רָעַע (ra.a) means “be evil” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: raw-ah' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
רָעַע · ra.a · be evil
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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רָעַע · ra.a · to shatter
1) to break, shatter 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to break 1a2) broken (participle) 1a3) to be broken 1b) (Hithpolel) to be broken, be broken in pieces, be broken asunder
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a primitive root; properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
KJV glosses: afflict, associate selves (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, [idiom] indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| harm | 6 |
| of evildoers | 5 |
| of the wicked | 3 |
| and bring disaster | 2 |
| displeased | 2 |
| evil | 2 |
| more evil | 2 |
| to bring disaster | 2 |
| will begrudge | 2 |
| a costly | 1 |
| a wicked man | 1 |
| acting more wickedly | 1 |
| and acted more wickedly | 1 |
| and acted wickedly | 1 |
| and did more evil | 1 |
| and disapprove | 1 |
| and resented | 1 |
| and trouble came | 1 |
| and was displeased | 1 |
| and wicked | 1 |
| be distressed | 1 |
| be grieved | 1 |
| be sad | 1 |
| begrudgingly | 1 |
| bring harm | 1 |
| brought tragedy | 1 |
| can anyone smash | 1 |
| did you bring this trouble | 1 |
| distressed | 1 |
| disturbed | 1 |
| do no harm | 1 |
| do such a wicked thing | 1 |
| do this wicked thing | 1 |
| doing evil | 1 |
| from harming | 1 |
| has afflicted | 1 |
| has destroyed | 1 |
| have acted wickedly | 1 |
| have you brought this trouble | 1 |
| have you brought trouble | 1 |
| he has brought trouble | 1 |
| he shatters | 1 |
| he was displeased | 1 |
| huddle together | 1 |
| i have afflicted | 1 |
| in doing evil | 1 |
| is utterly broken apart | 1 |
| is wicked | 1 |
| it seems wrong | 1 |
| may come to ruin | 1 |
| mistreated | 1 |
| mistreated us | 1 |
| of evil men | 1 |
| of my wicked | 1 |
| or bad | 1 |
| or evil | 1 |
| or mistreated | 1 |
| over evildoers | 1 |
| the evil | 1 |
| the evildoers | 1 |
| the wicked | 1 |
| they do evil | 1 |
| this is displeasing | 1 |
| those who do evil | 1 |
| to doing evil | 1 |
| to harm me | 1 |
| upset | 1 |
| was also evil | 1 |
| was displeasing | 1 |
| was evil | 1 |
| was wicked | 1 |
| we will treat you worse | 1 |
| when the wicked | 1 |
| will be consumed | 1 |
| will be destroyed | 1 |
| will be worse | 1 |
| you crushed | 1 |
| you evildoers | 1 |
| you persist in doing evil | 1 |
| you will break them | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| to do evil | 6 |
| of evildoers | 4 |
| of the wicked | 3 |
| evil entreated | 2 |
| hath done wickedly | 2 |
| no harm | 2 |
| they shall not hurt | 2 |
| a wicked doer | 1 |
| also was displeased | 1 |
| and an evildoer | 1 |
| and did worse | 1 |
| and do you hurt | 1 |
| and done evil | 1 |
| and her that i have afflicted | 1 |
| and i will do you no hurt | 1 |
| and if it seem evil | 1 |
| and it displease | 1 |
| and that will be worse | 1 |
| and to afflict | 1 |
| as they have behaved themselves ill | 1 |
| associate | 1 |
| be evil | 1 |
| break | 1 |
| broken down | 1 |
| but if ye shall still | 1 |
| do not so wickedly | 1 |
| do wickedly | 1 |
| evil | 1 |
| for evildoers | 1 |
| for i will no more do thee harm | 1 |
| for me against the evildoers | 1 |
| from hurting | 1 |
| from me ye evildoers | 1 |
| from them neither have i hurt | 1 |
| hast thou also brought evil | 1 |
| hath afflicted | 1 |
| have done evil | 1 |
| he hath done evil | 1 |
| he shall break in pieces | 1 |
| hurt | 1 |
| ill | 1 |
| indeed | 1 |
| is utterly | 1 |
| me now therefore if it displease thee | 1 |
| must shew himself friendly | 1 |
| neither will he do evil | 1 |
| not except they have done mischief | 1 |
| not thyself because of evil | 1 |
| not thyself because of evildoers | 1 |
| not to hurt | 1 |
| now will we deal worse | 1 |
| of evil doers | 1 |
| of it are broken | 1 |
| of the evildoers | 1 |
| of them for they cannot do evil | 1 |
| or do evil | 1 |
| the evil doers | 1 |
| they did worse | 1 |
| thou didst afflict | 1 |
| thou shalt break | 1 |
| to bring evil | 1 |
| to punish | 1 |
| unto thee but if it seem ill | 1 |
| vexed | 1 |
| when the wicked | 1 |
| wherefore hast thou afflicted | 1 |
| wickedly | 1 |
| worse | 1 |
| ye have done evil | 1 |
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who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
Read word by wordFor dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.17
I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.
Read word by wordWhen the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
Read word by wordOf David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
Read word by wordRefrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
Read word by wordFor the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
Read word by wordWith Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 44.3
Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 64.3
Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.
Read word by wordMy eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 92.12
Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
Read word by word“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
Read word by wordAt the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
Read word by wordDepart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
Read word by wordFor they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
Read word by wordHe who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
Read word by wordHe who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Read word by wordA wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
Read word by wordA man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
Read word by wordHe who plots evil will be called a schemer.
Read word by wordor the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.
Read word by wordDo not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
Read word by wordAlas, 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.
Read word by wordWash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
Read word by wordWoe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
Read word by wordHuddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
Read word by wordTherefore 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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.16
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.
Read word by wordYou 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.
Read word by wordThe earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently.
Read word by wordYet 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.
Read word by wordTell 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.
Read word by wordTruth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by word“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.”
Read word by wordYet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.
Read word by wordLike 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.”
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordCan the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good—you who are accustomed to doing evil.
Read word by wordCan anyone smash iron—iron from the north—or bronze?
Read word by wordAnd you have done more evil than your fathers. See how each of you follows the stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying Me.
Read word by wordSing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of evildoers.
Read word by wordAnd 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.”
Read word by wordDo 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.’
Read word by wordFor 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.’
Read word by wordJust 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.
Read word by word“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.”
Read word by wordBut 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.”
Read word by wordJonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry.
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