רֹעַ

ro.aNoun (Masculine)H7455

evil

From: from H7489 (רָעַע);

Short Definition

badness (as marring), physically or morally

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. badness, evil 1a) badness, bad quality 1b) wilfulness 1c) evil, badness (ethical) 1d) sadness

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

19 times

Appears 19 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
11
1 Samuel
1
Deuteronomy
1
Ecclesiastes
1
Genesis
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 17:28
  • Genesis 41:19
  • Jeremiah 21:12
  • Jeremiah 24:2
  • Jeremiah 25:5

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