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Words of the Parashah - Va'era

Hebrew Word of the Week

Based on the Weekly Torah Portion

The Hebrew word of the week is ra'ah (רָאָה), meaning "to see," "to look at," "to consider," "to experience," "to understand," etc. The root of this verb occurs over 1200 times in the Tanakh, though it first occurs in Genesis 1:4: "And God saw (וַיַּרְא) that the light was good." A derivative of this verb occurs in the second verse of Parashat Va'era:


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Exodus 6:3 Hebrew reading (click):

Exodus 6:3 Hebrew Lesson
 

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The etymology (and therefore the root) of the word ra'ah is unknown. The verb appears over 1200 times in the Tanakh. Some related words include:

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