רָאָה

ra.ahto see: seeHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb1,299 occurrences38 books1,200 verses
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.

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

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Occurrences

1,299 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 29:17רָאִ֥יתִי · I have seen
    I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.
  2. 2 Chronicles 1:7נִרְאָ֥ה · appeared
    That night God appeared to Solomon and said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
  3. 2 Chronicles 3:1נִרְאָ֖ה · [the LORD] had appeared
    Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
  4. 2 Chronicles 5:9וַיֵּרָאוּ֩ · were visible; יֵרָא֖וּ
    The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
  5. 2 Chronicles 7:3רֹאִים֙ · saw
    When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 7:12וַיֵּרָ֧א · appeared
    …the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.
  7. 2 Chronicles 9:3וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ · saw
    When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,
  8. 2 Chronicles 9:6וַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָה · and saw
    But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.
  9. 2 Chronicles 9:11נִרְא֥וּ · been seen
    The king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.)
  10. 2 Chronicles 10:16רְאֵ֥ה · Look
    When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So all the Israelites went home,
  11. 2 Chronicles 12:7וּבִרְא֤וֹת · saw
    When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.
  12. 2 Chronicles 15:9בִּרְאֹתָ֕ם · when they saw
    And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
  13. 2 Chronicles 18:16רָאִ֤יתִי · I saw
    So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
  14. 2 Chronicles 18:18רָאִ֤יתִי · I saw
    Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
  15. 2 Chronicles 18:24רֹאֶ֖ה · You will soon see
    Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
  16. 2 Chronicles 18:31כִּרְאוֹת֩ · saw
    When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.
  17. 2 Chronicles 18:32כִּרְאוֹת֙ · saw
    And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
  18. 2 Chronicles 19:6רְאוּ֙ · Consider carefully
    Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.
  19. 2 Chronicles 20:17וּרְא֣וּ · and see
    You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”
  20. 2 Chronicles 22:6לִרְא֞וֹת · to visit
    So he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
  21. 2 Chronicles 22:10רָאֲתָ֖ה · saw
    When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.
  22. 2 Chronicles 23:13וַתֵּ֡רֶא · And she looked
    And she looked and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”
  23. 2 Chronicles 24:11וְכִרְאוֹתָ֞ם · and they saw
    Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.
  24. 2 Chronicles 24:22יֵ֥רֶא · see this
    Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”
  25. 2 Chronicles 25:17נִתְרָאֶ֥ה · let us meet
    Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.
  26. 2 Chronicles 25:21וַיִּתְרָא֣וּ · each other
    So Jehoash king of Israel advanced, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
  27. 2 Chronicles 26:5בִּרְאֹ֣ת · in the fear
    He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.
  28. 2 Chronicles 29:8רֹאִ֖ים · can see
    Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, horror, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.
  29. 2 Chronicles 30:7רֹאִֽים׃ · can see
    Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see.
  30. 2 Chronicles 31:8וַיִּרְא֖וּ · and viewed
    When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
  31. 2 Chronicles 32:2וַיַּרְא֙ · saw
    When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem,
  32. 2 Chronicles 34:28תִרְאֶ֣ינָה · see
    ‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its people.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
  33. Ezra 3:12רָא֜וּ · had seen
    But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.
  34. Nehemiah 2:17רֹאִים֙ · see
    Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”
  35. Nehemiah 4:11יִרְא֔וּ · see
    And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”
  36. Nehemiah 4:14וָאֵ֣רֶא · After I had made an inspection
    After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
  37. Nehemiah 9:9וַתֵּ֛רֶא · You saw
    You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.
  38. Nehemiah 13:15רָאִ֣יתִי · I saw
    In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.
  39. Nehemiah 13:23רָאִ֤יתִי · saw
    In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
  40. Esther 1:4בְּהַרְאֹת֗וֹ · he displayed
    And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness.
  41. Esther 1:11לְהַרְא֨וֹת · to display
    …to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.
  42. Esther 1:14רֹאֵי֙ · who had personal access to
    His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
  43. Esther 2:9הָרְאֻי֥וֹת · select
    And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.
  44. Esther 2:15רֹאֶֽיהָ׃ · who saw her
    Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.
  45. Esther 3:4לִרְאוֹת֙ · to see
    Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.
  46. Esther 3:5וַיַּ֣רְא · saw
    When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
  47. Esther 4:8לְהַרְא֥וֹת · to show
    Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.
  48. Esther 5:2כִרְא֨וֹת · saw
    As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
  49. Esther 5:9וְכִרְאוֹת֩ · saw
    That day Haman went out full of joy and glad of heart. At the king’s gate, however, he saw Mordecai, who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence. And Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.