Definition
from H7489; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
Traditional renderings: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), exceedingly, × great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Traditional renderings: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), exceedingly, × great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רַע:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
664 total
- Nahum 1:11רָעָ֑ה · of evilFrom you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.
- Nahum 3:19רָעָתְךָ֖ · crueltyThere is no healing for your injury; your wound is severe. All who hear the news of you applaud your downfall, for who has not experienced your constant cruelty?
- Habakkuk 1:13רָ֔ע · evilYour eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
- Habakkuk 2:9רָ֖ע · by unjust; רָֽע׃ · of disasterWoe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!
- Zephaniah 3:15רָ֖ע · any harmThe LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.
- Zechariah 1:4הָרָעִ֔ים · from your evil; הָֽרָעִ֑ים · [and]Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD.
- Zechariah 1:15לְרָעָֽה׃ · the calamity…but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’
- Zechariah 7:10וְרָעַת֙ · evilDo not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’
- Zechariah 8:17רָעַ֣ת · evil…do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.
- Malachi 1:8רָ֔ע · wrong; רָ֑ע · wrongWhen you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.
- Malachi 2:17רָ֜ע · evilYou have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”