רָשַׁע
ra.sah
“be wicked”
Definition
to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate
a primitive root;
- to be wicked, act wickedly 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be wicked, act wickedly 1a2) to be guilty, be condemned 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to condemn as guilty (in civil relations) 1b2) to condemn as guilty (in ethical or religious relations) 1b3) to act wickedly (in ethics and religion)
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Occurrences
רָשַׁע appears 32 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
For I have kept the ways of the LORDand have not wickedly departed from my God.
Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you;your own lips testify against you.
Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me;if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.
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