רָאָה raah

Hebrew word for “to see” · Strong’s H7200 · used 1,299 times in 1,200 verses

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Meaning

: see/show; 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider;

Senses in the lexicon

• to see: see (1,197)
• to see: behold! (46)
• to see: examine (24)
• to see: select (11)
• to see: seer (9)
• to see: enjoy (8)
• to see: approach (3)
• Provider (1)

How it is translated

Glosses given for raah in context, with how often each is used:

• saw 356
• see 194
• will see 171
• have seen 82
• seeing 48
• appeared 32
• look 23
• showed 22
• consider 18
• may see 17
• had seen 17
• sees 17

Where it is used

Also in 26 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Leviticus 13 (30), Ezekiel 8 (10), Deuteronomy 4 (9), Genesis 1 (8), Deuteronomy 1 (8), Lamentations 1 (8), Daniel 8 (8), Genesis 31 (7), Genesis 42 (7), Exodus 34 (7)

Forms

• וירא 155
• ראה 126
• ראיתי 88
• ראו 71
• וראה 65
• יראה 61
• לראות 54
• ויראו 47
• וראו 41
• תראה 34

Words used with it

Words that share verses with raah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• עַיִן ayin “eye” 174
• הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 152
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 111
• זֶה zeh “this” 87
• נָשָׂא nasa “to lift” 70
• מָה mah “what?” 70
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 80
• אַיִן ayin “nothing” 65
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 71
• מִן־ min “from” 71
• אִם im “if” 67
• שׁוּב shuv “to return” 67

Key verses

The verses using raah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 12:7 — And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
• Genesis 17:1 — And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
• Ecclesiastes 5:8 — If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than…
• Isaiah 6:5 — Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the…
• Isaiah 44:9 — They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know;…
• Isaiah 49:7 — Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall…
• Isaiah 53:10 — Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his…
• Isaiah 53:11 — He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
• Isaiah 58:7 — Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and…
• Isaiah 66:19 — And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and…
• Jeremiah 6:16 — Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.…
• Malachi 3:2 — But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.