רָאָה

ra.ah · to see: see

Hebrew · Strong's H7200 · Verb · Sounds like: raw-aw' · 1,300 occurrences

English

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to see: see H7200G 1,198
  • to see: behold! H7200I · a Meaning of 46
  • to see: examine H7200H · a Meaning of 24
  • to see: select H7200J · a Meaning of 11
  • to see: seer H7200L · a Meaning of 9
  • to see: enjoy H7200K · a Meaning of 8
  • to see: approach H7200M · a Meaning of 3
  • Provider H7200N · a Name of 1

Strong's dictionary

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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
רָאָה 1315 vb. see
Qal 1141
1.
a. see, subj.
b. see, c. acc. rei
2. see, sq. acc. cl. or phr. of closer design
3. see, so as to learn to know
4. abs. see, have (power of) vision
5. see = perceive
6. look at, see, by direct volition
7. of mental observation
8.
a. c. ב, lit., look into, hence look at with interest
b. see, c. acc. rei
Niph.
1. appear
2. be seen
3. be visible
Pu. appar. his bones are not detected
Hithp. recipr. look at each other
Hiph.
1.
a. cause one to see something, shew
b. cause to experience something
2. cause to look intently at, to behold
Hoph.
1. be caused to see, be shewn
2. be exhibited to

Every occurrence

  1. 2 Samuel 14:28 רָאָֽה׃ ra.'Ah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem; and he saw not the king's face.

  2. 2 Samuel 14:30 רְאוּ֩ re.'U · A command to all of you: simple action

    Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.

  3. 2 Samuel 14:32 אֶרְאֶה֙ 'er.'Eh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it were better for me to be there still. Now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be iniquity in me, let him kill me.

  4. 2 Samuel 15:3 רְאֵ֥ה re.'Eh · A command to you: simple action

    And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

  5. 2 Samuel 15:25 וְהִרְאַ֥נִי ve.hir.'A.ni · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of Jehovah, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation:

  6. 2 Samuel 15:27 הֲרוֹאֶ֣ה ha.ro.'Eh · A person, place or thing

    The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art thou not a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

  7. 2 Samuel 15:28 רְאוּ֙ re.'U · A command to all of you: simple action

    See, I will tarry at the fords of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.

  8. 2 Samuel 16:12 יִרְאֶ֥ה yir.'Eh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    It may be that Jehovah will look on the wrong done unto me, and that Jehovah will requite me good for his cursing of me this day.

  9. 2 Samuel 17:17 לְהֵרָא֖וֹת le.he.ra.'ot · The “to do” form of an action: receiving the action

    Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying by En-rogel; and a maid-servant used to go and tell them; and they went and told king David: for they might not be seen to come into the city.

  10. 2 Samuel 17:18 וַיַּ֤רְא vai.Yar' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    But a lad saw them, and told Absalom: and they went both of them away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down thither.

  11. 2 Samuel 17:23 רָאָ֗ה ra.'Ah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home, unto his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

  12. 2 Samuel 18:10 וַיַּרְא֙ vai.yaR' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.

  13. 2 Samuel 18:10 רָאִ֣יתִי ra.'I.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.

  14. 2 Samuel 18:11 רָאִ֔יתָ ra.'I.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest it, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten pieces of silver, and a girdle.

  15. 2 Samuel 18:21 רָאִ֑יתָה ra.'I.tah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go, tell the king what thou hast seen. And the Cushite bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.

  16. 2 Samuel 18:24 וַיַּ֔רְא vai.Yar' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Now David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.

  17. 2 Samuel 18:26 וַיַּ֣רְא vai.Yar' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold, another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.

  18. 2 Samuel 18:27 רֹאֶה֙ ro.'Eh · An -ing word: simple action

    And the watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

  19. 2 Samuel 18:29 רָאִיתִי֩ ra.'i.Ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, even me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.

  20. 2 Samuel 20:12 וַיַּ֨רְא vai.Yar' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.

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