מַרְאֶהmarʼeh

sight, appearance, vision

Pronunciation: mar-eh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4758

Meanings

1.

a. sight, phenomenon, spectacle (Exodus 3:3)

b. appearance (Genesis 2:9; Joshua 22:10; Judges 13:6)

c. appearance, sight, vision (Numbers 8:4)

2. what is seen, in general (Isaiah 11:3; 1 Samuel 16:7; Ezekiel 23:16)

3. specifically a (supernatural) vision (Ezekiel 8:4; Ezekiel 11:24; Ezekiel 43:3)

4. sight, vision, = power of seeing (and enjoying) (Ecclesiastes 6:9; Ecclesiastes 11:9)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 103 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 2:9 The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
  • Genesis 12:11 As he was approaching the border of Egypt, Abram said to his wife, Sarai, “Look, you are a very beautiful woman.
  • Genesis 24:16 Rebekah was very beautiful and old enough to be married, but she was still a virgin. She went down to the spring, filled her jug, and came up again.
  • Genesis 26:7 When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife, Rebekah, he said, “She is my sister.” He was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “They will kill me to get her, because she is so beautiful.”
  • Genesis 29:17 There was no sparkle in Leah’s eyes, but Rachel had a beautiful figure and a lovely face.
  • Genesis 39:6 So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative responsibility over everything he owned. With Joseph there, he didn’t worry about a thing—except what kind of food to eat! Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man,
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