1) 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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H7489 — רָעַע
ra.a · be evil · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 19:7 · תָּרֵֽעוּ׃And he said, I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly.Genesis 19:9 · נָרַ֥עAnd they said, Stand back. And they said, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.Genesis 21:11 · וַיֵּ֧רַעAnd the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight on account of his son.Genesis 21:12 · יֵרַ֤עAnd God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy handmaid; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.Genesis 31:7 · לְהָרַ֖עAnd your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.Genesis 38:10 · וַיֵּ֛רַעAnd the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and he slew him also.Genesis 43:6 · הֲרֵעֹתֶ֖םAnd Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?Genesis 44:5 · הֲרֵעֹתֶ֖םIs not this that in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.Genesis 48:17 · וַיֵּ֣רַעAnd when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.Exodus 5:22 · הֲרֵעֹ֙תָה֙And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou dealt ill with this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?Exodus 5:23 · הֵרַ֖עFor since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath dealt ill with this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.Exodus 21:8 · רָעָ֞הIf she please not her master, who hath espoused her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a foreign people he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.Leviticus 5:4 · לְהָרַ֣ע׀Or if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these things.Numbers 11:10 · רָֽע׃And Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled greatly; and Moses was displeased.Numbers 11:11 · הֲרֵעֹ֙תָ֙And Moses said unto Jehovah, Wherefore hast thou dealt ill with thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favor in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?Numbers 16:15 · הֲרֵעֹ֖תִיAnd Moses was very wroth, and said unto Jehovah, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.Numbers 20:15 · וַיָּרֵ֥עוּhow our fathers went down into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and our fathers:Numbers 22:34 · רַ֥עAnd Balaam said unto the angel of Jehovah, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.Deuteronomy 15:9 · וְרָעָ֣הBeware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto Jehovah against thee, and it be sin unto thee.Deuteronomy 15:10 · יֵרַ֥עThou shalt surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him; because that for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto.Deuteronomy 26:6 · וַיָּרֵ֧עוּAnd the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:Deuteronomy 28:54 · תֵּרַ֨עThe man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children whom he hath remaining;Deuteronomy 28:56 · תֵּרַ֤עThe tender and delicate woman among you, who would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,Joshua 24:15 · רַ֨עAnd if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.Joshua 24:20 · וְהֵרַ֤עIf ye forsake Jehovah, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.Judges 19:23 · תָּרֵ֣עוּAnd the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly.Ruth 1:21 · הֵ֥רַֽעI went out full, and Jehovah hath brought me home again empty; why call ye me Naomi, seeing Jehovah hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?1 Samuel 8:6 · וַיֵּ֤רַעBut the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah.1 Samuel 12:25 · הָרֵ֖עַ · תָּרֵ֑עוּBut if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.1 Samuel 18:8 · וַיֵּ֤רַעAnd Saul was very wroth, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?1 Samuel 25:34 · מֵהָרַ֖עFor in very deed, as Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, who hath withholden me from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light so much as one man-child.1 Samuel 26:21 · אָרַ֤עThen said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David; for I will no more do thee harm, because my life was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.2 Samuel 11:25 · יֵרַ֤עThen David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another; make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.2 Samuel 11:27 · וַיֵּ֧רַעAnd when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Jehovah.2 Samuel 19:7 · וְרָעָ֧הNow therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants; for I swear by Jehovah, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry a man with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that hath befallen thee from thy youth until now.2 Samuel 20:6 · יֵ֧רַֽעAnd David said to Abishai, Now will Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.1 Kings 14:9 · וַתָּ֣רַעbut hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:1 Kings 16:25 · וַיָּ֕רַעAnd Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.1 Kings 17:20 · הֲרֵע֖וֹתָAnd he cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?2 Kings 21:11 · הֵרַ֕עBecause Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, that were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols;1 Chronicles 16:22 · תָּרֵֽעוּ׃ פSaying, Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.1 Chronicles 21:7 · וַיֵּ֙רַע֙And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.1 Chronicles 21:17 · וְהָרֵ֣עַ · הֲרֵע֔וֹתִיAnd David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, O Jehovah my God, be against me, and against my father’s house; but not against thy people, that they should be plagued.Nehemiah 2:3 · יֵרְע֣וּAnd I said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?Nehemiah 2:10 · וַיֵּ֥רַעAnd when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, for that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.Nehemiah 13:8 · וַיֵּ֥רַֽעAnd it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.Job 8:20 · מְרֵעִֽים׃Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he uphold the evil-doers.Job 20:26 · יֵ֖רַעAll darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown by man shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent.Job 34:24 · יָרֹ֣עַHe breaketh in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, And setteth others in their stead.Psalm 2:9 · תְּ֭רֹעֵםThou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.Psalm 15:4 · לְ֝הָרַ֗עIn whose eyes a reprobate is despised, But who honoreth them that fear Jehovah; He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;Psalm 22:16 · מְ֭רֵעִיםFor dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have inclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.Psalm 26:5 · מְרֵעִ֑יםI hate the assembly of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked.Psalm 27:2 · מְרֵעִים֮When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, Even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.Psalm 37:1 · בַּמְּרֵעִ֑יםA Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.Psalm 37:8 · לְהָרֵֽעַ׃Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.Psalm 37:9 · מְ֭רֵעִיםFor evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.Psalm 44:2 · תָּרַ֥עThou didst drive out the nations with thy hand; But them thou didst plant: Thou didst afflict the peoples; But them thou didst spread abroad.Psalm 64:2 · מְרֵעִ֑יםHide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;Psalm 74:3 · הֵרַ֖עLift up thy feet unto the perpetual ruins, All the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary.Psalm 92:11 · מְרֵעִ֗יםMine eye also hath seen my desire on mine enemies, Mine ears have heard my desire of the evil-doers that rise up against me.Psalm 94:16 · מְרֵעִ֑יםWho will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?Psalm 105:15 · תָּרֵֽעוּ׃Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.Psalm 106:32 · וַיֵּ֥רַעThey angered him also at the waters of Meribah, So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes;Psalm 119:115 · מְרֵעִ֑יםDepart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.Proverbs 4:16 · יָרֵ֑עוּFor they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.Proverbs 11:15 · יֵ֭רוֹעַHe that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.Proverbs 13:20 · יֵרֽוֹעַ׃Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.Proverbs 17:4 · מֵ֭רַעAn evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.Proverbs 18:24 · לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַHe that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.Proverbs 24:8 · לְהָרֵ֑עַHe that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.Proverbs 24:18 · וְרַ֣עLest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.Proverbs 24:19 · בַּמְּרֵעִ֑יםFret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:Isaiah 1:4 · מְרֵעִ֔יםAh sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that deal corruptly! they have forsaken Jehovah, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are estranged and gone backward.Isaiah 1:16 · הָרֵֽעַ׃Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;Isaiah 3:11 · רָ֑עWoe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.Isaiah 8:9 · רֹ֤עוּMake an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces.Isaiah 9:17 · וּמֵרַ֔עTherefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.Isaiah 11:9 · יָרֵ֥עוּThey shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.Isaiah 14:20 · מְרֵעִֽים׃Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, thou hast slain thy people; the seed of evil-doers shall not be named for ever.Isaiah 24:19 · רֹ֥עָה · הִֽתְרֹעֲעָ֖הThe earth is utterly broken, the earth is rent asunder, the earth is shaken violently.Isaiah 31:2 · מְרֵעִ֔יםYet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evil-doers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.Isaiah 41:23 · וְתָרֵ֔עוּDeclare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.Isaiah 59:15 · וַיֵּ֥רַעYea, truth is lacking; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey.And Jehovah saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.Isaiah 65:25 · יָרֵ֧עוּThe wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.Jeremiah 4:22 · לְהָרַ֔עFor my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.Jeremiah 7:26 · הֵרֵ֖עוּyet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers.Jeremiah 10:5 · יָרֵ֔עוּThey are like a palm-tree, of turned work, and speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.Jeremiah 11:16 · וְרָע֖וּJehovah called thy name, A green olive-tree, fair with goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.Jeremiah 13:23 · הָרֵֽעַ׃Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.Jeremiah 15:12 · הֲיָרֹ֨עַCan one break iron, even iron from the north, and brass?Jeremiah 16:12 · הֲרֵעֹתֶ֥םand ye have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that ye hearken not unto me:Jeremiah 20:13 · מְרֵעִֽים׃ סSing unto Jehovah, praise ye Jehovah; for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers.Jeremiah 23:14 · מְרֵעִ֔יםIn the prophets of Jerusalem also I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies; and they strengthen the hands of evil-doers, so that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them become unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.Jeremiah 25:6 · אָרַ֖עand go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the work of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.Jeremiah 25:29 · לְהָרַ֔עFor, lo, I begin to work evil at the city which is called by my name; and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith Jehovah of hosts.Jeremiah 31:28 · וּלְהָרֵ֑עַAnd it shall come to pass that, like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict, so will I watch over them to build and to plant, saith Jehovah.Jeremiah 38:9 · הֵרֵ֜עוּMy lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die in the place where he is, because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city.Jeremiah 40:4 · רַ֧עAnd now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are upon thy hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will look well unto thee; but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee; whither it seemeth good and right unto thee to go, thither go.Jonah 4:1 · וַיֵּ֥רַעBut it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.Micah 3:4 · הֵרֵ֖עוּThen shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.Micah 4:6 · הֲרֵעֹֽתִי׃In that day, saith Jehovah, will I assemble that which is lame, and I will gather that which is driven away, and that which I have afflicted;Zephaniah 1:12 · יָרֵֽעַ׃And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.Zechariah 8:14 · לְהָרַ֣עFor thus saith Jehovah of hosts: As I thought to do evil unto you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I repented not;