ראה

Hebrew

Root
ר־א־ה (r-ʾ-h)
11 terms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic [Term?]. Compare Arabic رَأَى (raʔā), Ge'ez ርእየ (rəʾyä).

Verb

רָאָה • (ra'á) (pa'al construction, infinitive לִרְאוֹת, passive counterpart נִרְאָה)

  1. To see, to have vision; figuratively, to perceive.
    רָאִיתִי חָבֵר שֶׁלִּי בַּחֲנוּת וְשָׁכַחְתִּי לִקְנוֹת חָלָב.
    ra'íti khavér shelí bakhanút v'shakhákhti liknót khaláv.
    I saw a friend of mine at the store and forgot to buy milk.
  2. (archaic) To observe, look at; figuratively, to consider.
  3. (רְאֵה, r'é) masculine singular imperative of רָאָה
Conjugation
Conjugation of רָאָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לִרְאוֹת
action noun רְאִיָּה
passive participle רָאוּי
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first רָאִיתִי רָאִינוּ
second רָאִיתָ רָאִית רְאִיתֶם1 רְאִיתֶן1
third רָאָה רָאֲתָה רָאוּ
present רוֹאֶה רוֹאָה רוֹאִים רוֹאוֹת
future first אֶרְאֶה נִרְאֶה
second תִּרְאֶה תִּרְאִי תִּרְאוּ תִּרְאֶינָה2
third יִרְאֶה תִּרְאֶה יִרְאוּ תִּרְאֶינָה2
imperative רְאֵה רְאִי רְאוּ רְאֶינָה2

1 Pronounced רָאִיתֶם and רָאִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

See also
References

Noun

רֹאֶה • (ro'é) m

  1. defective spelling of רואה

Etymology 2

Root
ר־א־ה (r-ʾ-h)
11 terms

Noun

רֵאָה • (re'á) f (plural indefinite רֵאוֹת, singular construct רֵאַת־)

  1. defective spelling of ריאה.
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