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. Numbers 20:29וַיִּרְאוּ֙ · saw
    When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.
  2. Numbers 21:8וְרָאָ֥ה · looks at it
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.”
  3. Numbers 22:2וַיַּ֥רְא · saw
    Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,
  4. Numbers 22:23וַתֵּ֣רֶא · saw
    When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So Balaam beat her to return her to the path.
  5. Numbers 22:25וַתֵּ֨רֶא · saw
    And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD and pressed herself against the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat her once again.
  6. Numbers 22:27וַתֵּ֤רֶא · saw
    When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.
  7. Numbers 22:31וַיַּ֞רְא · and he saw
    Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. And Balaam bowed low and fell facedown.
  8. Numbers 22:33וַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙ · saw me
    The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, then by now I would surely have killed you and let her live.”
  9. Numbers 22:41וַיַּ֥רְא · he could see
    The next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people.
  10. Numbers 23:3יַּרְאֵ֖נִי · He reveals to me
    “Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height,
  11. Numbers 23:9אֶרְאֶ֔נּוּ · I see them
    For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations.
  12. Numbers 23:13תִּרְאֶ֣נּוּ · you can see them; תִרְאֶ֔ה · see; תִרְאֶ֑ה
    Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there, curse them for me.”
  13. Numbers 23:21רָאָ֥ה · He sees
    He considers no disaster for Jacob; He sees no trouble for Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and the shout of the King is among them.
  14. Numbers 24:1וַיַּ֣רְא · saw
    And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not seek omens as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
  15. Numbers 24:2וַיַּרְא֙ · and saw
    When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,
  16. Numbers 24:17אֶרְאֶ֙נּוּ֙ · I see him
    I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
  17. Numbers 24:20וַיַּרְא֙ · Then Balaam saw
    Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”
  18. Numbers 24:21וַיַּרְא֙ · Next he saw
    Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a cliff.
  19. Numbers 25:7וַיַּ֗רְא · On seeing this
    On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand,
  20. Numbers 27:12וּרְאֵה֙ · and see
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.
  21. Numbers 27:13וְרָאִ֣יתָה · After you have seen it
    After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;
  22. Numbers 32:1וַיִּרְא֞וּ · surveyed
    Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.
  23. Numbers 32:8לִרְא֥וֹת · to inspect
    This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.
  24. Numbers 32:9וַיִּרְאוּ֙ · and saw
    For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.
  25. Numbers 32:11יִרְא֨וּ · will see
    ‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—
  26. Numbers 35:23רְא֔וֹת · looking
    …or without looking drops a heavy stone that kills him, but he was not an enemy and did not intend to harm him,
  27. Deuteronomy 1:8רְאֵ֛ה · See
    See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”
  28. Deuteronomy 1:19רְאִיתֶ֗ם · you have seen
    And just as the LORD our God had commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites, through all the vast and terrifying wilderness you have seen. When we reached Kadesh-barnea,
  29. Deuteronomy 1:21רְ֠אֵה · See
    See, the LORD your God has placed the land before you. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has told you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
  30. Deuteronomy 1:28רָאִ֥ינוּ · saw
    Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”
  31. Deuteronomy 1:31רָאִ֔יתָ · [and]
    …and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.”
  32. Deuteronomy 1:33לַרְאֹֽתְכֶם֙ · [and] to show you
    …who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.
  33. Deuteronomy 1:35יִרְאֶ֥ה · shall see
    “Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers,
  34. Deuteronomy 1:36יִרְאֶ֔נָּה · will see it
    …except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”
  35. Deuteronomy 2:24רְאֵ֣ה · See
    “Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.
  36. Deuteronomy 2:31רְאֵ֗ה · See
    Then the LORD said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.”
  37. Deuteronomy 3:21הָרֹאֹ֗ת · have seen
    And at that time I commanded Joshua: “Your own eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings. The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms you are about to enter.
  38. Deuteronomy 3:24לְהַרְא֣וֹת · to show
    “O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant. For what god in heaven or on earth can perform such works and mighty acts as Yours?
  39. Deuteronomy 3:25וְאֶרְאֶה֙ · and see
    Please let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that pleasant hill country as well as Lebanon!”
  40. Deuteronomy 3:27וּרְאֵ֣ה · See [the land]
    Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west and north and south and east. See the land with your own eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan.
  41. Deuteronomy 3:28תִּרְאֶֽה׃ · you will see
    But commission Joshua, encourage him, and strengthen him, for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.”
  42. Deuteronomy 4:3הָֽרֹאֹ֔ת · have seen
    Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal-peor, for the LORD your God destroyed from among you all who followed Baal of Peor.
  43. Deuteronomy 4:5רְאֵ֣ה׀ · See
    See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.
  44. Deuteronomy 4:9רָא֣וּ · have seen
    Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
  45. Deuteronomy 4:12רֹאִ֖ים · but saw
    And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words but saw no form; there was only a voice.
  46. Deuteronomy 4:15רְאִיתֶם֙ · you saw
    So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful
  47. Deuteronomy 4:19וְֽ֠רָאִיתָ · and see
    When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
  48. Deuteronomy 4:28יִרְאוּן֙ · see
    And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.