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Strong's #7489 - רָעַע
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- to be bad, be evil
- 1a)(Qal)
- to be displeasing
- to be sad
- to be injurious, be evil
- to be wicked, be evil (ethically)
- (Hiphil)
- to do an injury or hurt
- to do evil or wickedly
- mischief (participle)
- 1a)(Qal)
- to break, shatter
- (Qal)
- to break
- broken (participle)
- to be broken
- (Hithpolel) to be broken, be broken in pieces, be broken asunder
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1460) gr (רגה RGh) AC: Grieve CO: Bad AB: ?
A) gr (רגה RGh) AC: ? CO: Bad AB: ?
Nm/f ) gr (רגה RGh) - I. Bad:Something dysfunctional, wrong, evil or wicked. II. Shout:To shout an alarm, war or great rejoicing. KJV (666): evil, wickedness, wicked, mischief, hurt, bad, trouble, sore, affliction, ill, adversity, favoured, harm, naught, noisesome, grievous, sad, shout, noise, aloud - Strongs: H7451 (רַע), H7452 (רֵעַ)
B) ggr (רגהגה RGhGh) AC: ? CO: Bad AB: ?: Something dysfunctional, wrong, evil or wicked.
V) ggr (רגהגה RGhGh) - Bad: To be bad by hurting or doing an evil action. KJV (84): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Participle) evil, evildoer, hurt, wickedly, worse, afflict, wicked, break, doer, ill, harm, displease, mischief - Strongs: H4827 (מֵרַע), H7489 (רָעַע)
J) gfr (רוגה RWGh) AC: Shout CO: Bad AB: ?: Something dysfunctional, wrong, evil or wicked.
V) gf (רוגה RWGh) - Shout: To shout an alarm, war or great rejoicing. KJV (46): (vf: Niphal, Hiphil) shout, noise, alarm, cry, triumph, smart - Strongs: H7321 (רוּעַ)
Nm) gfr (רוגה RWGh) - Bad: KJV (19): evil, wickedness, bad, badness, naughtiness, sorrow, sadness - Strongs: H7455 (רֹעַ)
if1) egfrt (תרוגהה TRWGhH) - Shout: A great shout of alarm, war or rejoicing. KJV (36): shout, shouting, alarm, sound, blowing, joy - Strongs: H8643 (תְּרוּעָה)
L) gri (ירגה YRGh) AC: Grieve CO: ? AB: ?: A feeling from bad circumstances.
V) gri (ירגה YRGh) - Grieve: KJV (22): (vf: Paal) displease, grieve, grievous, evil, ill, harm, sad - Strongs: H3415 (יָרַע)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular רַע Numbers 22:34 3t., רָ֑ע Numbers 11:10; 3 feminine singular רָעָה Deuteronomy 15:9 ( Exodus 21:8 see I. רַע); Imperfect 3 masculine singular יֵרַע (Ges§ 67p) Genesis 21:12 +; 3 feminine singular תֵּרַע Deuteronomy 28:54,56; 3 masculine plural יֵרְעוּ Nehemiah 2:3; —
1 be displeasing: רַע בְּעֵינֵי Numbers 11:10; Numbers 22:34 (J), Joshua 24:15 (E), Jeremiah 40:4; Proverbs 24:18 (with וְ consecutive) imperfect יֵרַע בְּעֵינֵי Genesis 21:11,12 (E), Genesis 48:17 (J), 1 Samuel 8:6; 1 Samuel 18:8; 2 Samuel 11:25; later, וַיֵּרַעאֶל Jonah 4:1 or וירעלְ Nehemiah 2:10 (intensified by רָעָה גְרוֺלֶה), וַיֵּרַעלִי מְאֹד Nehemiah 13:8.
2 be sad: ירע לבב Deuteronomy 15:10; 1 Samuel 1:8; יֵרְעוּ פָנַי Nehemiah 2:3.
3 be injurious, evil: וַיִּרַע לְ Psalm 106:32 it went ill with Moses, person subject 2 Samuel 20:6; רָעָה עַיִן be grudging, with ב person, Deuteronomy 15:9; Deuteronomy 28:54,56.
4 be evil, wicked, ethically: ׳וַיֵּרַע בְּעֵינֵי י Genesis 38:10 (J) 2 Samuel 11:27; Isaiah 59:15; בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהַים 1 Chronicles 21:7.
Niph`al suffer hurt: Imperfect 3 masculine singular (רַע) יֵרוֺעַ Proverbs 11:15; Proverbs 13:20.
Hiph`il70 Perfect 3 masculine singular הֵרַע Exodus 5:23 +; 2 masculine singular הֲרֵעוֺתָ 1 Kings 17:20, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָרֵעַ Zephaniah 1:12, וַיָּרַע 1 Kings 16:25; 2 masculine singular תָּרַע Psalm 44:3 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute הָרֵעַ 1 Samuel 12:25; 1 Chronicles 21:17; construct הָרַע Genesis 31:7 8t., הָרֵעַ֑ Isaiah 1:16 4t.; Participle מֵרַע Isaiah 9:16; Proverbs 17:4; plural מְרֵעִים Isaiah 1:4 +; —
1 do an injury, hurt: absolute Genesis 44:5 (J), Isaiah 11:9 = Isaiah 65:25, Jeremiah 31:28; Proverbs 4:16; Proverbs 24:8; opposed to היטיב Isaiah 41:23; Jeremiah 10:5; Zephaniah 1:12 (all in prov. Phr. = do anything at all, compare רָע
2); הרע ל Genesis 19:9; Genesis 43:6; Exodus 5:22,23; Numbers 11:11 (J) Numbers 20:15; Joshua 24:20 (E) + 5t.; with accusative of person Numbers 16:15 (J) + 4t.; with בְּ, 1 Chronicles 16:22 = Psalm 105:15 (with ל), Jeremiah 25:29; Psalm 74:3; with עִמָּדִי Genesis 31:7 (E); with על 1 Kings 17:20 bring evil upon; swear לְהָרַע, = to one's hurt, Psalm 15:4; Leviticus 5:4 (P); Participle = substantive לְבָכָם לְמֵרָ֔ע Daniel 11:27 (shall be) for mischief.
2 do evil, wickedly: absolute Genesis 19:7 (J) 1 Samuel 12:25 (twice in verse) + 6t.; opposed to היטיב Jeremiah 4:22; Jeremiah 13:23; with מִן compare, 1 Kings 14:9; 1 Kings 16:25; 2 Kings 21:11; Jeremiah 7:26; Jeremiah 16:12; with accusative הֵרֵעוּ מַעַלְלֵיהֶם Micah 3:4, compare 1 Samuel 25:3; Participle מֵרַע evil doer, Isaiah 9:16; Proverbs 17:4; plural Jeremiah 20:13; Jeremiah 23:14; Psalm 27:2 7t.; ׳וֶרַע מ Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 14:20; ׳בית מ Isaiah 31:2; ׳עֲרַתמ Psalm 22:17; ׳קִחַל מ Psalm 26:5; ׳סוֺר מ Psalm 64:3.
II. [רָעַע] verb break (Aramaic loan-word = Hebrew רָצַץ q. v.); —
Qal Perfect 3 plural רָעוּ Jeremiah 11:16; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָרֹעַ Jeremiah 15:12; Job 34:24,2masculine singular suffix תְּרֹעֵם Psalm 2:9 (but see below); Infinitive absolute רֹ֫עָה Isaiah 24:19 (strike out ה as dittograph and read רֹעַ, see
Hithpo`el); Participle feminine רֹעָה (? for רֹעֲעָה) Proverbs 25:19: —
1 transitive הֲיָרֹע בַּרְזֶל׳בַּרְזֶל וגו Jeremiah 15:12 can one break iron, iron out of the north? compare יָרֹעַ כַּבִּירִים Job 34:24; תְּרֹעֵם בְּשֵֹׁבֶטבַּרְזֶל Psalm 2:9 (but read תִּרְעֵם, see I. רהְ, ᵐ5ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Hup-Now and others).
2 intransitive break = be broken, of branches Jeremiah 11:16 (in figurative; Gf Or and others; > Hi Gie are in a sad state, √ I. רעע); שֵׁן רֹעָה Proverbs 25:19 a broken tooth (׳ר = רֹעֲעָה?; Frankenb
Niph`al Participle נְרָעָה, compare Toy, but Niph`al not elsewhere; Vrss רָעָה bad). — רֹ֫עוּ Isaiah 8:9 read דְּעוּ (ᵐ5 Lo Che and others, "" הַאֲזִינוּ).
Hithpo`el Perfect 3 feminine singular +
Qal Infinitive absolute (see above) צרץ[הָ] רֹעַ הִתְרֹעֲעָה Isaiah 24:19 the earth is broken asunder ("" מּוֺר תִתְמּוֺרְרָה, מוֺט הִתְמוֺטְטָה); also Infinitive construct לְהִתְרוֺעֵעַ Proverbs 18:24 will be broken in pieces (Ges§ 114 i), ruined, De and others, but < read לְהִתְרָעוֺת Vrss Toy and others, see רעה Hithpa`el (see, however, Dr Expos. Times xi (1899-1900), 230f.).
רָעַע
(1) imp. רֹעוּ Isaiah 8:9, fut יָרֹעַ to make a loud noise (lermen). (This primary signification variously modified, is found in all the roots beginning with the letters רע especially רָעַם compare fremo, רָעַד, רָעַשׁ; compare ῥοῖζος, ῥόθος, ῥάθαγος, Germ. raufchen, rafen, raffeln; Engl. to rush; also in the syllable רג, רהּ; see under the root רָגַז. The special sense of breaking, crushing is found in the roots רָעַע, רָעַץ; compare רָצַץ; the sense of trembling, which arises from being struck, in רָעַר, רָעַם רָעַל). Specially to break (as in Aram.), Psalms 2:9; Job 34:24; Jeremiah 15:12 and intrans., to be broken, Jeremiah 11:16.
(2) to be evil (from the idea of raging, being tumultuous, which is referred to an evil disposition; see רָשַׁע, as on the other hand, meekness, a placid and lowly mind is referred to goodness of disposition and mind; see עָנָו ; only in pret. רַע, fem. רָעָה, fut. יֵרַע (the examples of which I have referred to the root יָרַע p. 359, B ). רַע בְּעֵינֵי פ׳ to displease any one, Numbers 11:10. Farther, to be evil, is, i.q. to be noxious, hurtful; followed by לְ 2 Samuel 19:8 of the eye, to be envious; followed by בְּ Deuteronomy 15:9 of the face, to be sad, Ecclesiastes 7:3.
Hiphil הֵרֵעַ and הֵרַע, inf. הָרַע.
(1) to make evil, e.g. הֵרֵעוּ מַעַלְלֵיהֶם “they make their actions evil,” Micah 3:4 also to do evil, to do ill, Genesis 44:5, הֲרֵעֹתֶם אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם “ye have done ill that which ye have done,” das habt ihr übel gemacht. Followed by לַעֲשׂוֹת to do ill, to act wickedly, to live wickedly, 1 Kings 14:9 and with this omitted, id.; Isaiah 1:16, 11:9 Psalms 37:8; Proverbs 4:16. Part. מֵרַע Proverbs 17:4 pl. מְרֵעִים, an evil doer, Isaiah 1:4; Psalms 22:17, 37:9.
(2) to do evil to any one, followed by a dat. Exodus 5:23; Numbers 11:11 acc. Numbers 16:15; Psalms 74:3 (compare the same construction in the opp. הֵיטִיב); עַל 1 Kings 17:20 עִם Genesis 31:7 בְּ 1 Chronicles 16:22. Sometimes used of God as bringing calamities, followed by a dat. Jeremiah 25:6; Ruth 1:21 followed by an acc. Psalms 44:3.
Hithpoel הִתְרוֹעֵעַ to be broken in pieces (as by a blow), Isaiah 24:19 hence to perish, Proverbs 18:24.
[Derivatives, רַע, רָעָה, רֹעַ.]