What does מַרְאֶה mean in the Bible?
מַרְאֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision".
Hebrew · H4758
מַרְאֶה
A view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
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מַרְאֶה H4758
What does מַרְאֶה mean in the Bible?
מַרְאֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision".
Full entry for מַרְאֶה (H4758) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4758?
The BSB source-word alignment has 103 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (20), The vision (5), his appearance (4), appear (3), their appearance (3).
Where does מַרְאֶה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 2:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (36), Daniel (12), Genesis (11), Leviticus (11).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 20× Genesis 12:11, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 29:17
The vision 5× Ezekiel 43:3, Daniel 8:16, Daniel 8:26, Daniel 8:27
his appearance 4× 1 Samuel 16:7, Song Of Solomon 5:15, Isaiah 52:14, Ezekiel 8:2
appear 3× Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:31, Leviticus 13:32
their appearance 3× Genesis 41:21, Ezekiel 1:5, Joel 2:4
can see 2× Leviticus 13:12, Ecclesiastes 6:9
it appears 2× Leviticus 13:20, Leviticus 13:30
was the appearance 2× Ezekiel 1:13, Ezekiel 1:28
- 1× Ezekiel 43:3
[As for] their appearance 1× Ezekiel 10:10
[He] 1× Ezekiel 8:2
[or] 1× Ezekiel 1:13
[the one] with the likeness 1× Daniel 10:18
a huge 1× 2 Samuel 23:21
according to the pattern 1× Numbers 8:4
After the vision 1× Ezekiel 11:24
an imposing 1× Joshua 22:10
and appeared 1× Numbers 9:15
And from what seemed 1× Ezekiel 1:27
and in the sight 1× Ecclesiastes 11:9
And the sight 1× Exodus 24:17
and the spot appears 1× Leviticus 13:25
and your countenance 1× Song Of Solomon 2:14
appear to be 1× Leviticus 13:34
appearance 1× Esther 2:7
appearing 1× Nahum 2:4
appears 1× Leviticus 13:3
as quickly as 1× Ezekiel 1:14
At the sight of them 1× Ezekiel 23:16
beauty 1× Isaiah 53:2
by the sights 1× Deuteronomy 28:34
clearly 1× Numbers 12:8
From what seemed 1× Ezekiel 1:27
His appearance was like 1× Judges 13:6
in a vision 1× Daniel 10:1
in the vision [given] 1× Ezekiel 11:24
is like that 1× Joel 2:4
it would appear 1× Numbers 9:16
its appearance 1× Job 4:16
like 1× Leviticus 13:43
like that 1× Ezekiel 1:26
like that of a man 1× Ezekiel 8:2
like the brilliance 1× Daniel 10:6
like the vision 1× Ezekiel 8:4
looked 1× Ezekiel 1:16
looked like 1× Ezekiel 1:16
of them looked 1× Ezekiel 23:15
one having the appearance 1× Daniel 8:15
our appearances 1× Daniel 1:13
see 1× Isaiah 11:3
sight 1× Exodus 3:3
sights 1× Deuteronomy 28:67
that appear 1× Leviticus 14:37
The appearance 1× Ezekiel 1:28
the sight of him 1× Job 41:9
to behold 1× Esther 1:11
to the eye 1× Genesis 2:9
vvv 1× Ezekiel 41:21
was like that 1× Ezekiel 1:28
was like the vision 1× Ezekiel 43:3
was similar 1× Ezekiel 41:21
what looked 1× Ezekiel 1:27
whose appearance 1× Ezekiel 40:3
with the appearance 1× Ezekiel 1:26
with those 1× Daniel 1:13
with what looked 1× Ezekiel 1:27
your face 1× Song Of Solomon 2:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 2:9 לְמַרְאֶ֖ה to to the eye Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 12:11 מַרְאֶ֖ה to . . . Noun - masculine singular Genesis 24:16 מַרְאֶה֙ to . . . Noun - masculine singular Genesis 26:7 מַרְאֶ֖ה to . . . Noun - masculine singular Genesis 29:17 מַרְאֶֽה׃ to . . . Noun - masculine singular Genesis 39:6 מַרְאֶֽה׃ to . . . Noun - masculine singular Genesis 41:2 מַרְאֶ֖ה to . . . Noun - masculine singular Genesis 41:3 מַרְאֶ֖ה to . . . Noun - masculine singular Genesis 41:4 הַמַּרְאֶה֙ to . . . Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 41:4 הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה to . . . Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 2:9
Aligned rows 103
Books represented 18
Genesis 11 Exodus 2 Leviticus 11 Numbers 4 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 1 Judges 2 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 3 Esther 4 Job 2 Ecclesiastes 2 Song Of Solomon 3 Isaiah 3 Ezekiel 36 Daniel 12 Joel 2 Nahum 1
Source forms
מַרְאֶ֖ה 7x mar·’eh Genesis 12:11, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3
כְּמַרְאֵה־ 6x kə·mar·’êh- Numbers 9:15, Ezekiel 1:27, Ezekiel 8:2, Daniel 8:15
כְּמַרְאֵ֥ה 5x kə·mar·’êh Leviticus 13:43, Ezekiel 1:26, Daniel 10:18, Joel 2:4
הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה 4x ham·mar·’eh Genesis 41:4, Ezekiel 11:24, Ezekiel 41:21, Daniel 8:27
כְּמַרְאֵ֣ה 4x kə·mar·’êh Ezekiel 1:13, Ezekiel 1:28, Ezekiel 40:3, Ezekiel 42:11
מַרְאֶֽה׃ 4x mar·’eh Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, 1 Samuel 17:42, Esther 2:2
מַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ 4x mar·’ê·hū Leviticus 13:30, Leviticus 13:31, Song Of Solomon 5:15, Ezekiel 40:3
וּמַרְאֵה֙ 3x ū·mar·’êh Exodus 24:17, Ezekiel 10:9, Daniel 1:13
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 19x Leviticus 13:43, Numbers 9:15, Judges 13:6, Ezekiel 1:13
Noun - masculine singular 17x Genesis 12:11, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 29:17
Article | Noun - masculine singular 8x Genesis 41:4, Exodus 3:3, Ezekiel 11:24, Ezekiel 41:21
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 8x Leviticus 13:30, Leviticus 13:31, 1 Samuel 16:7, Job 4:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 7x Exodus 24:17, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:32, Numbers 9:16
Noun - masculine singular construct 6x Leviticus 13:12, Ecclesiastes 6:9, Ezekiel 1:16, Ezekiel 1:28
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 5x Numbers 8:4, Ezekiel 8:4, Ezekiel 41:21, Ezekiel 43:3
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 3x Ezekiel 1:13, Ezekiel 10:22, Daniel 1:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
Source Gloss
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision BDB: sight Usage: × apparently, appearance(-reth), × as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain