how to say “to show” in Hebrew
לְהַרְאוֹת
Seeing is one of the simplest concepts to describe in language. Hebrew expresses it using a verb of the “simple” verb form: לִרְאוֹת
, of the root ר.א.ה (r.a.h).
, of the root ר.א.ה (r.a.h).To express causing someone to see something – showing it to them – Hebrew employs the causative verb form, yielding לְהַרְאוֹת listen and repeat.
listen and repeat.Here’s a Biblical-Hebrew example:
…לֵךְ לְךָ מֵאַרְצְךָ וּמִמּוֹלַדְתְּךָ וּמִבֵּית אָבִיךָ אֶל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַרְאֶךָּ.
…go from your land and from your birthplace and from your father’s home to the land that I will show you.
(Genesis 12)
And here’s a Modern-Hebrew example:
הִיא הֶרְאֲתָה לָנוּ אֶת הַגִּנָּה הַחֲדָשָׁה שֶׁלָּהּ.
She showed us her new garden.