VerseLight

Original Language Studio

2 Kings 3:26

“And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.” (KJV)

Tap a word · read right to left

Lexical meaning

רָאָהrâʼâh · raw-aw'
H7200 · Hebrew
Definition
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
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.
Grammar
  • וַ — conjunction
  • יַּרְא֙ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms
Usage
Occurs 1,314 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:4Genesis 1:9Genesis 1:10Genesis 1:12Genesis 1:18

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read רָאָה here.

Verse 25Verse 27

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.