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Genesis 50:15

“And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.” (KJV)

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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
  • יִּרְא֤וּ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Vqw3mp
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.

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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.