רֳאִיrŏʼîy

looking, seeing, sight

Pronunciation: ro-ee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7210

Meanings

1. seeing (Genesis 16:13)

2. appearance (1 Samuel 16:12; Job 33:21)

3. sight, (warning-) spectacle (Nahum 3:6; Genesis 16:13; Job 7:8)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 16:13 Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the Lord, who had spoken to her. She said, “You are the God who sees me.” She also said, “Have I truly seen the One who sees me?”
  • 1 Samuel 16:12 So Jesse sent for him. He was dark and handsome, with beautiful eyes. And the Lord said, “This is the one; anoint him.”
  • Job 7:8 You see me now, but not for long. You will look for me, but I will be gone.
  • Job 33:21 Their flesh wastes away, and their bones stick out.
  • Nahum 3:6 I will cover you with filth and show the world how vile you really are.

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).