רָאָה râʼâh

Meaning

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

In the King James Version: 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.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• 2 Chronicles 22:10 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.
• 2 Chronicles 23:13 And she looked and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”
• 2 Chronicles 24:11 Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.
• 2 Chronicles 24:22 Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”
• 2 Chronicles 25:17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.
• 2 Chronicles 25:21 So Jehoash king of Israel advanced, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
• 2 Chronicles 26:5 He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.
• 2 Chronicles 29:8 Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, horror, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.
• 2 Chronicles 30:7 Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see.
• 2 Chronicles 31:8 When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 32:2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem,
• 2 Chronicles 34:28 ‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its people.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
• Ezra 3:12 But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.
• Nehemiah 2:17 Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”
• Nehemiah 4:11 And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”
• Nehemiah 4:14 After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
• Nehemiah 9:9 You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.
• Nehemiah 13:15 In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.
• Nehemiah 13:23 In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
• Esther 1:4 And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness.
• Esther 1:11 to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.
• Esther 1:14 His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
• Esther 2:9 And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.
• Esther 2:15 Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.
• Esther 3:4 Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.
• Esther 3:5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
• Esther 4:8 Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.
• Esther 5:2 As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
• Esther 5:9 That day Haman went out full of joy and glad of heart. At the king’s gate, however, he saw Mordecai, who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence. And Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.
• Esther 5:13 Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
• Esther 7:7 In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.
• Esther 8:6 For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?”
• Esther 9:26 Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced,
• Job 2:13 Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.
• Job 3:9 May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.
• Job 3:16 Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?
• Job 4:8 As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.
• Job 5:3 I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
• Job 6:21 For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.
• Job 7:7 Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.
• Job 8:18 If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
• Job 9:11 Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
• Job 9:25 My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
• Job 10:4 Do You have eyes of flesh? Do You see as man sees?
• Job 10:18 Why then did You bring me from the womb? Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me!
• Job 11:11 Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
• Job 13:1 “Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood.
• Job 19:27 I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!
• Job 20:7 he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’
• Job 20:17 He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
• Job 21:20 Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty.
• Job 22:11 it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
• Job 22:12 Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!
• Job 22:14 Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’
• Job 22:19 The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
• Job 23:9 When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
• Job 28:10 He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.
• Job 28:24 For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
• Job 28:27 then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.
• Job 29:8 the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.