4759. mar'ah

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mar'ah: Appearance, vision, sight

Original Word: מַרְאָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mar'ah
Pronunciation: mar-ah'
Phonetic Spelling: (mar-aw')
Definition: Appearance, vision, sight
Meaning: a vision, a mirror

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

looking glass, vision

Feminine of mar'eh; a vision; also (causatively) a mirror -- looking glass, vision.

see HEBREW mar'eh

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. מַרְאָה noun feminine vision, as means of revelation: ׳מ absolute Numbers 12:6 (E), 1 Samuel 3:15; Daniel 10:16, as accusative of congnate meaning with verb Daniel 10:7; Daniel 10:7; Daniel 10:8; apparently plural absolute מַרְאוֺת Ezekiel 43:3, but read מַרְאֵה הָרֶכֶב ᵐ5 Co Berthol Siegf Krae, or strike out Toy Krae (as alternative); construct מַרְאוֺת הַלַּיְלָה Genesis 46:2 (E), מַרְאוֺת אֱלֹהִים Ezekiel 1:1; Ezekiel 8:3; Ezekiel 40:2.

II. [מַרְאָה] noun feminine mirror (so Vrss; as place, or instrument, of seeing (oneself)); — plural construct מַרְאֹת הַצֹּבְאֹת Exodus 38:8 (P) the mirrors of the serving-women (see Di).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb רָאָה (ra'ah), meaning "to see."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G545: ἀποκάλυψις (apokalypsis) • Often translated as "revelation" or "unveiling," this term is used in the New Testament to describe the disclosure of divine mysteries, akin to the concept of a vision.
• G3701: ὅραμα (horama) • Meaning "vision," this Greek term is used in the New Testament to describe supernatural visions, similar to the Hebrew מַרְאָה.
• G4088: πρόσωπον (prosopon) • While primarily meaning "face" or "countenance," it can also imply a reflection or appearance, akin to the reflective aspect of a mirror.

In summary, מַרְאָה encompasses both the tangible and intangible aspects of seeing, from physical reflections to spiritual revelations, playing a crucial role in the communication between the divine and humanity in the biblical narrative.

Usage: The word מַרְאָה appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often referring to visions experienced by prophets or as a metaphorical expression for clarity and reflection.

Context: • מַרְאָה is a noun that appears in the Hebrew Bible to describe both literal and figurative forms of seeing. In its literal sense, it refers to a mirror, an object used for reflection, as seen in Exodus 38:8, where the bronze basin and its stand were made from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
• In a figurative or prophetic sense, מַרְאָה is used to describe visions granted by God to His prophets. For instance, in Numbers 12:6, God speaks of revealing Himself to prophets through visions (מַרְאָה). This usage underscores the divine communication and revelation aspect of the term.
• The concept of מַרְאָה as a vision is significant in understanding the nature of prophetic experiences in the Hebrew Bible, where visions are a primary means of divine revelation and guidance.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּמַרְא֣וֹת בְּמַרְאֹ֣ת בְּמַרְאֹת֙ בַּמַּרְאָה֙ במראה במראות במראת הַמַּרְאָ֑ה הַמַּרְאָ֔ה הַמַּרְאָ֖ה הַמַּרְאָ֤ה המראה מַרְא֥וֹת מראות bam·mar·’āh bammar’āh bammarAh bə·mar·’ō·wṯ bə·mar·’ōṯ bəmar’ōṯ bəmar’ōwṯ bemarOt ham·mar·’āh hammar’āh hammarAh mar’ōwṯ mar·’ō·wṯ marot

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 46:2
HEB: אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּמַרְאֹ֣ת הַלַּ֔יְלָה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
NAS: to Israel in visions of the night
KJV: unto Israel in the visions of the night,
INT: God to Israel visions of the night and said

Exodus 38:8
HEB: כַּנּ֣וֹ נְחֹ֑שֶׁת בְּמַרְאֹת֙ הַצֹּ֣בְאֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: of bronze, from the mirrors of the serving
KJV: of it [of] brass, of the lookingglasses of [the women] assembling,
INT: base of bronze the mirrors of the serving who

Numbers 12:6
HEB: נְבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם יְהוָ֗ה בַּמַּרְאָה֙ אֵלָ֣יו אֶתְוַדָּ֔ע
NAS: shall make Myself known to him in a vision. I shall speak
KJV: will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak
INT: prophet the LORD A vision about shall make

1 Samuel 3:15
HEB: מֵהַגִּ֥יד אֶת־ הַמַּרְאָ֖ה אֶל־ עֵלִֽי׃
NAS: was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.
KJV: to shew Eli the vision.
INT: was afraid to tell the vision to Eli

Ezekiel 1:1
HEB: הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וָאֶרְאֶ֖ה מַרְא֥וֹת אֱלֹהִֽים׃
NAS: were opened and I saw visions of God.
KJV: were opened, and I saw visions of God.
INT: the heavens saw visions of God

Ezekiel 8:3
HEB: אֹתִ֨י יְרוּשָׁלְַ֜מָה בְּמַרְא֣וֹת אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֶל־
NAS: and brought me in the visions of God
KJV: and brought me in the visions of God
INT: and brought to Jerusalem the visions of God to

Ezekiel 40:2
HEB: בְּמַרְא֣וֹת אֱלֹהִ֔ים הֱבִיאַ֖נִי
NAS: In the visions of God He brought
KJV: In the visions of God brought
INT: the visions of God brought

Daniel 10:7
HEB: לְבַדִּי֙ אֶת־ הַמַּרְאָ֔ה וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: saw the vision, while the men
KJV: alone saw the vision: for the men
INT: Daniel alone the vision the men who

Daniel 10:7
HEB: רָא֖וּ אֶת־ הַמַּרְאָ֑ה אֲבָ֗ל חֲרָדָ֤ה
NAS: were with me did not see the vision; nevertheless,
KJV: that were with me saw not the vision; but
INT: did not see the vision nevertheless dread

Daniel 10:8
HEB: וָֽאֶרְאֶ֗ה אֶת־ הַמַּרְאָ֤ה הַגְּדֹלָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את
NAS: this great vision; yet no strength
KJV: this great vision, and there remained
INT: alone and saw vision great yet

Daniel 10:16
HEB: לְנֶגְדִּ֔י אֲדֹנִ֗י בַּמַּרְאָה֙ נֶהֶפְכ֤וּ צִירַי֙
NAS: me, O my lord, as a result of the vision anguish
KJV: before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows
INT: before my lord of the vision has come anguish

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4759
11 Occurrences

bam·mar·’āh — 2 Occ.
bə·mar·’ōṯ — 4 Occ.
ham·mar·’āh — 4 Occ.
mar·’ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.