Keraia
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רָעַע

ra.abe evilHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb102 occurrences23 books99 verses

Definition

a primitive root; properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
Traditional renderings: afflict, associate selves (by mistake for H7462), break (down, in pieces), displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for H7462), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, × indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse.

In the Greek Old Testament

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

102 total
  1. Psalm 26:5מְרֵעִ֑ים · of evildoers
    I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.
  2. Psalm 27:2מְרֵעִים֮ · When the wicked
    When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
  3. Psalm 37:1בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים · those who do evil
    Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
  4. Psalm 37:8לְהָרֵֽעַ׃ · bring harm
    Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
  5. Psalm 37:9מְ֭רֵעִים · the evildoers
    For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
  6. Psalm 44:2תָּרַ֥ע · You crushed
    With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
  7. Psalm 64:2מְרֵעִ֑ים · of the wicked
    Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
  8. Psalm 74:3הֵרַ֖ע · has destroyed
    Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.
  9. Psalm 92:11מְרֵעִ֗ים · of my wicked
    My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.
  10. Psalm 94:16מְרֵעִ֑ים · the wicked
    Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
  11. Psalm 105:15תָּרֵֽעוּ׃ · Do no harm
    “Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
  12. Psalm 106:32וַיֵּ֥רַע · and trouble came
    At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
  13. Psalm 119:115מְרֵעִ֑ים · you evildoers
    Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
  14. Proverbs 4:16יָרֵ֑עוּ · they do evil
    For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
  15. Proverbs 11:15יֵ֭רוֹעַ
    He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
  16. Proverbs 13:20יֵרֽוֹעַ׃ · will be destroyed
    He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
  17. Proverbs 17:4מֵ֭רַע · A wicked man
    A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
  18. Proverbs 18:24לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ · may come to ruin
    A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
  19. Proverbs 24:8לְהָרֵ֑עַ · evil
    He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
  20. Proverbs 24:18וְרַ֣ע · and disapprove
    …or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.
  21. Proverbs 24:19בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים · over evildoers
    Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
  22. Isaiah 1:4מְרֵעִ֔ים · of evildoers
    Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.
  23. Isaiah 1:16הָרֵֽעַ׃ · doing evil
    Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
  24. Isaiah 8:9רֹ֤עוּ · Huddle together
    Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
  25. Isaiah 9:17וּמֵרַ֔ע · and wicked
    Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
  26. Isaiah 11:9יָרֵ֥עוּ · harm
    They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
  27. Isaiah 14:20מְרֵעִֽים׃ · of the wicked
    You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned.
  28. Isaiah 24:19רֹ֥עָה · is utterly broken apart; הִֽתְרֹעֲעָ֖ה
    The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently.
  29. Isaiah 31:2מְרֵעִ֔ים · of the wicked
    Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.
  30. Isaiah 41:23וְתָרֵ֔עוּ · or evil
    Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay.
  31. Isaiah 59:15וַיֵּ֥רַע · and was displeased
    Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.
  32. Isaiah 65:25יָרֵ֧עוּ · harm
    The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.
  33. Jeremiah 4:22לְהָרַ֔ע · in doing evil
    “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
  34. Jeremiah 7:26הֵרֵ֖עוּ · [and] did more evil
    Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.
  35. Jeremiah 10:5יָרֵ֔עוּ · harm
    Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”
  36. Jeremiah 11:16וְרָע֖וּ · will be consumed
    The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed.
  37. Jeremiah 13:23הָרֵֽעַ׃ · to doing evil
    Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good—you who are accustomed to doing evil.
  38. Jeremiah 15:12הֲיָרֹ֨עַ · Can anyone smash
    Can anyone smash iron—iron from the north—or bronze?
  39. Jeremiah 16:12הֲרֵעֹתֶ֥ם · more evil
    And you have done more evil than your fathers. See how each of you follows the stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying Me.
  40. Jeremiah 20:13מְרֵעִֽים׃ס · of evildoers
    Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of evildoers.
  41. Jeremiah 23:14מְרֵעִ֔ים · of evildoers
    And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”
  42. Jeremiah 25:6אָרַ֖ע · harm
    Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’
  43. Jeremiah 25:29לְהָרַ֔ע · to bring disaster
    For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’
  44. Jeremiah 31:28וּלְהָרֵ֑עַ · and bring disaster
    Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.
  45. Jeremiah 38:9הֵרֵ֜עוּ · have acted wickedly
    “My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have dropped him into the cistern, where he will starve to death, for there is no more bread in the city.”
  46. Jeremiah 40:4רַ֧ע · it seems wrong
    But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”
  47. Jonah 4:1וַיֵּ֥רַע · displeased
    Jonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry.
  48. Micah 3:4הֵרֵ֖עוּ · the evil
    Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.
  49. Micah 4:6הֲרֵעֹֽתִי׃ · I have afflicted
    “On that day,” declares the LORD, “I will gather the lame; I will assemble the outcast, even those whom I have afflicted.