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רַע

rabad: harmfulHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentAdjective664 occurrences36 books623 verses

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.).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רַע:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

664 total
  1. Proverbs 23:6רַ֣ע · of a stingy man
    Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
  2. Proverbs 24:1רָעָ֑ה · wicked
    Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;
  3. Proverbs 24:16בְרָעָֽה׃ · in bad [times]
    For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
  4. Proverbs 24:20לָרָ֑ע · the evil [man]
    For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
  5. Proverbs 25:20רָֽע׃פ · a heavy
    Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
  6. Proverbs 26:23רָֽע׃ · and a wicked
    Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
  7. Proverbs 26:26רָעָת֣וֹ · his wickedness
    Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
  8. Proverbs 27:12רָעָ֣ה · danger
    The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
  9. Proverbs 28:5רָ֭ע · Evil
    Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
  10. Proverbs 28:10רָ֗ע · of evil
    He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
  11. Proverbs 28:14בְּרָעָֽה׃ · into trouble
    Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
  12. Proverbs 28:22רַ֣ע · A stingy
    A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
  13. Proverbs 29:6רָ֣ע · An evil
    An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
  14. Proverbs 31:12רָ֑ע · harm
    She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.
  15. Ecclesiastes 1:13רָ֗ע · a miserable
    And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
  16. Ecclesiastes 2:17רַ֤ע · was grievous
    So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
  17. Ecclesiastes 2:21וְרָעָ֥ה · evil
    When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.
  18. Ecclesiastes 4:3הָרָ֔ע · the evil
    But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
  19. Ecclesiastes 4:8רָ֖ע · a miserable
    There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
  20. Ecclesiastes 5:1רָֽע׃ · wrong
    Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
  21. Ecclesiastes 5:13רָעָ֣ה · evil; לְרָעָתֽוֹ׃ · to the harm
    There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
  22. Ecclesiastes 5:14רָ֑ע · in a failed
    …or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.
  23. Ecclesiastes 5:16רָעָ֣ה · affliction
    This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
  24. Ecclesiastes 6:1רָעָ֔ה · another evil
    There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
  25. Ecclesiastes 6:2רָ֖ע · affliction
    God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
  26. Ecclesiastes 7:14רָעָ֖ה · of adversity
    In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
  27. Ecclesiastes 7:15בְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃ · in his wickedness
    In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
  28. Ecclesiastes 8:3רָ֑ע · in a bad
    Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
  29. Ecclesiastes 8:5רָ֑ע · harm
    Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
  30. Ecclesiastes 8:6רָעַ֥ת · misery
    For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.
  31. Ecclesiastes 8:9לְרַ֥ע · to his own detriment
    All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.
  32. Ecclesiastes 8:11הָרָעָ֖ה · for a crime; רָֽע׃ · evil
    When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
  33. Ecclesiastes 8:12רָ֛ע · evil
    Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
  34. Ecclesiastes 9:3רָ֗ע · is an evil; רָ֨ע · evil
    This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.
  35. Ecclesiastes 9:12רָעָ֔ה · in a cruel; רָעָ֔ה · in an evil
    For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
  36. Ecclesiastes 10:5רָעָ֔ה · an evil
    There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:
  37. Ecclesiastes 10:13רָעָֽה׃ · is evil
    The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
  38. Ecclesiastes 11:2רָעָ֖ה · disaster
    Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
  39. Ecclesiastes 11:10רָעָ֖ה · pain
    So banish sorrow from your heart, and cast off pain from your body, for youth and vigor are fleeting.
  40. Ecclesiastes 12:1הָֽרָעָ֔ה · of adversity
    Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
  41. Ecclesiastes 12:14רָֽע׃ · evil
    For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
  42. Isaiah 3:9רָעָֽה׃ · disaster
    The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
  43. Isaiah 3:11רָ֑ע · disaster [is upon them]
    Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
  44. Isaiah 5:20לָרַ֛ע · evil; רָ֑ע · evil
    Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
  45. Isaiah 7:5רָעָ֑ה · your ruin
    For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying: