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. Amos 8:1הִרְאַ֖נִי · showed me
    This is what the Lord GOD showed me: I saw a basket of summer fruit.
  2. Amos 8:2רֹאֶה֙ · see
    “Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”
  3. Amos 9:1רָאִ֨יתִי · I saw
    I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
  4. Obadiah 1:12תֵּ֤רֶא · gloat
    But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress.
  5. Obadiah 1:13תֵּ֧רֶא · gloat
    You should not enter the gate of My people in the day of their disaster, nor gloat over their affliction in the day of their disaster, nor loot their wealth in the day of their disaster.
  6. Jonah 3:10וַיַּ֤רְא · saw
    When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.
  7. Jonah 4:5יִרְאֶ֔ה · see
    Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of it, where he made himself a shelter and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city.
  8. Micah 6:9יִרְאֶ֣ה · to fear
    The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): “Heed the rod and the One who ordained it.
  9. Micah 7:9אֶרְאֶ֖ה · I will see
    Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.
  10. Micah 7:10וְתֵרֶ֤א · will see; תִּרְאֶ֣ינָּה · will see
    Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame—she who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.
  11. Micah 7:15אַרְאֶ֖נּוּ · I will show
    As in the days when you came out of Egypt, I will show My wonders.
  12. Micah 7:16יִרְא֤וּ · will see
    Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.
  13. Nahum 3:5וְהַרְאֵיתִ֤י · I will show
    “Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms.
  14. Nahum 3:7רֹאַ֙יִךְ֙ · who see you
    Then all who see you will recoil from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated; who will grieve for her?’ Where can I find comforters for you?”
  15. Habakkuk 1:3תַרְאֵ֤נִי · do You make me see
    Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.
  16. Habakkuk 1:5רְא֤וּ · Look
    “Look at the nations and observe—be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.
  17. Habakkuk 1:13מֵרְא֣וֹת · to look upon
    Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
  18. Habakkuk 2:1לִרְאוֹת֙ · to see
    I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.
  19. Habakkuk 3:6רָאָה֙ · He looked
    He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.
  20. Habakkuk 3:7רָאִ֖יתִי · I saw
    I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.
  21. Habakkuk 3:10רָא֤וּךָ · saw You
    The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.
  22. Haggai 2:3רָאָה֙ · saw; רֹאִ֤ים · does it look
    ‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison?’
  23. Zechariah 1:8רָאִ֣יתִי׀ · I looked out
    I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
  24. Zechariah 1:9אַרְאֶ֖ךָּ · will show
    “What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”
  25. Zechariah 1:18וָאֵ֑רֶא · and saw
    Then I looked up and saw four horns.
  26. Zechariah 1:20וַיַּרְאֵ֣נִי · showed me
    Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.
  27. Zechariah 2:1וָאֵ֖רֶא · and saw
    Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
  28. Zechariah 2:2לִרְא֥וֹת · and to determine
    “Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”
  29. Zechariah 3:1וַיַּרְאֵ֗נִי · Then [the angel] showed me
    Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
  30. Zechariah 3:4רְאֵ֨ה · See
    So the angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.”
  31. Zechariah 4:2רֹאֶ֑ה · see; רָאִ֣יתִי׀ · I see
    “What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.
  32. Zechariah 4:10וְרָא֞וּ · when they see
    For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”
  33. Zechariah 5:1וָֽאֶרְאֶ֑ה · and saw
    Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll.
  34. Zechariah 5:2רֹאֶ֑ה · see; רֹאֶה֙ · see
    “What do you see?” asked the angel. “I see a flying scroll,” I replied, “twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”
  35. Zechariah 5:5וּרְאֵ֔ה · and see
    Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, “Now lift up your eyes and see what is approaching.”
  36. Zechariah 5:9וָאֵ֗רֶא · and saw
    Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.
  37. Zechariah 6:1וָֽאֶרְאֶ֔ה · and saw
    And again I lifted up my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze.
  38. Zechariah 6:8רְאֵ֗ה · Behold
    Then the LORD summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.”
  39. Zechariah 9:5תֵּרֶ֨א · will see
    Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.
  40. Zechariah 9:8רָאִ֥יתִי · I keep watch
    But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes.
  41. Zechariah 9:14יֵֽרָאֶ֔ה · will appear
    Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.
  42. Zechariah 10:7יִרְא֣וּ · will see it
    Ephraim will be like a mighty man, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.
  43. Malachi 1:5תִּרְאֶ֑ינָה · You will see this
    You will see this with your own eyes, and you yourselves will say, ‘The LORD is great—even beyond the borders of Israel.’”
  44. Malachi 3:2בְּהֵרָֽאוֹת֑וֹ · when He appears
    But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
  45. Malachi 3:18וּרְאִיתֶ֔ם · distinguish
    So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”