וָ/אֵרָ֗א
𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤀
râʼâh
And I appeared
To see, perceive with the eyes; by extension, to perceive mentally, to consider or understand; to experience, to witness; to appear, be visible; to be shown or caused to see. רָאָה covers direct, physical seeing as well as figurative senses of perceiving, understanding, or experiencing. The verb can function transitively (to see something/someone), intransitively (to appear), and causatively (to show, to make see).
Exodus 6:3 · Word #1
Lexicon H7200
| Lemma | רָאָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤀𐤄 |
| Transliteration | râʼâh |
| Strong's | H7200 |
| Definition | To see, perceive with the eyes; by extension, to perceive mentally, to consider or understand; to experience, to witness; to appear, be visible; to be shown or caused to see. רָאָה covers direct, physical seeing as well as figurative senses of perceiving, understanding, or experiencing. The verb can function transitively (to see something/someone), intransitively (to appear), and causatively (to show, to make see). |
Morphology HC/VNw1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | And I appeared |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7200-137
and I appeared
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Niphal stem (passive/reflexive); sequential imperfect (vav-consecutive); 1st person common singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Niphal stem of ראה commonly expresses a passive or reflexive sense, "to be seen" or "to appear." As a 1st person common singular sequential imperfect, it is rendered "and I appeared," preserving both the passive nuance and the narrative conjunction. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and I appeared
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 matches the context and the verb form vav-consecutive first person, as supported by the silex_definition. 'Appeared' is correct for this context. |