ra.ah most often marks seeing with the eyes, and also describes appearing, directing attention, and reported visionary sight.

The sampled verses most often use the term for seeing persons, events, or conditions with the eyes, including observation that prompts a response. It also occurs where someone or something appears or is visible, in imperatives that direct attention, and in reports of what a speaker has seen in a visionary scene.

1. See persons, events, or visible conditions · dominant

   Qal forms describe visual observation of a death, a battle situation, or a person: in 1 Chronicles 10:5 the APB renders the armor-bearer seeing that Saul had died, and in 1 Chronicles 19:10 it renders Joab seeing the battle before and behind him. In 1 Chronicles 21:16, David lifts his eyes and sees the messenger standing between land and heaven.

   1 Chronicles 10:51 Chronicles 19:101 Chronicles 21:161 Kings 10:71 Samuel 13:111 Samuel 16:7
2. Appear or be visible · common

   Niphal forms present a person or object as coming into view or being visible. In 1 Kings 9:2 the APB renders the LORD appearing to Solomon, while 1 Kings 8:8 describes the heads of the poles as able to be seen from the holy place but not from outside; 1 Samuel 1:22 speaks of appearing before the LORD.

   1 Kings 9:21 Kings 8:81 Kings 18:11 Kings 18:151 Kings 6:181 Samuel 1:22
3. Direct attention to what is before someone · occasional

   Qal imperatives call the hearer to attend to an immediate matter. In 1 Chronicles 21:23 the APB renders Ornan's words, "See, I give you the oxen," and in 1 Chronicles 28:10 it renders the command "Consider now" before the charge to build the sanctuary.

   1 Chronicles 21:121 Chronicles 21:231 Chronicles 28:101 Kings 17:231 Kings 20:71 Samuel 12:16
4. Report what has been seen in a visionary scene · rare

   First-person Qal perfect forms introduce Micaiah's reported sight of scenes not otherwise presented as ordinary observation. In 1 Kings 22:17 the APB renders, "I saw all Israel scattered," and in 1 Kings 22:19 it renders, "I saw the LORD seated on his throne" with the host of heaven standing beside him.

   1 Kings 22:171 Kings 22:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly uses "saw," "see," and "seen," while Niphal clauses are rendered with "appeared," "present yourself," or language of being visible. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings indicate the clauses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.