רָעַע
ra.a
“be evil”
Definition
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
a primitive root;
- to be bad, be evil 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to be displeasing 1a2) to be sad 1a3) to be injurious, be evil 1a4) to be wicked, be evil (ethically) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to do an injury or hurt 1b2) to do evil or wickedly 1b3) mischief (participle)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
H:V
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
רָעַע appears 98 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
‘Do not touch My anointed ones!Do no harm to My prophets!’
The most gentle and refined woman among you, so gentle and refined she would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground, will begrudge the husband she embraces and her son and daughter
Yet He too is wise and brings disaster;He does not call back His words.He will rise up against the house of the wickedand against the allies of evildoers.
Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.
He who walks with the wise will become wise,but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.