Seer

In the Bible the word seer occurs 28 times in the King James Version/ It is translated from two different Hebrew words: chozeh (2 Samuel 24:11; 2 Kings 17:13; 1 Chronicles 21:9; 25:5; 29:29; 2 Chronicles.19:2; 29:25, 30; 33:18, 19; 33:15; Isaiah 29:10; Amos 7:12; Micah 3:7) and roeh (1 Samuel 9:9, 11, 18, 19; 2 Samuel 15:27; 1 Chronicles 9:22; 26:28; 29:29; 2 Chronicles.16:7, 10; Isaiah 30:10). It is mentioned in the Book of Mormon 11 times (2 Nephi 2:10-11, 17, 25 Rav, 3:6-7, 11, 14 OPV, 2 Nephi 11:124 RAV, 27:6 OPV, Mosiah 5:74, 76-78 RAV, 8:13, 15-17 OPV, Mosiah 21:21 RAV, 28:16 OPV).

Webster's Dictionary 1828 defines “seer” first as “One who sees; as a seer of visions.” And second as “A prophet; a person who foresees future events.” 1 Samuel 9:9 says: “Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.” The Book of Mosiah states: “And Ammon said that a seer is a revelator and a prophet also; and a gift which is greater can no man have, except he should possess the power of God, which no man can; yet a man may have great power given him from God. But a seer can know of things which have passed and also of things which are to come; and by them shall all things be revealed, or rather, shall secret things be made manifest, and hidden things shall come to light, and things which are not known shall be made known by them; and also, things shall be made known by them which otherwise could not be known” (Mosiah 5:77-80 RAV, 8:16-17 OPV).

See 1 Moses 1:3,6:22,