This word comes from the name of LORD.
Definition
a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Traditional renderings: 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.
Traditional renderings: 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.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רָאָה:
Glossary entries
Lord Righteousness Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? Eli Abba Most High
Usage patterns
Occurrences
1,299 total
- Judges 19:17וַיַּ֛רְא · and sawWhen he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?”
- Judges 19:30הָרֹאֶ֗ה · who saw; נִרְאֲתָה֙ · has been seenAnd everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!”
- Judges 20:36וַיִּרְא֥וּ · realizedThen the Benjamites realized they had been defeated. Now the men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin because they were relying on the ambush they had set against Gibeah.
- Judges 20:41רָאָ֔ה · they realizedThen the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them.
- Judges 21:21וּרְאִיתֶ֗ם · and watch…and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
- Ruth 1:18וַתֵּ֕רֶא · When Naomi sawWhen Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.
- Ruth 2:18וַתֵּ֥רֶא · sawShe picked up the grain and went into the town, where her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. And she brought out what she had saved from her meal and gave it to Naomi.
- 1 Samuel 1:11רָאֹ֥ה · only You will look; תִרְאֶ֣ה׀And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”
- 1 Samuel 1:22וְנִרְאָה֙ · to appear…but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
- 1 Samuel 3:2לִרְאֽוֹת׃ · seeAnd at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.
- 1 Samuel 3:21לְהֵרָאֹ֣ה · to appearAnd the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.
- 1 Samuel 4:15לִרְאֽוֹת׃ · seeNow Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.
- 1 Samuel 5:7וַיִּרְא֥וּ · sawAnd when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.”
- 1 Samuel 6:9וּרְאִיתֶ֗ם · but keep watching it…but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance.”
- 1 Samuel 6:13וַיִּרְאוּ֙ · and saw; לִרְאֽוֹת׃ · at the sightNow the people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they looked up and saw the ark, they were overjoyed at the sight.
- 1 Samuel 6:16רָא֑וּ · saw [this]And when the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned to Ekron that same day.
- 1 Samuel 6:19רָאוּ֙ · they lookedBut God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter.
- 1 Samuel 9:16רָאִ֙יתִי֙ · I have looked upon“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”
- 1 Samuel 9:17רָאָ֣ה · sawWhen Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.”
- 1 Samuel 10:11וַיִּרְא֕וּ · saw himWhen all those who had formerly known Saul saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
- 1 Samuel 10:14וַנִּרְאֶ֣ה · When we sawNow Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” Saul replied. “When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”
- 1 Samuel 10:24הַרְּאִיתֶם֙ · Do you seeSamuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
- 1 Samuel 12:12וַתִּרְא֗וּ · But when you sawBut when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.
- 1 Samuel 12:16וּרְא֔וּ · and seeNow, therefore, present yourselves and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.
- 1 Samuel 12:17וּרְא֗וּ · and seeIs it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
- 1 Samuel 12:24רְא֔וּ · considerAbove all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
- 1 Samuel 13:6רָאוּ֙ · SeeingSeeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
- 1 Samuel 13:11רָאִיתִי֩ · I saw“What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,
- 1 Samuel 14:16וַיִּרְא֤וּ · lookedNow when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction,
- 1 Samuel 14:17וּרְא֔וּ · and seeSaul said to the troops who were with him, “Call the roll and see who has left us.” And when they had called the roll, they saw that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.
- 1 Samuel 14:27וַתָּרֹאנָה · brightenedJonathan, however, had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.
- 1 Samuel 14:29רְאוּ־ · Just look“My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
- 1 Samuel 14:38וּרְא֔וּTherefore Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the troops, and let us investigate how this sin has occurred today.
- 1 Samuel 14:52וְרָאָ֨ה · noticedAnd the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.
- 1 Samuel 15:35לִרְא֤וֹת · visitedAnd to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
- 1 Samuel 16:1רָאִ֧יתִי · I have selectedNow the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
- 1 Samuel 16:6וַיַּ֖רְא · Samuel sawWhen they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”
- 1 Samuel 16:7יִרְאֶה֙ · does; יִרְאֶ֣ה · sees; יִרְאֶ֥ה · seesBut the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
- 1 Samuel 16:17רְאוּ־ · FindAnd Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”
- 1 Samuel 16:18רָאִ֜יתִי · I have seenOne of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”
- 1 Samuel 17:24בִּרְאוֹתָ֖ם · saw GoliathWhen all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear.
- 1 Samuel 17:25הַרְּאִיתֶם֙ · Do you see howNow the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”
- 1 Samuel 17:28רְא֥וֹת · seeNow when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
- 1 Samuel 17:42וַיִּרְאֶ֥ה · and sawWhen the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.
- 1 Samuel 17:51וַיִּרְא֧וּ · sawDavid ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him, and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.