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. Ecclesiastes 7:29רְאֵה־ · have I found
    Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
  2. Ecclesiastes 8:9רָאִ֙יתִי֙ · I have seen
    All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.
  3. Ecclesiastes 8:10רָאִיתִי֩ · I saw
    Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.
  4. Ecclesiastes 8:16וְלִרְאוֹת֙ · and to observe; רֹאֶֽה׃ · see
    When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—
  5. Ecclesiastes 8:17וְרָאִיתִי֮ · I saw
    I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.
  6. Ecclesiastes 9:9רְאֵ֨ה · Enjoy
    Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
  7. Ecclesiastes 9:11וְרָאֹ֣ה · I saw
    I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
  8. Ecclesiastes 9:13רָאִ֥יתִי · I have also seen
    I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:
  9. Ecclesiastes 10:5רָאִ֖יתִי · I have seen
    There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:
  10. Ecclesiastes 10:7רָאִ֥יתִי · I have seen
    I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
  11. Ecclesiastes 11:4וְרֹאֶ֥ה · and he who observes
    He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.
  12. Ecclesiastes 11:7לִרְא֥וֹת · to see
    Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
  13. Ecclesiastes 12:3הָרֹא֖וֹת · and those watching
    …on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,
  14. Song of Solomon 1:6תִּרְא֙וּנִי֙ · stare
    Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
  15. Song of Solomon 2:12נִרְא֣וּ · have appeared
    The flowers have appeared in the countryside; the season of singing has come, and the cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land.
  16. Song of Solomon 2:14הַרְאִ֙ינִי֙ · let me see
    O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely.
  17. Song of Solomon 3:3רְאִיתֶֽם׃ · Have you seen [the one]
    I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: “Have you seen the one I love?”
  18. Song of Solomon 3:11וּֽרְאֶ֛ינָה · and gaze
    Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding—the day of his heart’s rejoicing.
  19. Song of Solomon 6:9רָא֤וּהָ · see her
    …but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.
  20. Song of Solomon 6:11לִרְא֖וֹת · to see; לִרְאוֹת֙ · to see
    I went down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding or the pomegranates were in bloom.
  21. Song of Solomon 7:12נִרְאֶ֞ה · to see
    Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom—there I will give you my love.
  22. Isaiah 1:12לֵרָא֖וֹת · to appear
    When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts?
  23. Isaiah 5:12רָאֽוּ׃ · to see
    At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
  24. Isaiah 5:19נִרְאֶ֑ה · we may see it
    …to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
  25. Isaiah 6:1וָאֶרְאֶ֧ה · I saw
    In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
  26. Isaiah 6:5רָא֥וּ · have seen
    Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
  27. Isaiah 6:9וּרְא֥וּ · be ever seeing; רָא֖וֹ
    And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
  28. Isaiah 6:10יִרְאֶ֨ה · they might see
    Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
  29. Isaiah 9:2רָא֖וּ · have seen
    The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
  30. Isaiah 14:16רֹאֶ֙יךָ֙ · Those who see you
    Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble,
  31. Isaiah 16:12נִרְאָ֛ה · appears
    When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.
  32. Isaiah 17:7תִּרְאֶֽינָה׃
    In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
  33. Isaiah 17:8יִרְאֶ֔ה
    They will not look to the altars they have fashioned with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they have made with their fingers.
  34. Isaiah 18:3תִּרְא֔וּ · you will see it
    All you people of the world and dwellers of the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it; when a ram’s horn sounds, you will hear it.
  35. Isaiah 21:3מֵרְאֽוֹת׃ · to see
    Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
  36. Isaiah 21:6יִרְאֶ֖ה · he sees
    For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.
  37. Isaiah 21:7וְרָ֣אָה · When he sees
    When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.”
  38. Isaiah 22:9רְאִיתֶ֖ם · You saw
    You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.
  39. Isaiah 22:11רְאִיתֶֽם׃ · or consider
    You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago.
  40. Isaiah 26:10יִרְאֶ֖ה · to see
    Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.
  41. Isaiah 28:4יִרְאֶ֤ה · Whoever; הָֽרֹאֶה֙ · sees it
    The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest: Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it.
  42. Isaiah 29:15רֹאֵ֖נוּ · sees us
    Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”
  43. Isaiah 29:18תִּרְאֶֽינָה׃ · will see
    On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
  44. Isaiah 29:23בִ֠רְאֹתוֹ · when he sees
    For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
  45. Isaiah 30:10תִרְא֔וּ · seeing visions
    They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
  46. Isaiah 30:20רֹא֥וֹת · you will see
    The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself—with your own eyes you will see Him.