Hebrew noun (masculine) · H7203
רֹאֶה
roehro-eh'
seer; vision
12 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: rôʼeh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H7203is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 39Old Testament books
- 8spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H7203
a seer (as often rendered); but also (abstractly) a vision
The King James renders it: vision.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
roeh is rendered "seer; vision". It stands 12 times in the Hebrew text, across four books.
- Five of the uses stand in 1 Samuel, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "seer".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.1 Samuel 9:9(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.)
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
(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.)
1 Samuel 9:9הָרֹאֶ֑ה
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Five of the word's twelve uses are in 1 Samuel.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: seer, and vision.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| seerStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | Where1 Samuel 9:9(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer… |
| visionStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- the seer10
- in the vision1
- to the seers1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 12, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- הָרֹאֶ֔ה3
- הָרֹאֶֽה׃3
- בָּֽרֹאֶ֔ה1
- הָרֹאֶ֑ה1
- הָרֹאֶ֖ה1
- הָרֹאֶה֙1
- הָרֹאֶ֗ה1
- לָֽרֹאִים֙1
The grammar of each form
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular10HTd/Ncmsa
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural1HRd/Ncmpa
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1HRd/Ncmsa
1 Samuel
five uses
(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.)
- הָרֹאֶ֑הharoehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the seer
- הָרֹאֶֽה׃haroehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the seer
And 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?”
- הָרֹאֶֽה׃haroehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the seer
Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”
- הָרֹאֶֽה׃haroehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the seer
“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.
- הָרֹאֶ֔הharoehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the seer
1 Chronicles
three uses
The 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.
- הָרֹאֶ֖הharoehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the seer
Everything 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.
- הָרֹאֶה֙haroehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the seer
Now 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,
- הָרֹאֶ֔הharoehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the seer
2 Chronicles
two uses
At 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.
- הָרֹאֶ֔הharoehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the seer
Asa 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.
- הָרֹאֶ֗הharoehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the seer
Isaiah
two uses
These 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.
- בָּֽרֹאֶ֔הbaroehpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the vision
They 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.
- לָֽרֹאִים֙laroimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: to the seers
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.