Hebrew · Strong's H7200 · Verb
רָאָה
ra·ah
to see: see
How it's translated
- and he saw108
- and see49
- to see42
- i have seen42
- and they saw41
- and i saw40
- you will see30
- and he will see28
Definition
: see/show
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
The forms it takes
Stem
Form
- Perfect (qatal) 24% a complete action, usually past
- Wayyiqtol (“and he did”) 22% and then …: the storyteller’s past
- Imperfect (yiqtol) 17% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
- Imperative 11% a command
- Infinitive 10% “to …”, or for emphasis
- Weqatal (“and he will”) 7% and then …: future or instructions
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Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Genesis128
- Psalms92
- Isaiah74
- Exodus73
- Jeremiah63
- Ezekiel62
- Deuteronomy58
- 1 Samuel58
- 2 Kings53
- Job46
…and 28 more books.
Every verse
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