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ra.a H7489

רָעַע (ra.a) means “be evil” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

רָעַע Hebrew · H7489 107 tagged occurrences in 104 verses

Pronunciation guide: raw-ah' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H7489A

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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TBESH · H7489B

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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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

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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How translators render H7489

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
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
KJV rendering counts
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

Verses containing H7489

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  1. Micah 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  2. Micah 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “On that day,” declares the LORD, “I will gather the lame; I will assemble the outcast, even those whom I have afflicted.

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  3. Zephaniah 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’

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  4. Zechariah 8:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Just as I resolved to bring disaster upon you when your fathers provoked Me to anger, and I did not relent,” says the LORD of Hosts,

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Sources and text

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