine> singular יַרְאֶה Isaiah 30:30, וַיַּרְא 2 Kings 11:4, suffix יַרְאֵנִי Numbers 23:3; Psalm 59:11 [Psalm 59:10]; 1st person singular suffix אַרְאֶךָּ Genesis 12:1 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix הַרְאֵנִי Exodus 33:18, etc.; Infinitive construct הַרְאוֺת Deuteronomy 3:24 +, suffix הַרְאוֺתְכָה Ezekiel 40:4; —

a. cause one to see something, shew:

(1) subject man, with accusative of person + thing, Numbers 13:26b (JE), Judges 1:24, Judges 1:25; 2 Kings 20:13 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 20:15 = Isaiah 39:2 (twice in verse); Isaiah 39:4 + 4 times, accusative of thing omitted Ezekiel 40:4; Esther 4:8, accusative reflexive נַפְשׁוֺ + accusative of thing Ecclesiastes 2:24; מִי יַרְאֵנוּ טוֺב Psalm 4:7 [Psalm 4:6], accusative of person omitted, = exhibit Esther 1:4; with 2 accusative of person Judges 4:22; 2 Kings 11:4.

(2) especially subject י׳ (God), with accusative of person + thing, Genesis 12:1; Exodus 9:16 (both J), Genesis 41:28; Genesis 48:11 (both E), Exodus 33:18; Deuteronomy 34:1b (both J E), Deuteronomy 3:24; Deuteronomy 4:36; Deuteronomy 5:21; Joshua 5:6 (D), Exodus 25:9 (P), Judges 13:23 + 5 times + (of revelation to prophets) Numbers 23:3 (JE), Jeremiah 38:21; Ezekiel 11:25, also, with accusative of thing of cognate meaning, Numbers 8:4 (P), accusative of thing omitted Deuteronomy 34:4 (JE), accusative of person omitted = exhibit, Isaiah 30:30; of visions, י׳ subject, with accusative of person +כֹּה Amos 7:1, Amos 7:4, Amos 7:7; Amos 8:1, +כַּאֲשֶׁר Exodus 27:8 (P), with accusative of person only = cause to see [a vision] Jeremiah 24:1; with 2nd accusative of person + apposition 2 Kings 8:13, accusative of person + clause with כִּי 2 Kings 8:10.

(3) subject angel, accusative of person + thing, of revelation to prophet Zechariah 2:3 [Zechariah 1:20]; Zechariah 3:1; accusative of person + clause with מָה Zechariah 1:9.

b. cause, to experience something, with accusative of person + thing, subject י׳, Habakkuk 1:3; Psalm 60:5 [Psalm 60:3]; Psalm 71:20; Psalm 85:8 [Psalm 85:7].

†2. cause to look intently at, to behold, with accusative of person + ב of thing (compare Qal 8), subject י׳:

a. cause to gaze at, with joy Psalm 50:23; Psalm 91:16.

b. in exultation, cause to feast one's eyes upon, fallen enemies Psalm 59:11 [Psalm 59:10] (compare MI⁷)

c. in weakened sense, cause to behold Deuteronomy 1:33 (compare Dr).

†Hoph.

1. be caused to see, be shewn: Perfect 2nd person masculine singular הָרְאֵיתָ, subject man, accusative of thing, Exodus 26:30 (P; ב location); so Participle מָרְאֶה Exodus 25:40 (P; ב location); followed by infinitive אַתָּה הָרְאֵתָ לָדַעַת כִּי Deuteronomy 4:35.

2. be exhibited to, subject thing, accusative of person, Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְהָרְאָה אֶתהַֿכֹּהֵן Leviticus 13:49 (P).

Biblical Aramaic

ראה (√ of following; not Aramaic; Biblical Hebrew רָאָה see above).

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