ראה

ראה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ר־א־ה‎

Compare Arabic رَأَى‎ (raʾā), Ge'ez ርእየ (rəʾyä).

Verb

רָאָה • (ra'á) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִרְאָה‎)

1. To see, to have vision; figuratively, to perceive.

   ‏רָאִיתִי חָבֵר שֶׁלִּי בַּחֲנוּת וְשָׁכַחְתִּי לִקְנוֹת חָלָב.‎‎

   ra'íti khavér shelí bakhanút v'shakhákhti liknót khaláv.

   I saw a friend of mine at the store and forgot to buy milk.

2. (archaic) To observe, look at; figuratively, to consider.
3. (רְאֵה, r'é) masculine singular imperative of רָאָה‎

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָאָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לִרְאוֹת‎ action noun: רְאִיָּה‎ passive participle: רָאוּי‎
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	רָאִיתִי‎		רָאִינוּ‎
	second	רָאִיתָ‎	רָאִית‎	רְאִיתֶם‎1	רְאִיתֶן‎1
	third	רָאָה	רָאֲתָה‎	רָאוּ‎
present		רוֹאֶה‎	רוֹאָה‎	רוֹאִים‎	רוֹאוֹת‎
future	first	אֶרְאֶה‎		נִרְאֶה‎
	second	תִּרְאֶה‎	תִּרְאִי‎	תִּרְאוּ‎	תִּרְאֶינָה‎2
	third	יִרְאֶה‎	תִּרְאֶה‎	יִרְאוּ‎	תִּרְאֶינָה‎2
imperative		רְאֵה	רְאִי‎	רְאוּ‎	רְאֶינָה‎2
notes		Pronounced רָאִיתֶם‎ and רָאִיתֶן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

See also

• עיין \\ עִיֵּן‎ ('iyén)

References

• H7200 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Noun

רֹאֶה • (ro'é) m

1. defective spelling of רואה‎

Etymology 2

Root
ר־א־ה‎

Noun

רֵאָה • (re'á) f (plural indefinite רֵאוֹת‎, singular construct רֵאַת־‎)

1. defective spelling of ריאה‎.