רָשָׁע

ra.sahNounH7563

wicked

From: from H7561 (רָשַׁע);

Short Definition

morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology H:N

DescriptionHebrew Noun

Occurrences

222 times

Appears 222 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Proverbs
77
Psalms
59
Job
26
Ezk
16
Isaiah
11

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 8:32
  • Isaiah 48:22
  • Proverbs 10:11
  • Proverbs 21:4
  • Psalms 109:7

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