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Exodus 18:14
“And when Moses’ father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
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
- 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.
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.