seer
part of speech
noun (a seer, seers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person who is believed to be able to see what will happen in the future; a prophet. tree →
2) (Bible, history) In the Bible, "seer" is an old word for a prophet, like Samuel. tree →
3) Literally, someone who sees. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A seer is a prophet, someone who sees visions from God. Samuel and Gad are called seers, and in Samuel's day people asked "where the seer's house is" to find him. Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah links the word to a Hebrew root meaning "to see," as in the "vision" of prophecy. The tradition notes that "seer" was the older name for what was later called a prophet. In the primary lessons: In myths, history and fantasy stories, seers foretell the future, like the Oracle of Delphi in ancient Greece. In the Bible, Samuel is called a seer. Today scientists say no one can truly see the future; forecasts use evidence instead. Phrases: a seer foretold, an ancient seer.
examples
- This word is from ChZCh, a seer, seership. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- The Twelfth Path is the Intelligence of Transparency, because it is that species of Magnificence., called CHAZCHAZIT, which is named the place whence issues the vision of those seeing in apparitions. (That is, the prophecies by seers in a vision.) (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- And the LORD spoke unto Gad, David's seer, saying: (Writings 1CH.21.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. (Writings 1CH.9.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said: 'Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.' (Prophets 1SA.9.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- The seer warned the king about the battle. tree →
- In Greek myths, the seer Tiresias was blind but could see the future. tree →
- Samuel was called a seer in the Bible. tree →
- The fortune-teller claimed to be a seer. tree →
- The village seer looked into the fire and spoke. tree →
- "I am no seer," said Dad, "but I think it will rain." tree →
- He was a king, a seer and a poet. tree →
note
Pronounced "SEE-er" or "seer" (rhymes with "beer"). Do not confuse with "sear" (burn) or "sheer" (complete, steep). Myth vs fact: there is no evidence that anyone can see the future.
In the corpora
- These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.
- And the LORD spoke unto Gad, David's seer, saying:
- all these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the things pertaining to God, to lift up the horn.
Trees and pragmatics
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