רֹאֶה
ro.eh
“seer”
Definition
a seer (as often rendered); but also (abstractly) a vision
active participle of H7200 (רָאָה);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
רֹאֶה appears 11 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
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.
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?”
“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.
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.
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