šāʿā שָׁעָה ‘to gaze’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

šāʿā v
1) to look at or to, regard, gaze at or about
 1a) (Qal) to gaze at, regard, behold, look about
 1b) (Hiphil) to look away, cause gaze to turn away
 1c) (Hithpael) to look in dismay, gaze about (in anxiety)