Lexical Definition

‎רָאָה‎ râʼâh (raw-aw') to see: see ^H:V
a primitive root

advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.

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

1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to see
1a2) to see, perceive
1a3) to see, have vision
1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
1a6) to look at, gaze at
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to appear, present oneself
1b2) to be seen
1b3) to be visible
1c) (Pual) to be seen
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to see, show
1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be caused to see, be shown
1e2) to be exhibited to
1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

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Also see: רֹאֶה

‎רָאָה‎₁₃₁₅ verb see (Late Hebrew id.; ‎וארא‎ MI⁴, ‎הראני‎ Deut 1:7, compare ‎ריח‎ spectacle Deut 1:12 Sabean ‎ראי‎ see, expect DHM^{ZMG xxix (1875), 506,599}; Arabic see, so Ethiopic ᵑ7 ‎רֵו‎, ‎רֵיוָא‎ human appearance, features, etc. (compare Hebrew ‎רְָאִי‎ 2)); —

Qal₁₁₄₁ Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎׳‎‎ר‎ Gen 29:10 +, suffix ‎וְרָֽאֲךָ‎ consecutive Exod 4:14 ‎רָאָהוּ‎ 2Kgs 2:12 +; 3 feminine singular ‎רָֽאֲתָה‎ Gen 38:14, suffix ‎רָאָֽתְךָ‎ Job 42:5 2 masculine singular ‎רָאִיתָ‎ Gen 20:10 +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִרְהֶ‎ Gen 22:8 +, jussive ‎יֵרֵא‎ Gen 41:33 (Baer Gi, Ges^{«GKC:75p»§ 75p}, «GKC:75hh»hh Kö^i.561; van d. H. ‎יֵרֶא‎), ‎יִ֫רֶא‎ Exod 5:21 +, ‎וַיַּרְא‎ Gen 18:2 + (1Sam 19:20, read plural ᵐ5 Comm., i.e. ‎וַיִּרְאֻ‎ Dr^{Sm lxiii}), suffix ‎יִרְאַנִי‎ Exod 33:20, ‎וַיִּרְאֵ֑נִי‎ 2Sam 1:7 3 feminine singular ‎תִּרְאֶה‎ Lev 20:17; Job 33:28, jussive ‎תֵּרֵא‎ Mic 7:10; Zech 9:5 (Baer Gi, compare Ges Kö above; van d. H ‎תֵּרֶא‎), ‎וַתֵּ֫רֶא‎ Gen 3:6 +; 1 singular ‎אֶרְאֶה‎ Gen 21:16 +, ‎וָאֵ֫רֶא‎ Gen 31:10 +, etc.; Imperative ‎רְאֵה‎ Gen 27:27 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute ‎רָאֹה‎ Exod 3:7 +, ‎רָאוֺ‎ Gen 26:28; Isa 6:9 construct ‎רְאֹה‎ Gen 48:11, ‎רְאוֺת‎ Exod 10:28 +, ‎רַאֲוָה‎ Ezek 28:17, etc., Participle active ‎רֹאֶה‎ Ezek 13:15 +, etc.; passive ‎רְאֻיוֺת‎ (Baer Gi; van d. H. ‎רְאֻיּוֺת‎) : —

1. a. see, subject ‎עַיִן‎, ‎עֵינַיִם‎, with accusative of person Isa 6:5; Isa 30:20; Jer 42:2 + 5 t. Job, Proverbs; subject person, with accusative Gen 12:12; Gen 12:15 + ‎מִי רָאָהוּ‎ 1Sam 23:22, read ‎הֵמְּהֵרָה‎ ᵐ5 Th We and others. [not HPS]); ‎רֹאִי‎ 1Sam 16:13 (participle suffix, compare ‎בְּאֵר לַחֵי רֹאִי‎ v1Sam 16:14, .p. 91 above) accusative of God 1Sam 32:31 (‎פָּנִים אֶלפָּֿנִים‎); accusative of person omitted 1Sam 18:2; 1Sam 19:1 +; with accusative ‎פְּנֵי‎ 1Sam 31:2; 1Sam 46:30; 1Sam 48:11; Exod 33:20, opposed to ‎אֶתאֲחֹרָ֑י‎ vExod 33:23 with accusative ‎פְּנֵי‎ specifically of having access to man of rank Gen 43:3; Gen 43:5 + (see [ ‎פָּנֶה‎] 2 b).
b. see, with accusative of thing: subject ‎עַיִן‎, ‎עֵינַיִם‎ Josh 24:7 (E) 1Sam 24:11* (van d. H. Baer; v.1Sam 24:10* Gi), Deut 3:21 + 5 t. Deuteronomy, +; ‎וְעֵינָיו אֶתעֵֿינָיו תִּרְאֶינָה‎ Jer 32:4, compare Jer 34:3 accusative omitted 2Sam 24:3; Deut 21:7 + 9 t. (‎לִרְאוֺת‎) 1Sam 6:13 read ‎לקְרָאתוֺ‎ ᵐ5 We Dr Kit Bu HPS Now); subject pers Gen 13:15; Gen 31:12 + very often; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb ‎מַרְאֶה‎ Exod 3:8 + 7 t., ‎מַרְאָה‎ Dan 10:7 (twice in verse); Dan 10:8, ‎חָזוֺן‎ Dan 8:15, ‎חֶזְיֹנוֺת‎ Joel 3:1* hence see absolute= receive revelation, Isa 30:10 (|| ‎חזה‎), compare Ezek 13:3 and see I. ‎רֹאֶה‎; with accusative ‎עֶרְוָה‎, see ‎׳‎‎צ‎, p. 788 f.; see war, i.e. see it impending Exod 13:17 (E); ‎אֶתהַֿקּוֺתֹ‎ ‎׳‎‎וְאֶתהַֿלַּפִּידִים ר‎ Exod 20:18 (Gi vExod 20:15); ‎רֹאֵי הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ‎ Eccl 7:11 those who see the sun = living men; accusative of thing. omitted Exod 22:9*; 2Sam 13:5 +, ‎וָאֶרֵאֶה בֶּחָזוֺן‎ Dan 8:2 (twice in verse).(absolute); ‎וְלֹא יִרְאוּ לֹא יֵדְעוּ‎ Neh 4:5* ‎עֵינֵי רֹאִים‎ Isa 32:3, ‎מְקוֺם רֹאִים‎ Job 34:26 with adverb or adverb phrase instead of accusative of thing: ‎כָּהֵנָּה‎ Gen 41:19 compare Isa 66:8; Ezek 1:27 (twice in verse), ‎כַּאֲשֶׁר‎ 2Kgs 2:19; 2Chr 29:8; 2Chr 30:7; Job 4:8; Ezek 16:50; Dan 1:13, ‎כֵּן‎ Ps 48:9*.

2. see, followed by accusative + clause or phrase of closer designation: (I) + epexegetical clause with ‎כִּי‎, accusative of person Gen 6:2 saw them that they were fair, Gen 12:4 (both J), Exod 2:2; Exod 32:25 (both E), 1Kgs 11:28, accusative of face + id. Gen 31:5 (E), Exod 34:25 (P); accusative of thing Gen 49:15 (poem), Isa 22:9; Gen 1:4 (P), Eccl 2:24; Eccl 4:4 and probably 2Kgs 14:26 (reading ‎כִּי מַר הוּא‎); (2) ‎כָּלהַֿבָּא עָלָיו וְעָמָ֑ד‎ ‎׳‎‎ר‎ 2Sam 20:12 (3) + adjective (including participle), accusative person Gen 7:1 (J), Amos 9:1; 2Sam 18:10 + 39 t. (Jer 46:5 strike out ‎׳‎‎ר‎ ᵐ5 Gie), + accusative ‎אֲשֶׁר‎ Exod 14:13 (twice in verse) (J); accusative of thing, Exod 23:5; Exod 33:10 (both E), Deut 22:4; Ezek 33:3; Ezek 33:6; Dan 1:10; Dan 8:4; Dan 8:6; Dan 8:7 (4) + ‎מָה‎, accusative of thing Num 13:18 (JE), Hag 2:3 (5) + preposition Phr., accusative of person Exod 5:19 (J), Zech 4:10; Eccl 10:7; Esth 5:9 accusative of thing + ‎בִּכְבוֺדוֺ‎ Hag 2:3, + ‎כ‎ pres. Jer 23:13; Jer 23:14, + ‎כ‎ person Judg 9:36, ‎כ‎ of thing 2Sam 18:27 (6) accusative of person + adverb accusative + ‎כ‎ person Jer 30:6.

3. see, so as to learn to know: with accusative of person Deut 33:9 (|| ‎הִכִּיר‎, ‎יַדַע‎); with accusative of thing Deut 1:19; Deut 1:31; Deut 11:2; Job 11:11 (|| ‎יָדַע‎ ), Ps 16:10; Ps 49:10* = have experience of, Jer 5:12; Jer 14:13; Jer 20:18; Jer 42:14; Zeph 3:15; Ps 89:49*; Eccl 5:17*, ‎שֵׁנָה בְּעֵינָיו אֵינֶנּוּ רֹאֶה‎ Eccl 8:16 ‎מָה ראית‎ Gen 20:10 i.e.what hast thou encountered, that . . . ? Bacher^{ZAW xix (1899). 345 ff.; Terminol. 177 f.}

4. absolute see, have (power of) vision, Gen 27:1 (J), Gen 48:10 (E), 1Sam 3:2; 1Sam 4:15; 1Kgs 14:4, miraculous 2Kgs 6:17 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 6:20 (twice in verse); denied of idols Deut 4:28; Ps 115:5; Ps 135:16 figurative of spiritual vision Isa 6:10; Isa 29:18; Isa 42:18; Jer 5:2l Deut 29:3*; Ezek 12:2 (twice in verse); Ps 40:13*; Ps 69:24* ‎עַיִן רֹאָה‎ Prov 20:12. — 1Sam 14:27 read Qr see ‎אור‎.

5. see = perceive:
a. followed by clause with ‎כִּי‎, Exod 3:4; Exod 8:11*; Gen 1:10; Gen 1:12 + often(1Sam 23:15 read ‎וַיִּרָא‎ and he feared We Dr Kit Bu HPS Now); omit ‎כִּי‎ (late) Lam 1:10; Ps 49:11*; Eccl 3:16 followed by ‎מָה‎ of indirect question Gen 2:19 (J), Gen 37:20 (E), Judg 9:48; Deut 32:20; Jer 7:17; Jer 33:24; Ezek 8:6; Jonah 4:5 +; ‎בַּמָּה‎ Judg 16:5 compare 1Sam 14:38, ‎כַּמָּה‎ Zech 2:6*; Ps 35:17 followed by ‎מִי‎ of indirect question 1Sam 14:17; Isa 40:26; Lam 2:20 ( + ‎הַבִּיטָה‎); followed by ‎אֵי‎ 1Sam 26:16, ‎אֵיכֹה‎ 2Kgs 6:13, ‎אֵיפֹה‎ Jer 3:2 followed by clause with ‎הֲ‎ whether, Gen 8:8; Gen 18:21; Num 11:23 (all J), Exod 4:18 (E), Ps 14:2; Ps 53:3*; Song 6:11b Esth 3:4, ‎אִם‎ whether Jer 30:6; Lam 1:12; Ps 139:24; Song 7:13*, ‎אֲשֶׁר‎ that or how 1Sam 18:15, ‎אֵי‎ Eccl 2:3, ‎שֶׁ‎ that vEccl 2:13, ‎שְׁ‎ Eccl 3:18.
b. with accusative ‎צָרַת נַפְשׁוֺ‎ Gen 42:21 (i.e. saw it by out-ward signs), compare Hos 5:13. [Note, under 5 (rarely in other cases, and only Samuel Kings Jeremiah), Imperative + ‎ידע‎ Imperative: ‎דַּע וּרְאֵה‎ 1Sam 24:12*; 2Sam 24:13; 1Kgs 20:22 ‎דְּעִי וּרְאִי‎ 1Sam 25:17; Jer 2:19 ‎דְּעוּ וּרְאוּ‎ 1Sam 12:17; 1Sam 14:38; 1Sam 23:22; 1Kgs 20:7; 2Kgs 5:7 in reverse order, ‎רְאוּ וּדְעוּ‎ 1Sam 23:23; Jer 5:1.]

6. look at, see, by direct volition:
a. subject men, with accusative of thing, Gen 9:22; Gen 9:23 (J), Gen 42:9; Gen 42:12 (E), Lev 13:3; Lev 13:15 +; with accusative of land = reconnoitre Josh 2:1 look at sun, etc., for worship Deut 4:19; Job 31:26 = inspect 1Kgs 9:12; Lev 14:36 (twice in verse); with accusative of person Num 24:20; Num 24:21 (JE), Exod 2:25; Lev 13:3; Lev 13:5 (all P), 1Sam 9:16 +, (1Sam 19:15 HPS proposes ‎אֶלבֵּֿית‎ for ‎לִרְאוֺת‎); with preposition ‎אַחֲרִי רֹאִי‎ ‎׳‎‎ר‎ Gen 16:13 (J) I have looked after one seeing me (interpretation see Di).
b. subject God, with accusative of thing Gen 9:16 (P); = inspect Gen 11:5 (J); look at with favour, accusative of person Job 37:24; Ps 138:6 so perhaps figurative, subject man, regard, with accusative ‎אָוֶן‎ Ps 66:18 (Hup-Now; Che Bae Dr and others intend); look with pleasure (accusative omitted, + ‎מִן‎ by reason of, as a fruit of) Isa 53:11 (si vera); insert accusative ‎אוֺר‎ ᵐ5 Houb Klo Du Che^Hpt Kit [perhaps], with Hiph`il ‎יַרְאֶה‎ ᵐ5 Du Che<sup>Hpt</sup>, rescues from travail his soul, makes it see light).
c. without accusative, look, take a look, etc. (of man and God; often + ‎וְהִנֵּה‎ ), Gen 8:13; Gen 18:2; Exod 3:2; Lev 13:8; Lam 3:50 (‎מִן‎ local), Gen 13:14 (‎מִן‎ local + ‎ה‎ locative), Deut 3:27; Ezek 40:4; Ezek 44:5 (all ‎בְּעֵינֶיךָ‎), + often; peculiarly, ‎תִרְאוּ וְכֵן תַּעֲשׂוּ מִמֶּנִּי‎ Judg 7:17 (compare GFM).
d. look after, see after, learn about, with accusative of thing Gen 37:14 (J), with accusative of person = visit (go to see) 1Sam 15:35; 1Sam 20:29; 2Sam 13:5; 2Sam 13:6; 2Kgs 8:29 = 2Chr 22:6; 2Kgs 9:16, compare Ezek 20:28, ‎עֵין רֹאִי‎ Job 7:8 (Di Bu and others).
e. observe, watch, absolute, 1Sam 6:9; 1Sam 6:16; 1Sam 17:28; Eccl 8:16 (|| ‎ידע‎). feminine look upon = endure to see, with accusative of thing Hab 1:13 (|| ‎הִבִּיט‎).
g. look out, find out, accusative of person 2Kgs 9:2; Gen 41:33 (E), + ‎ל‎ person 1Sam 16:17 select, accusative of person + ‎מִן‎ from among 2Kgs 10:3, + ‎ב‎ among + ‎ל‎ person 1Sam 16:1 provide, furnish,, with accusative of thing Deut 33:21 (poem), + ‎ל‎ person Gen 22:8 (E), compare absolute ‎יִרְאֶה‎ ‎׳‎‎י‎ as proper name, of a location = ‎׳‎‎י‎ seeth vGen 22:14 a (E; ? read ‎יֵרָאֶה‎, compare v<sup>b,</sup> Niph`al and Di); ‎רְאֻיוֺת‎ Esth 2:9 looked out = suitable (as often Late Hebrew).
h. look at = concern oneself about, accusative of thing (+ ‎בְּיָדוֺ‎) Gen 39:23 (J).

7. of mental observation:
a. Imperative see ! observe ! consider ! exclamation (nearly = ‎הִנֵּה‎), followed by clause: Gen 27:27; Gen 31:50 see ! God is witness Gen 39:14; Gen 41:41; Exod 4:21; Deut 1:8 +; followed by independent noun 2Sam 24:22 (|| 1Chr 21:23 followed by clause).
b. look at, i.e. inquire into, a matter, accusative of thing omitted, of ‎׳‎‎י‎, 1Sam 24:16* (Gi v.1Sam 24:15*).
c. give attention to, accusative of thing, Jer 2:31, absolute give attention ! 2Sam 13:28; 2Kgs 6:32; Exod 25:40; Ps 45:11* take heed to, accusative of thing, 1Kgs 12:16 = 2Chr 10:16 absolute take heed ! Exod 10:10, + ‎פֶּן‎ 2Kgs 10:23.
d. discern, ‎חָכְמָה‎ ‎׳‎‎לִבִּי ר‎ Eccl 1:16, ‎טוֺב‎ ‎׳‎‎ר‎ Eccl 3:13.
e. distinguish, with ‎בֵּיןלְ֗֗֗‎ of person Mal 3:18. feminine consider, reflect, Eccl 7:14 (followed by clause oratio recta [direct speech]).

8. a. with ‎ב‎, literally, look into, hence look at with interest (German 'sich vertiefen in'): (I) gaze at 1Sam 6:19 (on context see We Dr HPS), so as to become acquainted with Gen 34:1 (P); so as to find out Eccl 3:22 inspect liver (for omens) Ezek 21:26* some - what weakened = behold Job 3:9; 2Chr 7:3; Ps 64:9*. (2) look at with kindness, of ‎׳‎‎י‎, ‎בָּעֳנִי‎ Gen 29:32; 1Sam 1:11 ( + infinitive absolute), 2Sam 16:12, ‎בַּצַּר‎ Ps 106:44. (3) upon a spectacle causing anger Exod 2:11 (E), grief Gen 21:16 (E), Gen 44:34; Num 11:15 (both J), 2Kgs 22:20 (subject ‎עֵינָיִם‎) = 2Chr 34:28; Esth 8:6 (twice in verse), abhorrence Isa 66:24. (4) gaze at with apprehension Eccl 11:4. (5) with joy, pleasure, 2Kgs 10:16; Mic 7:9; Jer 29:32; Isa 52:8 (‎עַיִן בְּעַיִן‎, compare Niph`al Num 14:14), Job 20:17; Job 33:28; Ps 54:9*; Ps 106:5; Ps 128:5; Song 3:11; Song 6:11 a Eccl 2:1. (6) especially with exultation, triumph = feast eyes upon, sometimes gloat over (fallen enemies), Judg 16:27; Mic 7:10; Ezek 28:17; Obad 1:12; Obad 1:13; Ps 22:18*; Ps 112:8; Ps 118:7.
b. with ‎אֶל‎ person Isa 17:7 (subject ‎עֵינַיִם‎; || ‎שָׁעַה עַל‎); ‎עַל‎ person Exod 5:21 (J); ‎עַלהָֿאָבְנָ֑יִם‎‎׳‎‎ר‎ Exod 1:16 see [ ‎אֹבֶן‎] and Comm., also Spiegelb<sup>ZA xiv (June 1900), 269 ff.</sup>
c. with ‎ל‎, ‎לַלֵּבָב‎ ‎׳‎‎לַעֵינַיִם וְיוה יִר‎ ‎׳‎‎הָאָדָם יִר‎ 1Sam 16:7, ‎מִי‎ ‎יִרְאֶהלָּֿ֑מוֺ‎ Ps 64:6*. — Corrupt is ‎וּרְאִיתַנִי כְתוֺר הָאָדָם‎ 1Chr 17:17 (and || ‎וְזֹאת תּוֺרַת הָאָדָם‎ 2Sam 7:19), read ‎וַתַּרְאֵנִי‎ (with other changes) We Dr Kau Bu HPS Now; Ezek 12:12 read probably Niph`al ᵐ5 Hi Co Krae; Mic 6:9 read probably ‎יִרְאָה‎ compare Now GASm. Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎נִרְאָה‎ Gen 48:3 +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יֵרָאֶה‎ Gen 22:14 +, jussive ‎יֵרָא‎ Exod 34:3; Lev 9:6, ‎וַיֵּרָא‎ Gen 12:17 +; 1 singular ‎וָאֵרָא‎ Exod 6:3, etc.; Imperative masculine singular ‎הֵרָאֵה‎ 1Kgs 18:1 Infinitive construct ‎לְהֵרָאוֺת‎ 1Sam 17:17 +, ‎לֵרָאוֺת‎ Isa 1:12 + 2 t., ‎הֵרָאֹה‎ Judg 13:21; 1Sam 3:21, etc.; —

1. appear, especially
a. of ‎׳‎‎י‎ (God): with ‎אֶל‎ person Gen 12:7 (twice in verse) + 6 t. J, Gen 35:1 (E), vGen 35:9; Gen 48:3; Exod 6:3 (‎בְּאֵל שַׁדַּי‎, ‎ב‎ essent.), Lev 9:4 (all P), 1Kgs 3:5; 1Kgs 9:2 (twice in verse) = 2Chr 7:12; 1Kgs 11:9 with ‎ל‎ person Jer 31:3; 2Chr 1:7; 2Chr 3:1 (insert ‎׳‎‎י‎ ᵐ5 Kau Kit); absolute Gen 22:14 in the mountain where ‎׳‎‎י‎ appeareth (probably, Di Sta^{G i. 450} Dr ^{Hast. DB ii. 563}; E), Num 14:14 (J E; ‎עַיִן בְּעַיִן‎, see Isa 52:8 Qal 8 a (5)), Lev 16:2 (P; ‎ב‎ location +‎עַל‎), 1Sam 3:21 (‎ב‎ location), 2Sam 22:11 (‎עַלכַּֿנְפֵירֿוּחַ‎; < ‎וַיֵּדֶא‎ || Ps 18:11*), + 5 t.; of ‎׳‎‎מַלְאַךְ י‎, with ‎אֶל‎ person Exod 3:2 (E), Judg 13:2l; of ‎׳‎‎כְּבוֺד י‎; with ‎אֶל‎ person Lev 9:6; Lev 9:23; Num 14:10 (‎ב‎ location), Num 16:19; Num 20:6 (all P), Judg 6:12; Judg 13:3 ‎עַל‎ person Isa 60:2 absolute Exod 16:10 (‎ב‎ location), Num 17:7* (both P).
b. appear, of man, = present oneself: with ‎אֶל‎ person Gen 46:29 (J), Judg 13:10; 1Kgs 18:1; 1Kgs 18:2; 1Kgs 18:15; Lev 13:7 (twice in verse); Lev 13:19, ‎אֶל‎ of God Ps 84:8* (‎ב‎ location), ‎אֶלפְּֿנֵי הָאָדֹן‎ Exod 23:17 (E); absolute Isa 16:12 (strike out as dittograph Lo Du Che^Hpt Marti and others); especially (Masora) followed by ‎(אֶתֿ)פְּנֵי‎ of ‎׳‎‎י‎, rendered appear before ‎׳‎‎י‎: so ‎וְנִרְאָה‎ 1Sam 1:22, ‎יֵרָאֶה‎ Exod 34:23 (JE), Deut 16:10, ‎וְאֵרָאֶה‎ Ps 42:3*, ‎יֵרָאוּ‎ Exod 23:15 (E), Exod 34:20 (JE), Deut 16:16, ‎לֵרָאוֺת‎ Exod 34:24 (JE), Deut 31:11; Isa 1:12 read probably in all Qal (see [ ‎פָּנֶה‎] II.2).

c. appear, of things: late (Hexateuch only P), absolute Gen 1:9; Gen 8:5, with ‎ב‎ location Gen 9:14; Lev 13:14; Lev 13:57 elsewhere poet, Ps 18:16* = 2Sam 22:16; Ps 90:16; Prov 27:25 (of ‎דֶּשֶׁא‎), Song 2:12 (‎ב‎ location; of blossoms); subject ‎מַרְאֵיהֶם‎ Dan 1:15 ( +adjective predicate), vDan 1:13 (+ ‎לְפָנֶיךָ‎); subject ‎חָזוֺן‎, with ‎אֶל‎ person Dan 8:1 (twice in verse); subject ‎כְּנֶגַע‎ Lev 14:35 (with ‎ל‎ person).

2. be seen:
a. subject thing, 1Kgs 10:12 = 2Chr 9:11 (where ‎כָּהֶם‎ subject) Ezek 19:11, of sins Ezek 21:29* (|| ‎הִגָּלוֺת‎), subject ‎כָּזֹאת‎ Judg 19:30, ‎כְּאֶבֶן‎ etc. Ezek 10:1.
b. subject person 2Sam 17:17 ( +‎לָבוֺא‎) be seen to come.
c. be seen = occur 2Kgs 23:24 (‎ב‎ location); = exist, +‎ל‎ person Exod 13:7 (twice in verse) (JE), Deut 16:4, compare Ezek 10:8 = be present, + ‎ב‎ location Judg 5:8; Exod 34:3 (JE).

3. be visible, Exod 33:23 (J E; subject ‎׳‎‎י‎'s face), ‎אֵין אֶבֶן נִרְאָה‎ 1Kgs 6:18; 1Kgs 8:8 (twice in verse) = 2Chr 5:9 (twice in verse), Jer 13:26; Isa 47:3. Pu`al Perfect 3 plural ‎עַצְמֹתָיו לֹא רֻוְּ‎ Job 33:21 (Baer Gi; d. f. Ki Kö<sup>i. 41, 563, Mappik</sup> Ges<sup>«GKC:14d»§ 14d</sup>; van d. H. ‎רֻאוּ‎), apparently his bones are not seen, detected; De which were (formerly) not seen; Di are insignificant ('un-scheinbar'), so Bae; probably corrupt, Bu ‎נָאווּ‎, Du strike out as doublet. Hithpa`el reciprocal look at each other: Imperfect 2 masculine plural ‎לָ֫מָּה תִּתְרָאוּ‎ Gen 42:1 (E); techn. 3 masculine plural ‎וַיִּתְרָאוּ פָנִים‎ 2Kgs 14:11 = 2Chr 25:21 and they looked each other in the face, i.e. met in combat, so 1 pl, ‎׳‎‎נִתְרָאֶה פ‎ 2Kgs 14:8 = 2Chr 25:17, compare (perhaps) 2Kgs 23:29, where Wkl Benz conjectures ‎כְּהִתְרָאוֺת אִתּוֺ‎ (or Niph`al ‎כְּהֵרָאוֺת אִתּוֺ‎) for ᵑ0 ‎כִּרְאֹתוֺ אֹתוֺ‎. Hiph`il₆₂ Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎הֶרְאָה‎ Gen 41:28 +, suffix ‎הִרְאַנִי‎ Amos 7:1 +, ‎הֶרְאָ֑נִי‎ Ezek 11:25, ‎הֶרְאָנוּ‎ Deut 5:21; Judg 13:23, ‎הֶרְאֱךָ‎ Deut 4:36 1 singular ‎יְהַרְאֵיתִ֫י‎ Nah 3:5 (Ges^{«GKC:53p»§ 53p}), suffix ‎הֶרְאִיתִיךָ‎ Deut 34:4, ‎הִרְאִיתִים‎ Isa 39:4 compare || 2Kgs 20:15, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יַרְאֶה‎ Isa 30:30, ‎וַיַּרְא‎ 2Kgs 11:4, suffix ‎יַרְאֵנִי‎ Num 23:3; Ps 59:11* 1 singular suffix ‎אַרְאֶךָּ‎ Gen 12:1 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix ‎הַרְאֵנִי‎ Exod 33:18, etc.; Infinitive construct ‎הַרְאוֺת‎ Deut 3:24 +, suffix ‎הַרְאוֺתְכָה‎ Ezek 40:4 —

1. a. cause one to see something, shew: (I) subject man, with accusative of person + thing, Num 13:26b (JE), Judg 1:24; Judg 1:25; 2Kgs 20:13 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 20:15 = Isa 39:2 (twice in verse); Isa 39:4 + 4 t., accusative of thing omitted Ezek 40:4; Esth 4:8, accusative reflexive ‎נַפְשׁוֺ‎ +accusative of thing Eccl 2:24 ‎מִי יַרְאֵנוּ‎ ‎טוֺב‎ Ps 4:7*, accusative of person omitted, = exhibit Esth 1:4 with 2 accusative of person Judg 4:22; 2Kgs 11:4. (2) especially subject ‎׳‎‎י‎ (God), with accusative of person + thing, Gen 12:1; Exod 9:16 (both J), Gen 41:28; Gen 48:11 (both E), Exod 33:18; Deut 34:1b (both J E), Deut 3:24; Deut 4:36; Deut 5:21; Josh 5:6 (D), Exod 25:9 (P), Judg 13:23 + 5 t. + (of revelation to prophets) Num 23:3 (JE), Jer 38:21; Ezek 11:25, also, with accusative of thing of cognate meaning, Num 8:4 (P), accusative of thing omitted Deut 34:4 (JE), accusative of person omitted = exhibit, Isa 30:30 of visions, ‎׳‎‎י‎ subject, with accusative of person +‎כֹּה‎ Amos 7:1; Amos 7:4; Amos 7:7; Amos 8:1, +‎כַּאֲשֶׁר‎ Exod 27:8 (P), with accusative of person only = cause to see [a vision] Jer 24:1 with 2 accusative of person + apposition 2Kgs 8:13, accusative of person + clause with ‎כִּי‎ v2Kgs 8:10. (3) subject angel, accusative of person + thing, of revelation to prophet Zech 2:3*; Zech 3:1 accusative of person + clause with ‎מָה‎ Zech 1:9.
b. cause, to experience something, with accusative of person + thing, subject ‎׳‎‎י‎, Hab 1:3; Ps 60:5*; Ps 71:20; Ps 85:8*. Psalm

2. cause to look intently at, to behold, with accusative of person +‎ב‎ of thing (compare Qal 8), subject ‎׳‎‎י‎:
a. cause to gaze at, with joy Ps 50:23; Ps 91:16.
b. in exultation, cause to feast one's eyes upon, fallen enemies Ps 59:11* (compare MI⁷)
c. in weakened sense, cause to behold Deut 1:33 (compare Dr). Psalms

Hoph`al 1. be caused to see, be shewn: Perfect 2 masculine singular ‎הָרְאֵיתָ‎, subject man, accusative of thing, Exod 26:30 (P; ‎ב‎ location); so Participle ‎מָרְאֶה‎ Exod 25:40 (P; ‎ב‎ location); followed by infinitive ‎אַתָּה הָרְאֵתָ לָדַעַת כִּי‎ Deut 4:35.

2. be exhibited to, subject thing, accusative of person, Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive ‎וְהָרְאָה אֶתהַֿכֹּהֵן‎ Lev 13:49 (P).

‎רַאֲוָה‎ Ezek 28:17 see √Qal Infinitive, and 8 a (6).

‎ר‎ ‎ראה‎ (√ of following; not Aramaic; Biblical Hebrew ‎רָאָה‎ see).

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