to look
na.vat denotes directing one’s sight toward a person, place, or object, and in some contexts giving attentive consideration.
The verb most often marks directing sight toward a visible person, place, or object; in contexts of warning, prayer, worship, or instruction, that directed gaze can also express attentive consideration of what is seen.
Senses in use
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Directing the eyes toward something · dominant
Imperative, imperfect, and sequential forms mark a directed gaze toward a stated object or direction. In Genesis 15:5 the APB renders the command to face heaven and count the stars; in 1 Kings 18:43 a servant is told to look toward the sea, and in Numbers 21:9 a bitten man looks at the bronze serpent.
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Looking with attention or consideration · common
The same verb can occur where the object is a person's appearance, God's work, a remembered origin, or a grievous situation, making the act more than a merely passing glance. In 1 Samuel 16:7 the APB renders a prohibition concerning appearance; in Isaiah 5:12 it contrasts failure to regard the work of the LORD, while Lamentations 2:20 addresses the LORD with an imperative to look and consider what has happened.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses the APB commonly uses “look,” with directional expansions such as “look toward” and “look upon,” and sometimes “regard” or “see.” Because the APB translates whole verses rather than aligning each word, these English choices indicate the clauses' presentation rather than fixed renderings of the term.