H7451 - רַע (raʻ)

H7451 רַע (raʻ) rah

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

Derivation: from H7489 (רָעַע);

KJV Usage: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).

TWOT Reference: 2191a,c

Outline of Biblical Usage

adj

1) bad, evil

1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant

1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery)

1c) evil, displeasing

1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc)

1e) bad (of value)

1f) worse than, worst (comparison)

1g) sad, unhappy

1h) evil (hurtful)

1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition)

1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically)

1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts

1j2) deeds, actions

n m

2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity

2a) evil, distress, adversity

2b) evil, injury, wrong

2c) evil (ethical)

n f

3) evil, misery, distress, injury

3a) evil, misery, distress

3b) evil, injury, wrong

3c) evil (ethical)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G92 G93 G94 G95 G268 G714 G2100 G2190 G2556 G3061 G4189 G4190 G4191 G4659

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

רָעָה / רַע ra‛ / râ‛âh BDB Definition: 1) bad, evil (adjective) 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity (noun masculine) 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) 3) evil, misery, distress, injury (noun feminine) 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical) Part of Speech: see above in Definition A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H7489 Same Word by TWOT Number: 2191a, 2191c Total KJV Occurrences: 664

Bible Occurrences (623)

2:9 2:17 3:5 3:22 6:5 8:21 13:13 19:19 24:50 26:29 28:8 31:24 31:29 31:52 37:2 37:20 37:33 38:7 39:9 40:7 41:3 41:4 41:19 41:20 41:21 41:27 44:4 44:29 44:34 47:9 48:16 50:15 50:17 50:20

5:19 10:10 21:8 23:2 32:12 32:14 32:22 33:4

26:6 27:10 27:12 27:14 27:33

11:1 11:15 13:19 14:27 14:35 14:37 20:5 24:13 32:13 35:23

1:35 1:39 4:25 6:22 7:15 9:18 13:5 13:11 15:21 17:1 17:2 17:5 17:7 17:12 19:19 19:20 21:21 22:14 22:19 22:21 22:22 22:24 23:9 24:7 28:35 28:59 29:21 30:15 31:17 31:18 31:21 31:29 32:23

23:15 24:15

2:11 2:15 3:7 3:12 4:1 6:1 9:23 9:56 9:57 10:6 11:27 13:1 15:3 20:3 20:12 20:13 20:34 20:41

2:23 6:9 10:19 12:17 12:19 12:20 15:19 16:14 16:15 16:16 16:23 18:10 19:9 20:7 20:9 20:13 23:9 24:9 24:11 24:17 25:3 25:17 25:21 25:26 25:28 25:39 26:18 29:6 29:7 30:22

3:39 12:9 12:11 12:18 13:16 13:22 14:17 15:14 16:8 17:14 18:32 19:7 19:35 24:16

1:52 2:44 3:9 5:4 9:9 11:6 11:25 13:33 14:10 14:22 15:26 15:34 16:7 16:19 16:25 16:30 20:7 21:20 21:21 21:25 21:29 22:8 22:18 22:23 22:52

2:19 3:2 4:41 6:33 8:12 8:18 8:27 13:2 13:11 14:10 14:24 15:9 15:18 15:24 15:28 17:2 17:11 17:13 17:17 21:2 21:6 21:9 21:12 21:15 21:16 21:20 22:16 22:20 23:32 23:37 24:9 24:19

2:3 4:10 7:23 21:15

9:13

1:3 2:1 2:2 2:10 2:17 6:2 6:13 9:28 9:35 13:7 13:17 13:18 13:27

7:6 7:7 8:3 8:6 9:2 9:25

1:1 1:8 2:3 2:7 2:10 2:11 5:19 20:12 21:30 22:5 28:28 30:26 31:29 35:12 42:11

5:4 7:4 7:9 10:6 10:15 15:3 21:11 23:4 27:5 28:3 34:13 34:14 34:16 34:19 34:21 35:4 35:12 35:26 36:4 37:19 37:27 38:12 38:20 40:12 40:14 41:1 41:5 41:7 49:5 50:19 51:4 52:1 52:3 54:5 55:15 56:5 64:5 70:2 71:13 71:20 71:24 73:8 78:49 88:3 90:15 91:10 94:13 94:23 97:10 101:4 107:26 107:34 107:39 109:5 109:20 112:7 119:101 121:7 140:1 140:2 140:11 141:4 141:5 144:10

1:16 1:33 2:12 2:14 3:7 3:29 3:30 4:14 4:27 5:14 6:14 6:18 6:24 8:13 11:15 11:19 11:21 11:27 12:12 12:13 12:20 12:21 13:17 13:19 13:21 14:16 14:19 14:22 14:32 15:3 15:10 15:15 15:26 15:28 16:4 16:6 16:17 16:27 16:30 17:11 17:13 17:20 19:23 20:8 20:14 20:22 20:30 21:10 21:12 22:3 23:6 24:1 24:16 24:20 25:20 26:23 26:26 27:12 28:5 28:10 28:14 28:22 29:6 31:12

1:13 2:17 2:21 4:3 4:8 5:1 5:13 5:14 5:16 6:1 6:2 7:14 7:15 8:3 8:5 8:6 8:9 8:11 8:12 9:3 9:12 10:5 10:13 11:2 11:10 12:1 12:14

3:9 3:11 5:20 7:5 7:15 7:16 13:11 31:2 32:7 33:15 45:7 47:10 47:11 56:2 57:1 59:7 59:15 65:12 66:4

1:14 1:16 2:3 2:13 2:19 2:27 2:28 2:33 3:2 3:5 3:17 4:6 4:14 4:18 5:12 5:28 6:1 6:7 6:19 6:29 7:6 7:12 7:24 7:30 8:3 8:6 9:3 11:8 11:11 11:12 11:14 11:15 11:17 11:23 12:4 12:14 13:10 14:16 15:11 15:21 16:10 16:12 17:17 17:18 18:8 18:10 18:11 18:12 18:20 19:3 19:15 21:10 22:22 23:10 23:11 23:12 23:14 23:17 23:22 24:2 24:3 24:8 24:9 25:5 25:7 25:32 26:3 26:13 26:19 28:8 29:11 32:23 32:30 32:32 32:42 33:5 35:15 35:17 36:3 36:7 36:31 38:4 39:12 39:16 40:2 41:11 42:6 42:10 42:17 44:2 44:3 44:5 44:7 44:9 44:11 44:17 44:23 44:27 44:29 45:5 48:2 48:16 49:23 49:37 51:2 51:24 51:60 51:64 52:2

1:21 1:22 3:38

5:16 5:17 6:9 6:10 6:11 7:5 7:24 8:9 11:2 13:22 14:15 14:21 14:22 16:23 16:57 20:43 20:44 30:12 33:11 34:25 36:31 38:10

9:12 9:13 9:14

7:1 7:2 7:3 7:15 9:15 10:15

2:13 3:13

3:6 5:13 5:14 5:15 6:3 9:4 9:10

1:13

1:2 1:7 1:8 3:8 3:10 4:1 4:2 4:6

1:12 2:1 2:3 3:2 3:11 7:3

1:11 3:19

1:13 2:9

3:15

1:4 1:15 7:10 8:17

1:8 2:17

Genesis 2:9

Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden [were] the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:17

but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die....

Genesis 3:5

For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.

Genesis 3:22

Then the LORD God said, Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...

Genesis 6:5

Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great upon the earth, and [that] every inclination of the thoughts of his heart [was] altogether evil all the time.

Genesis 8:21

When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, Never again...... will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of [his] heart is evil from his youth. And never again... will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.

Genesis 13:13

But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.

Genesis 19:19

Your servant has indeed... found favor in your sight, and you have shown me... great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot... run to the mountains;... the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.