Râʼâh — H7200

H7200 · Hebrew — ראה

Pronunciation: raw-aw'

Definition

verb

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

  1. to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
    1. (Qal)
      1. to see
      2. to see, perceive
      3. to see, have vision
      4. to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
      5. to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
      6. to look at, gaze at
    2. (Niphal)
      1. to appear, present oneself
      2. to be seen
      3. to be visible
    3. (Pual) to be seen
    4. (Hiphil)
      1. to cause to see, show
      2. to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
    5. (Hophal)
      1. to be caused to see, be shown
      2. to be exhibited to
    6. (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

Usually translated as

see, behold, look, appear, consider, seer, respect, enjoy, lo, certainly, take heed, indeed, provide, discern, have experience, gaze, joyfully, mark, meet, be near, perceive, regard, spy, stare, view, visions, advise self, approve, present, foresee, seem, shew, sight of others, espy, surely, think

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Râʼâh occurs 1,289 times in 1,193 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (132), Exodus (77), Leviticus (44), Numbers (44), Deuteronomy (65), Joshua (15), Judges (40), Ruth (1), 1 Samuel (71), 2 Samuel (42), 1 Kings (31), 2 Kings (56), 1 Chronicles (19), 2 Chronicles (31), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (7), Esther (14), Job (49), Psalms (98), Proverbs (12), Ecclesiastes (44), Song of Songs (8), Isaiah (76), Jeremiah (65), Lamentations (16), Ezekiel (65), Daniel (17), Hosea (4), Joel (1), Amos (6), Obadiah (2), Jonah (2), Micah (5), Nahum (2), Habakkuk (7), Zephaniah (1), Haggai (1), Zechariah (19), Malachi (3)

Strong's Lexicon — R