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מַרְאֶה

Strong’s: H4758

Associated OET lemmas: מַרְאֶה

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Related lemmas: ראה

Sense 1: appearance, sight

Semantic domains: See (002004001005)

Definition: = the part of an object that can be seen with the eye

GEN 2:9: RV GEN 2:9 · LV GEN 2:9 · Read together GEN 2:9

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OET-RV GEN 2:9

9 He also caused all kinds of trees to grow there—some that are pleasant to look at and good for food. In the middle of the garden was the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil

OET-LV GEN 2:9

9 And_ YHWH god _he/it _made _sprout from the_soil every _of tree desirable to/for_appearance and_good for_food and_tree the_life in _the_middle the_garden and_tree the_knowledge good and_bad/evil.

GEN 12:11: RV GEN 12:11 · LV GEN 12:11 · Read together GEN 12:11

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OET-RV GEN 12:11

11 Just before they arrived in Mitsrayim, Avram said to his wife Saray (Sarai), “Listen, you’re a very beautiful woman,

OET-LV GEN 12:11

11 And_he/it _was just_as he _drew _near to_enter towards_Miʦrayim and_he/it _said to Sarai his/its_wife/woman HERE please I _know if/because _that are_a _woman beautiful _of appearance you.

All 57 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 2:9 · RV GEN 12:11 · RV GEN 24:16 · RV GEN 41:21 · LV GEN 2:9 · LV GEN 12:11 · LV GEN 24:16 · LV GEN 41:21 · Read together GEN 2:9 · Read together GEN 12:11 · Read together GEN 24:16 · Read together GEN 41:21

EXO: RV EXO 3:3 · LV EXO 3:3 · Read together EXO 3:3

LEV: RV LEV 13:3–4 · RV LEV 13:12 · RV LEV 13:20 · RV LEV 13:25 · RV LEV 13:30–32 · RV LEV 13:34 · RV LEV 13:43 · RV LEV 14:37 · LV LEV 13:3–4 · LV LEV 13:12 · LV LEV 13:20 · LV LEV 13:25 · LV LEV 13:30–32 · LV LEV 13:34 · LV LEV 13:43 · LV LEV 14:37 · Read together LEV 13:3–4 · Read together LEV 13:12 · Read together LEV 13:20 · Read together LEV 13:25 · Read together LEV 13:30–32 · Read together LEV 13:34 · Read together LEV 13:43 · Read together LEV 14:37

NUM: RV NUM 8:4 · RV NUM 9:15–16 · LV NUM 8:4 · LV NUM 9:15–16 · Read together NUM 8:4 · Read together NUM 9:15–16

DEU: RV DEU 28:34 · RV DEU 28:67 · LV DEU 28:34 · LV DEU 28:67 · Read together DEU 28:34 · Read together DEU 28:67

JOS: RV JOS 22:10 · LV JOS 22:10 · Read together JOS 22:10

JDG: RV JDG 13:6 · LV JDG 13:6 · Read together JDG 13:6

SA1: RV SA1 16:7 · LV SA1 16:7 · Read together SA1 16:7

JOB: RV JOB 4:16 · RV JOB 41:9 · LV JOB 4:16 · LV JOB 41:1 · Read together JOB 4:16 · Read together JOB 41:9

ECC: RV ECC 6:9 · RV ECC 11:9 · LV ECC 6:9 · LV ECC 11:9 · Read together ECC 6:9 · Read together ECC 11:9

SNG: RV SNG 2:14 · RV SNG 5:15 · LV SNG 2:14 · LV SNG 5:15 · Read together SNG 2:14 · Read together SNG 5:15

ISA: RV ISA 11:3 · RV ISA 52:14 · RV ISA 53:2 · LV ISA 11:3 · LV ISA 52:14 · LV ISA 53:2 · Read together ISA 11:3 · Read together ISA 52:14 · Read together ISA 53:2

EZE: RV EZE 1:5 · RV EZE 1:13–14 · RV EZE 1:16 · RV EZE 1:26–28 · RV EZE 8:2 · RV EZE 10:1 · RV EZE 10:9–10 · RV EZE 10:22 · RV EZE 23:15–16 · RV EZE 40:3 · RV EZE 41:21 · RV EZE 42:11 · LV EZE 1:5 · LV EZE 1:13–14 · LV EZE 1:16 · LV EZE 1:26–28 · LV EZE 8:2 · LV EZE 10:1 · LV EZE 10:9–10 · LV EZE 10:22 · LV EZE 23:15–16 · LV EZE 40:3 · LV EZE 41:21 · LV EZE 42:11 · Read together EZE 1:5 · Read together EZE 1:13–14 · Read together EZE 1:16 · Read together EZE 1:26–28 · Read together EZE 8:2 · Read together EZE 10:1 · Read together EZE 10:9–10 · Read together EZE 10:22 · Read together EZE 23:15–16 · Read together EZE 40:3 · Read together EZE 41:21 · Read together EZE 42:11

DAN: RV DAN 1:13 · RV DAN 1:15 · RV DAN 8:15 · RV DAN 10:6 · RV DAN 10:18 · LV DAN 1:13 · LV DAN 1:15 · LV DAN 8:15 · LV DAN 10:6 · LV DAN 10:18 · Read together DAN 1:13 · Read together DAN 1:15 · Read together DAN 8:15 · Read together DAN 10:6 · Read together DAN 10:18

JOL: RV JOL 2:4 · LV JOL 2:4 · Read together JOL 2:4

NAH: RV NAH 2:4 · LV NAH 2:5 · Read together NAH 2:4

Sense 2: ugly

Semantic domains: Bad (002001001006)

Definition: literally: bad to look at; hence: = state in which an animal is considered unpleasant to look at

Collocations: רָעַת מַרְאֶה

GEN 41:3: RV GEN 41:3 · LV GEN 41:3 · Read together GEN 41:3

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OET-RV GEN 41:3

3 But wow, seven ugly, skinny cows came up out of the river after them, and they stood beside the other cows on the river bank.

OET-LV GEN 41:3

3 And_BEHOLD/LO/SEE seven cows another were_coming _up after_them from the_River displeasing _of appearance and_thin _of flesh and_they _stood beside the_cows on the _bank _of the _River.

GEN 41:4: RV GEN 41:4 · LV GEN 41:4 · Read together GEN 41:4

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OET-RV GEN 41:4

4 Then the ugly, skinny cows ate the seven nice, fat cows, and then Par’oh woke up.

OET-LV GEN 41:4

4 And_ the_cows (the)_displeasing _of (the)_appearance and _(the)_thin _of (the)_flesh _they _ate DOM seven the_cows (the)_good _looking _of (the)_appearance and_(the)_fat and_ Parˊoh _he _awoke.

Sense 3: plain, clear

Semantic domains: Easy (002001003005)

Definition: literally: appearance; hence: = state in which someone speak in plain language which can be readily understood

NUM 12:8: RV NUM 12:8 · LV NUM 12:8 · Read together NUM 12:8

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OET-RV NUM 12:8

8 and I speak to him directly—face-to-face, and not in parables, and he’s able to see my form. So why weren’t you afraid to speak against my servant Mosheh?”

OET-LV NUM 12:8

8 Mouth to mouth I _speak in/on/over_him/it and_a _vision and_not by_riddles and_the _form _of YHWH he _sees and_why not were _you(pl)_afraid to_speak against_servant _of_my against_Mosheh.

Sense 4: beautiful, handsome, good-looking

Semantic domains: Good (002001001028)

Definition: literally: good to look at; hence: = state in which humans or animals are considered pleasant to look at

Collocations: טֹוב מַרְאֶה; טֹובַת מַרְאֶה

GEN 26:7: RV GEN 26:7 · LV GEN 26:7 · Read together GEN 26:7

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OET-RV GEN 26:7

7 Then the men of the place asked about his wife, and he said, “She’s my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “She’s my wife.” He was thinking, “What if the men in this place kill me because Rivkah is so beautiful to look at.”

OET-LV GEN 26:7

7 And_ the _men _of the _place _they _asked of_wife _of_his and_he/it _said sister _of_is_my she if/because he _was _afraid to_say wife _of_my lest they_should _kill _me the _men _of the _place on Riⱱqāh if/because was_good _of appearance she.

SA2 11:2: RV SA2 11:2 · LV SA2 11:2 · Read together SA2 11:2

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OET-RV SA2 11:2

2 and early one evening he got up from a nap and walked around the palace roof area. From there he saw a woman bathing, and she was very good-looking.

OET-LV SA2 11:2

2 And_he/it _was to_the _time _of the _evening and_ Dāvid _he/it _rose _up from_under bed _of_his and_he/it _walked/wandered on the _roof of _the _house _of the_king and_he/it _saw a _woman bathing from_under the_roof and_the_woman was_good _of appearance very.

All 7 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 26:7 · LV GEN 26:7 · Read together GEN 26:7

SA2: RV SA2 11:2 · LV SA2 11:2 · Read together SA2 11:2

EST: RV EST 1:11 · RV EST 2:2–3 · RV EST 2:7 · LV EST 1:11 · LV EST 2:2–3 · LV EST 2:7 · Read together EST 1:11 · Read together EST 2:2–3 · Read together EST 2:7

DAN: RV DAN 1:4 · LV DAN 1:4 · Read together DAN 1:4

Sense 5: beautiful, handsome, goodlooking

Semantic domains: Good (002001001028)

Definition: literally: good to look at; hence: = state in which humans or animals are considered pleasant to look at

Collocations: יְפֵה מַרְאֶה; יְפַת מַרְאֶה

GEN 29:17: RV GEN 29:17 · LV GEN 29:17 · Read together GEN 29:17

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OET-RV GEN 29:17

17 Le’ah had pretty eyes, but Rahel was extremely beautiful in every way.

OET-LV GEN 29:17

17 And_the _eyes _of Lēʼāh were_weak and_Rāḩēl she _was beautiful _of form and_beautiful _of appearance.

GEN 39:6: RV GEN 39:6 · LV GEN 39:6 · Read together GEN 39:6

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OET-RV GEN 39:6

6 Potifar left all his belonging in Yosef’s charge, so much so that he didn’t have to think about anything else beyond what he wanted to eat.
¶ Now Yosef had developed into a well-built and handsome young man,

OET-LV GEN 39:6

6 And_he _left all _of that to_him/it in_the _hand _of Yōşēf and_not he _knew with_him/it anything if/because (if) the_food which he was_eating and_he/it _was Yōşēf handsome _of form and_handsome _of appearance.

All 6 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 29:17 · RV GEN 39:6 · RV GEN 41:2 · RV GEN 41:4 · LV GEN 29:17 · LV GEN 39:6 · LV GEN 41:2 · LV GEN 41:4 · Read together GEN 29:17 · Read together GEN 39:6 · Read together GEN 41:2 · Read together GEN 41:4

SA1: RV SA1 17:42 · LV SA1 17:42 · Read together SA1 17:42

SA2: RV SA2 14:27 · LV SA2 14:27 · Read together SA2 14:27

Sense 6: huge person

Semantic domains: Large (002001001034)

Definition: literally: a person of sight; hence: = a person of an imposing size

Collocations: אִישׁ מַרְאֶה

SA2 23:21: RV SA2 23:21 · LV SA2 23:21 · Read together SA2 23:21

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OET-RV SA2 23:21

21 He also killed an impressive Mitsri (Egyptian) warrior with a spear, even though Benayah only held a staff. First he snatched the spear from the Mitsri’s hand, then he killed him with his own spear.

OET-LV SA2 23:21

21 And_he he _struck _down DOM a _man from _Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt)) wwww appearance and_was_in_the _hand _of the _from _Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim) a _spear and_he/it _descended to_him/it with_club and_he _seized DOM the_spear from_the _hand _of the _from _Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim) and_he/it _killed_him/it with_his _own _of_spear.

Sense 7: vision

Semantic domains: Vision (002004002016)

Definition: = experience by which humans see something in a dream or trance, or as a supernatural apparition

EXO 24:17: RV EXO 24:17 · LV EXO 24:17 · Read together EXO 24:17

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OET-RV EXO 24:17

17 The appearance of Yahweh’s radiance was like a roaring fire on the top of the mountain from what the Israelis below could see.

OET-LV EXO 24:17

17 And_appearance of _the _glory _of of_YHWH was_like_a _fire consuming on_the _top _of the _mountain to_the _eyes _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

EZE 8:4: RV EZE 8:4 · LV EZE 8:4 · Read together EZE 8:4

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OET-RV EZE 8:4

4 Then wow, the brilliant light of Yisrael’s (Israel) god was there, just like the vision that I’d seen on the plain.

OET-LV EZE 8:4

4 And_BEHOLD/LO/SEE was_there the _glory _of the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) like_appearance which I _had _seen on_plain.

All 9 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: RV EXO 24:17 · LV EXO 24:17 · Read together EXO 24:17

EZE: RV EZE 8:4 · RV EZE 11:24 · RV EZE 43:3 · LV EZE 8:4 · LV EZE 11:24 · LV EZE 43:3 · Read together EZE 8:4 · Read together EZE 11:24 · Read together EZE 43:3

DAN: RV DAN 8:16 · RV DAN 8:26–27 · RV DAN 9:23 · RV DAN 10:1 · LV DAN 8:16 · LV DAN 8:26–27 · LV DAN 9:23 · LV DAN 10:1 · Read together DAN 8:16 · Read together DAN 8:26–27 · Read together DAN 9:23 · Read together DAN 10:1