רַע

raAdjectiveH7451

bad: harmful

From: from H7489 (רָעַע);

Short Definition

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

Full Lexicon Entry

harmful adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions

Grammar

Part of Speech Adjective

Morphology H:A

DescriptionHebrew Adjective

Occurrences

574 times

Appears 574 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
108
Proverbs
64
Genesis
34
Psalms
34
2 Kings
32

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 2:3
  • 2 Samuel 16:8
  • Genesis 31:29
  • Jeremiah 25:32
  • Nehemiah 6:2

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.