STRONGS H7451:
Abbreviations
I. רַע 226 adjective bad, evil (distinction from noun, and verb Perfect
3rd person masculine singular, is sometimes not easy, and opinions differ); — masculine singular
רַע Genesis 6:5 +;
רָ֑ע Genesis 31:24 +; plural
רָעַים Genesis 13:13 +; construct
רָעֵי Ezekiel 7:24 (strike out Co); feminine singular
רָעָה Genesis 37:2 +
37 times (this form usually noun), plural
רָעוֺת Genesis 28:8 +
14 times;
רָעֹת Genesis 41:27 (
18 times noun); —
†1. bad, disagreeable, malignant: of a woman, רָעָה בְּעֵינֵי Exodus 21:8 (E; perhaps, with changed accent, verb 3rd person feminine singular רָ֫עָה) disagreeable, unpleasing in the eyes of, plural Genesis 28:8 (P); of poisonous herb 2 Kings 4:41, malignant boils Deuteronomy 28:35; Job 2:7, diseases Deuteronomy 7:15; Deuteronomy 28:59; 2 Chronicles 21:19; Ecclesiastes 6:2, deadly sword Psalm 144:10, arrows Ezekiel 5:16, severe judgments Ezekiel 14:21, wonders Deuteronomy 6:22; מַלְאֲכֵי רָעִים Psalm 78:49 = fierce messengers (of God; Ew§ 287 a Ges§ 130 e), wild beasts Genesis 37:20, 33 (JE) Leviticus 26:6 (H) Ezekiel 5:17; Ezekiel 14:15, 21; Ezekiel 34:25; unclean thing Deuteronomy 23:10.
†2. bad, unpleasant, giving pain, unhappiness, misery: ימים רעים evil days (of trial and hardship) Genesis 47:9 (P) Proverbs 15:15; עִנְיָן רע Ecclesiastes 1:13; Ecclesiastes 5:13; עִנְיַן Ecclesiastes 4:8, compare Ecclesiastes 2:17; Ecclesiastes 9:3; הַמַּעֲשֶׂה הָרָע Ecclesiastes 4:3; הדבר הרע evil report Exodus 33:4 (J), so דִּבָּה רָעָה Genesis 37:2 (JE) Numbers 14:37 (P), שׁם רע Deuteronomy 22:14, 19; Nehemiah 6:13, שְׁמוּעָה רָעָה Jeremiah 49:23; Psalm 112:7; of things: painful discipline Proverbs 15:10, evil occurrence 1 Kings 5:18, evil (-bringing) net Ecclesiastes 9:12, instruments Isaiah 32:7: כל הדבר הרע Joshua 23:15 (D) all evil (injurious) things; רַע it is bad, harmful Isaiah 3:11 Jeremiah 2:19; of speech, דבּר, רעאו טוב Genesis 24:50 (J) in proverb, speak bad or good = anything at all, מטוב עד רע Genesis 31:24, 29 (E), לְמֵרָע ועד טוב 2 Samuel 13:22, of the divine spirit as producing an ecstatic state of frenzy and violence 1 Samuel 16:14, 15, 16, 23; 1 Samuel 18:10; 1 Samuel 19:9 (see רוּח 9).
†3. evil, displeasing עָשָׂח רָ֔ע בְּעֵינֵי סַרְנֵי פְלשְׁתִּים 1 Samuel 29:7.
†4. bad of its kind, land Numbers 13:19 (J), place Numbers 20:5 (JE), waters 2 Kings 2:19, figs Jeremiah 24:2, 3(twice in verse); Jeremiah 24:8, kine Genesis 41:3, 4, 19, 20, 21, 27 (E), מוּם רע Deuteronomy 15:21, compare Deuteronomy 17:1.
†5. bad, i.e. of low value Leviticus 27:10 (twice in verse); Leviticus 27:12, 14, 33 (H), compare Malachi 1:8 (twice in verse); רַע רַע יאֹמַר מַקּוֺנֶה Proverbs 20:14 (twice in verse).
†6. + מִן comparative, worse than, 2 Samuel 19:8; as superlative, רָעֵי גוֺיִם Ezekiel 7:24 worst of nations (strike out Co).
†7. sad, unhappy: לֶברָֿע֑ sad heart (compare opposed to טוב, יטב) Proverbs 25:20; of face Genesis 40:7 (E) Nehemiah 2:2; רע לְפָנָיו Nehemiah 2:1.
†8. חָשַׁב מַחֲשֶׁבֶת(ה)רָעָה devise evil (hurtful) device Ezekiel 38:10; Esther 9:25.
†9. bad, unkind, vicious in disposition or temper: וְלֵברָֿ֑ע when the mind is vicious, harmful Proverbs 26:23; רַע עָ֑יִן one evil of eye Proverbs 23:6; Proverbs 28:22; רוּחַ רָעָה Judges 9:23 bad temper.
10. ethically bad, evil, wicked:
†a. in general, אם טוב ואם רע Ecclesiastes 12:14 whether good or bad.
†b. of persons, אושׁ רע 1 Samuel 30:22; אדם רע Psalm 140:2; המן הרע הזה Esther 7:6 this wicked Haman, so רָ֑ע = evil man Psalm 10:15; Job 21:30; Proverbs 11:21; Proverbs 12:13; Proverbs 24:20, רָעִים = evil men Genesis 13:13 (J) Jeremiah 6:29; Jeremiah 15:21; Ezekiel 30:12; Job 35:12; Proverbs 4:14; Proverbs 12:12; Proverbs 14:19; Proverbs 15:8; רָעוֺת evil women Jeremiah 2:33; שׁכנים רעים Jeremiah 12:14 evil neighbours; of הַדּוֺר Deuteronomy 1:35, הָעָם Jeremiah 13:10; הָעֵדָה Numbers 14:27, 35 (P), המשׁפחה Jeremiah 8:3; רַע בְּעֵינֵי י׳ wicked in the eyes of י׳ Genesis 38:7 (JE) = 1 Chronicles 2:8; עָשָׂה הָרָע בְּעֵינֵי י׳ Numbers 32:13 (R) Deuteronomy 4:25; Deuteronomy 9:18; Deuteronomy 17:2; Deuteronomy 31:29; Judges 2:11 + 48 times, + (with suffix of God) 2 Kings 21:15; Isaiah 65:12; Isaiah 66:4; Jeremiah 7:30; Jeremiah 32:30; Psalm 51:6; 2 Samuel 12:9, probably also Jeremiah 18:10 (read הָרָע for הָרָעָה).
c. of thoughts, יֵצֶר Genesis 6:5; Genesis 8:21 (J), הַלֵּב הָרָע Jeremiah 3:17; Jeremiah 7:24; Jeremiah 11:8; Jeremiah 16:12; Jeremiah 18:12; words, רעות Proverbs 15:28.
d. deeds, actions, עשׂה (כ)דבר הרע Deuteronomy 13:12; Deuteronomy 17:5; Deuteronomy 19:20; Nehemiah 13:17; עשׂה הרעות Jeremiah 3:5; דבר רע Psalm 64:6; Psalm 141:4; Ecclesiastes 8:3, 5; דברים 1 Samuel 2:23; 2 Kings 17:11; דֶּרֶךְ 1 Kings 13:33; Jeremiah 18:11; Jeremiah 23:22 + 11 times; דרכים 2 Kings 17:13; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Ezekiel 20:44; Ezekiel 33:11; Ezekiel 36:31; Zechariah 1:4; מעשׂינוּ Ezra 9:13; מעללים Zechariah 1:4; Nehemiah 9:35 (compare רֹעַ 4); בֶּצַע רע Habakkuk 2:9; מרוצתם Jeremiah 23:10; (ה)תועבות (ה)רעות Ezekiel 6:11; Ezekiel 8:9 (strike out Co); כִּי רָעוֺת בִּמְגוּרָם Psalm 55:16 for evil deeds are in their dwelling.
II. רַע 126 noun masculineJob 30:26 evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity; — absolute
רַע Numbers 11:1 +,
בְּרָע Exodus 5:19 +,
רָ֑ע Genesis 48:16 +; —
†1. evil, distress, adversity: יָרֵא רַע fear evil Psalm 23:4; Zephaniah 3:15; בּוֺרֵא רָ֑ע Isaiah 45:7 (of God), הביא רע Isaiah 31:2; מתאננים רַע Numbers 11:1 (J) murmuring respecting distress (see Di); אם טוב ואם רע Jeremiah 42:6 whether prosperity or adversity; יוֺם רע Amos 6:3 day of calamity; יְמֵי רע Psalm 49:6; Psalm 94:13; כי טוב קויתי ויבא רע Job 30:26; בְּרָע in adversity Exodus 5:19 (E) Psalm 10:6; בְּרָ֑ע יִפֹּל Proverbs 13:17; אֶרְאֶה בָרָ֑ע Genesis 44:34 (J); בכלרֿע Proverbs 5:14, מכל רע Genesis 48:16 (E) Psalm 121:7; see also Micah 1:12; Psalm 140:12; Job 5:19; Job 31:29 Proverbs 12:21; Proverbs 19:23.
†2. evil, injury, wrong: Habakkuk 2:9; Job 2:10; Proverbs 21:10; עשׂה רע, + עִם person Genesis 31:29 (E); ל person Jeremiah 39:12; as object of חשּׁב Hosea 7:15, חרשׁ Proverbs 6:14; Proverbs 12:20; Proverbs 14:22, השׁיב Psalm 54:7, גמל Psalm 7:5; Proverbs 31:12, בקּשׁ Proverbs 17:11, שׁלּם Proverbs 20:22, אמר Psalm 41:6, דבּר Psalm 109:20; דבּר בְּרָע Psalm 73:8 speak about injury; לֹא יִתְנַבֵּא טוֺב כִּי אִם רָ֑ע 1 Kings 22:8, 18 2 Chronicles (2 Chronicles 18:7 לְרָעָמ), 2 Chronicles 18:17 לְרָ֑ע; לרע for harm, injury Isaiah 59:7; Jeremiah 7:6; Jeremiah 25:7; Psalm 56:6; Proverbs 1:16; Proverbs 21:12; Ecclesiastes 8:9; רַע יֵרוֺעַ Proverbs 11:15 (but read רֹעַ Gr SS, see Toy).
3. ethical evil, Deuteronomy 30:15; 2 Samuel 14:17; Isaiah 5:20; Amos 5:14; Micah 7:3 + 10 times; עשׁה רע 2 Kings 21:9; 2 Chronicles 12:14; 33:9; Nehemiah 9:28 + 8 times; רע פֹּעֲלֵי Micah 2:1; אהד רע Micah 3:2 (Qr), Psalm 52:5; שׂנא רע Amos 5:15; Psalm 97:10; Proverbs 8:13; מאס רע Psalm 36:5; מאס ברע Isaiah 7:15, 16; בִּעֵר הרע מִן consume evil from Deuteronomy 13:6 + 8 times Deuteronomy; לֹא רְגֻרְךָ רָ֑ע Psalm 5:5 (adjective = evil man Hup De and others); ירע טוב ורע Genesis 2:9, 17; Genesis 3:5, 22 (all J), Deuteronomy 1:39; סר מֵרָע Isaiah 59:15; Psalm 34:15; Psalm 37:27; Proverbs 3:7 + 8 times; כי ברע הוא Exodus 32:22 (J) he is set on evil; רע רשׁעים Psalm 7:10, רע מעללים 1 Samuel 25:3, compare Micah 3:4 (see רֹעַ 3); דִּבְרֵי רָע deeds of evil Jeremiah 5:28; רָ֑ע תַּהְפֻּכוֹת Proverbs 2:14; אֹרַחרע Psalm 119:101; עֲצַת רע Exodus 11:2; מַחְשְׁבוֺת רע Proverbs 15:26; אִישׁ רע Proverbs 29:6; אַנְשֵׁי רע Proverbs 28:5; אֵשֶׁת רע Proverbs 6:24 (but read רֵעַ Gr Bi Toy).
רָעָה 310 noun feminine evil, misery, distress, injury; — absolute
ר׳ Genesis 26:29 +; construct
רָעַת Genesis 6:5 +; suffix
רָֽעָתִי Psalm 35:4 +;
רָעָֽתְךָ 1 Kings 2:44 +;
רָֽעָתֵכִי Jeremiah 11:15 (text dubious);
רָֽעַתְכֶם 1 Samuel 12:17, etc.; plural
רָעוֺת Deuteronomy 31:17 +;
רָעֹת Jeremiah 44:9;
Exodus 23:2; suffix
רָעוֺתֵיכֶם 1 Samuel 10:19 +, etc.; —
1. evil, misery, distress: רָעָה פַּחַד Proverbs 1:33, באה (ה)רעה Ezekiel 7:5 (twice in verse); with עַל Isaiah 47:11 (read באה for בא), Jeremiah 5:12 + 5 times; with אֶל Jeremiah 2:3; Jeremiah 51:60; † הביא רעה Jeremiah 4:6; 1 Kings 21:29; + אֶל 2 Samuel 17:14 + 8 times in Kings Jeremiah; + עַל 1 Kings 9:9 2 Chronicles 7:22; Jeremiah 19:3 + 6 times Jeremiah + 8 times; + אֶל and לְ Jeremiah 19:15; Jeremiah 36:31; יוֺם רעה Jeremiah 17:17, 18 + 5 times; יְמֵי העה † Ecclesiastes 12:1 (i.e., spring days, fatal to old people, Wetzst in DeKoh. 447); רָעוֺת evils Deuteronomy 31:17 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 31:21 (JE), Deuteronomy 32:23 (poem), Psalm 34:20; Psalm 40:13; Psalm 88:4; עֵת רָעָה Amos 5:13; Jeremiah 2:27, 28 + 5 times; ראה ברעה Numbers 11:15 (JE) Obadiah 13; Esther 8:6; 䄰 ראה רעה Jeremiah 44:17; Psalm 90:15; Proverbs 22:3 = Proverbs 27:12; † יפול ברעה Proverbs 17:20; Proverbs 28:14; † בְּרָעָה Genesis 44:29 (J) Proverbs 14:32; Proverbs 24:16; Nehemiah 1:3; 1 Chronicles 7:23; Psalm 107:26; ברעותיכם Psalm 141:5; נִחַם עַל רָעָה Exodus 32:12, 14 (J) Jeremiah 8:6 + 6 times; with אֶל 2 Samuel 24:16; Jeremiah 26:3, 13, 19; Jeremiah 42:10.
2. evil, injury, wrong: † עשׂה רעה 2 Samuel 12:18; Jeremiah 26:19; Jeremiah 41:11; with עִם Genesis 26:29 (J) Judges 15:3; 2 Samuel 13:16; with את Judges 11:27; with ל 1 Samuel 6:9; 1 Kings 2:44 + 4 times; with אֶל Jeremiah 44:7; object of verbs השׁב Genesis 50:20 (E) Jeremiah 36:3; Jeremiah 48:2 + 7 times; † חרשׁ 1 Samuel 23:9; Proverbs 3:29; הֵשִׁיב Genesis 50:15 (E) Judges 9:56, 57 + 4 times; † גמל Genesis 50:17 (E) 1 Samuel 24:18 [1 Samuel 24:17] Isaiah 3:9; Proverbs 3:30; בקשׁ Numbers 35:23 (P) 1 Samuel 24:10 [1 Samuel 24:9] 1 Samuel 25:26 + 4 times; † שׁלּם Genesis 44:4 (J) Jeremiah 18:20; Jeremiah 51:24; Psalm 35:12; Psalm 38:21; לְרָעָה for harm Genesis 31:52; Exodus 23:2 (E) Deuteronomy 29:20; Judges 2:15; 2 Samuel 18:32; Jeremiah 21:10 + 8 times Jeremiah; Amos 9:4; Zechariah 1:15; Proverbs 6:18; Ecclesiastes 5:12; בְּרָעָתֶ֑ךָ 2 Samuel 16:8 in thy mischief; בְּרָעָה Exodus 32:12 (J) for mischief; רָעָה רַבָּה Ecclesiastes 2:21; רָעָה חוֺלָה Ecclesiastes 5:12; Ecclesiastes 5:15.
3. ethical evil, 1 Samuel 12:17, 19; 1 Samuel 24:12; 1 Samuel 26:18; Isaiah 47:10; Jeremiah 2:19 + 13 times Jeremiah, + 18 times, + following: עָשָׂה (הָ)רָעָה Genesis 39:9; Deuteronomy 31:18 (J) + 5 times + Jeremiah 18:10 (Kt, but Qr רע); מַעֲשֵׂה רעה Ecclesiastes 8:11; אהב רעה Micah 3:2 (Kt); שׁוּב מרעה Jeremiah 18:8; Jeremiah 23:14; Jeremiah 44:5; בִּעֵר רעה מ׳ Judges 20:13 (see II. רַע 3); רָעָה מִפְּנֵי Jeremiah 7:12; Jeremiah 44:3; מפגי רָעַתרעתכם Hosea 10:15; בגלל ר׳ Jeremiah 11:17; על כל ר׳ Jeremiah 1:16; Jeremiah 32:32; Jeremiah 33:5; מֵר׳ Psalm 107:34; Jeremiah 12:4; אַנְשֵׁי רָעָה Proverbs 24:1.
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Genesis
2:9; 2:17; 3:5; 3:22; 6:5; 6:5; 6:5; 8:21; 13:13; 13:13; 24:50; 26:29; 26:29; 28:8; 28:8; 31:24; 31:24; 31:29; 31:29; 31:52; 37:2; 37:2; 37:20; 37:33; 38:7; 39:9; 40:7; 41:3; 41:4; 41:19; 41:20; 41:21; 41:27; 41:27; 44:4; 44:29; 44:34; 47:9; 48:16; 48:16; 50:15; 50:17; 50:20
Exodus
5:19; 5:19; 11:2; 21:8; 23:2; 23:2; 32:12; 32:12; 32:14; 32:22; 33:4
Leviticus
26:6; 27:10; 27:12; 27:14; 27:33
Numbers
11:1; 11:1; 11:15; 13:19; 14:27; 14:35; 14:37; 20:5; 32:13; 35:23
Deuteronomy
1:35; 1:39; 4:25; 6:22; 7:15; 9:18; 13:6; 13:12; 15:21; 17:1; 17:2; 17:5; 19:20; 22:14; 22:19; 23:10; 28:35; 28:59; 29:20; 30:15; 31:17; 31:17; 31:18; 31:21; 31:29; 32:23
Joshua
23:15
Judges
2:11; 2:15; 9:23; 9:56; 9:57; 11:27; 15:3; 20:13
1 Samuel
2:23; 6:9; 10:19; 12:17; 12:17; 12:19; 16:14; 16:15; 16:16; 16:23; 18:10; 19:9; 23:9; 24:9; 24:12; 24:17; 25:3; 25:26; 26:18; 29:7; 30:22
2 Samuel
12:9; 12:18; 13:16; 13:22; 14:17; 16:8; 17:14; 18:32; 19:8; 24:16
1 Kings
2:44; 2:44; 5:18; 9:9; 13:33; 21:29; 22:8; 22:18
2 Kings
2:19; 4:41; 17:11; 17:13; 21:9; 21:15
1 Chronicles
2:8; 7:23
2 Chronicles
7:14; 7:22; 12:14; 18:7; 18:17; 21:19; 33:9
Ezra
9:13
Nehemiah
1:3; 2:1; 2:2; 6:13; 9:28; 9:35; 13:17
Esther
7:6; 8:6; 9:25
Job
2:7; 2:10; 5:19; 21:30; 30:26; 30:26; 31:29; 35:12
Psalms
5:5; 7:5; 7:10; 10:6; 10:15; 23:4; 34:15; 34:20; 35:4; 35:12; 36:5; 37:27; 38:21; 40:13; 41:6; 49:6; 51:6; 52:5; 54:7; 55:16; 56:6; 64:6; 73:8; 78:49; 88:4; 90:15; 94:13; 97:10; 107:26; 107:34; 109:20; 112:7; 119:101; 121:7; 140:2; 140:12; 141:4; 141:5; 144:10
Proverbs
1:16; 1:33; 2:14; 3:7; 3:29; 3:30; 4:14; 5:14; 6:14; 6:18; 6:24; 8:13; 11:15; 11:21; 12:12; 12:13; 12:20; 12:21; 13:17; 14:19; 14:22; 14:32; 15:8; 15:10; 15:15; 15:26; 15:28; 17:11; 17:20; 19:23; 20:14; 20:22; 21:10; 21:12; 22:3; 23:6; 24:1; 24:16; 24:20; 25:20; 26:23; 27:12; 28:5; 28:14; 28:22; 29:6; 31:12
Ecclesiastes
1:13; 2:17; 2:21; 4:3; 4:8; 5:12; 5:12; 5:13; 5:15; 6:2; 8:3; 8:5; 8:9; 8:11; 9:3; 9:12; 12:1; 12:14
Isaiah
3:9; 3:11; 5:20; 7:15; 7:16; 31:2; 32:7; 45:7; 47:10; 47:11; 59:7; 59:15; 65:12; 66:4
Jeremiah
1:16; 2:3; 2:19; 2:19; 2:27; 2:28; 2:33; 3:5; 3:17; 4:6; 5:12; 5:28; 6:29; 7:6; 7:12; 7:24; 7:30; 8:3; 8:6; 11:8; 11:15; 11:17; 12:4; 12:14; 13:10; 15:21; 16:12; 17:17; 17:18; 18:8; 18:10; 18:10; 18:11; 18:12; 18:20; 19:3; 19:15; 21:10; 23:10; 23:14; 23:22; 24:2; 24:3; 24:8; 25:7; 26:3; 26:13; 26:19; 26:19; 32:30; 32:32; 33:5; 36:3; 36:31; 39:12; 41:11; 42:6; 42:10; 44:3; 44:5; 44:7; 44:9; 44:17; 48:2; 49:23; 51:24; 51:60
Ezekiel
5:16; 5:17; 6:11; 7:5; 7:24; 7:24; 8:9; 14:15; 14:21; 14:21; 20:44; 30:12; 33:11; 34:25; 36:31; 38:10
Hosea
7:15; 10:15
Amos
5:13; 5:14; 5:15; 6:3; 9:4
Obadiah
1:13
Micah
1:12; 2:1; 3:2; 3:2; 3:4; 7:3
Habakkuk
2:9; 2:9
Zephaniah
3:15
Zechariah
1:4; 1:4; 1:15
Malachi
1:8