Lexicon
רַאיָּה
ra.a.vah
H7207
H:V Hebrew

to behold

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ra.a.vah denotes viewing or seeing, attested once as a construct noun in a saying about unsatisfied desire.

The sole attestation presents ra.a.vah as a construct noun associated with viewing or seeing within a saying that the APB renders as a contrast between love of silver, love of a crowd, and vanity.

Senses in use

  1. Viewing or seeing in a construct relation · dominant

    In Ecclesiastes 5:10, רְא֥וּת is a common feminine singular construct noun in a saying about desires that do not satisfy. The APB renders the verse, “A lover of silver will not be satisfied with silver, and whoever loves a crowd will not produce; this also is vanity,” but its loose wording does not isolate this noun’s specific English equivalent.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ecclesiastes 5:10, the APB presents the surrounding saying in terms of silver, a crowd, and vanity; Its specific rendering of רְא֥וּת is unclear.

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