רֹאֶהrôʼeh

רֹאֶה: seer, old name for נָבִיא (2 Samuel 15:27; 1 Samuel 9:9; 1 Samuel 9:11; 1 Samuel 9:18; 1 Samuel 9:19)

Pronunciation: ro-eh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7203

Meanings

רֹאֶה: prophetic vision (Isaiah 28:7)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Samuel 9:9 (In those days if people wanted a message from God, they would say, “Let’s go and ask the seer,” for prophets used to be called seers.)
  • 1 Samuel 9:11 As they were climbing the hill to the town, they met some young women coming out to draw water. So Saul and his servant asked, “Is the seer here today?”
  • 1 Samuel 9:18 Just then Saul approached Samuel at the gateway and asked, “Can you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”
  • 1 Samuel 9:19 “I am the seer!” Samuel replied. “Go up to the place of worship ahead of me. We will eat there together, and in the morning I’ll tell you what you want to know and send you on your way.
  • 1 Chronicles 9:22 In all, there were 212 gatekeepers in those days, and they were listed according to the genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed their ancestors because they were reliable men.
  • 1 Chronicles 26:28 Shelomoth and his relatives also cared for the gifts dedicated to the Lord by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah. All the other dedicated gifts were in their care, too.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).