Word Study · Strong's H7203 · Hebrew
רֹאֶה
roeh
ro-eh'
Strong's 1890 spelling: rôʼeh
“a seer (as often rendered)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a seer (as often rendered); but also (abstractly) a vision
Rendered in the KJV as
vision.
- 12occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- הָרֹאֶ֔ה3
- הָרֹאֶֽה׃3
- בָּֽרֹאֶ֔ה1
- הָרֹאֶ֑ה1
- הָרֹאֶ֖ה1
- הָרֹאֶה֙1
- הָרֹאֶ֗ה1
- לָֽרֹאִים֙1
How it is rendered · 4
- the seer9
- [am] the seer1
- in the vision1
- to the seers1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular10
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncmsa · 10
- HRd/Ncmpa · 1
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Samuel5 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 9:9הָרֹאֶ֑הharoehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)here: the seer
- 1 Samuel 9:9הָרֹאֶֽה׃haroehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)here: the seer
- 1 Samuel 9:11הָרֹאֶֽה׃haroehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”here: the seer
- 1 Samuel 9:18הָרֹאֶֽה׃haroehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSaul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”here: the seer
- 1 Samuel 9:19הָרֹאֶ֔הharoehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today. And when I send you off in the morning, I will tell you all that is in your heart.here: [am] the seer
1 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 9:22הָרֹאֶ֖הharoehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.here: the seer
- 1 Chronicles 26:28הָרֹאֶה֙haroehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularEverything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers.here: the seer
- 1 Chronicles 29:29הָרֹאֶ֔הharoehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNow the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,here: the seer
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 16:7הָרֹאֶ֔הharoehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAt that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.here: the seer
- 2 Chronicles 16:10הָרֹאֶ֗הharoehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAsa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.here: the seer
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 28:7בָּֽרֹאֶ֔הbaroehpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThese also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.here: in the vision
- Isaiah 30:10לָֽרֹאִים֙laroimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralThey say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.here: to the seers