רֹאֶה roeh

Hebrew word for “seer” · Strong’s H7203 · used 12 times in 11 verses

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Meaning

seer, prophet

Senses in the lexicon

• seer (11)
• vision (1)

How it is translated

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

• seer 10
• seers 1
• vision 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

1 Samuel 9 (4), 2 Chronicles 16 (2), 1 Chronicles 9 (1), 1 Chronicles 26 (1), 1 Chronicles 29 (1), Isaiah 28 (1), Isaiah 30 (1)

Forms

• הראה 10
• לראים 1
• בראה 1

Words used with it

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

• שְׁמוּאֵל shemuel “Samuel” 5
• חֹזֶה chozeh “seer” 2
• נָבִיא navi “prophet” 3
• שָׁאוּל shaul “Saul” 3
• אָסָא asa “Asa” 2
• עֵת et “time” 2
• נָגַד nagad “to tell” 2
• הֵמָּה hemmah “they(masc.)” 2
• עָלָה alah “to ascend” 2
• דָּוִד david “David” 2
• עִם im “with” 2
• מִן־ min “from” 2

Key verses

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

• 1 Samuel 9:9 — (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime…
• 1 Samuel 9:11 — And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
• 1 Samuel 9:18 — Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.
• 1 Samuel 9:19 — And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and…
• 1 Chronicles 9:22 — All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and…
• 1 Chronicles 26:28 — And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any…
• 1 Chronicles 29:29 — Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book…
• 2 Chronicles 16:7 — And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy…
• 2 Chronicles 16:10 — Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the…
• Isaiah 28:7 — But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are…
• Isaiah 30:10 — Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

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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.