Strong's H7489 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: רָעַע (râʻaʻ)

Pronunciation: raw-ah'

POS: raw-ah' Morph: v

Exegesis: a primitive root;

Definition: 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); afflict, associate selves (by mistake for רָעָה), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for רָעָה), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, [idiom] indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse.

KJV Usage: afflict, associate selves (by mistake for ), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for ), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, [idiom] indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) to be bad, be evil
• 2. 1a)(Qal)
• 3. 1a1) to be displeasing
• 4. 1a2) to be sad
• 5. 1a3) to be injurious, be evil
• 6. 1a4) to be wicked, be evil (ethically)
• 7. 1b) (Hiphil)
• 8. 1b1) to do an injury or hurt
• 9. 1b2) to do evil or wickedly
• 10. 1b3) mischief (participle)
• 11. 2) to break, shatter
• 12. 2a) (Qal)
• 13. 2a1) to break
• 14. 2a2) broken (participle)
• 15. 2a3) to be broken
• 16. 2b) (Hithpolel) to be broken, be broken in pieces, be broken asunder

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G91
• GREEK G683
• GREEK G765
• GREEK G889
• GREEK G926
• GREEK G940
• GREEK G2554
• GREEK G2555
• GREEK G2556
• GREEK G2559
• GREEK G3076
• GREEK G4190
• GREEK G4190
• GREEK G4191
• GREEK G4191
• GREEK G4931
• GREEK G5015

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