Strong's Number H7462

רָעָה

ra`ah · raw-aw'

Transliteration:

ra`ah{raw-aw'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

2185,2186

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

Usage in the KJV:

feed 64, shepherd 62, pastor 8, herdmen 7, keep 2, companion 2, broken 1, company 1, devour 1, eat 3, entreateth 1, misc 10

Total: 173
Occurs 175 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to pasture, tend, graze, feed
1. (Qal)
  1. to tend, pasture
    1. to shepherd
    2. of ruler, teacher (fig)
    3. of people as flock (fig)
    4. shepherd, herdsman (subst)
  2. to feed, graze
    1. of cows, sheep etc (literal)
    2. of idolater, Israel as flock (fig)
2. (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess
to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable)
1. (Qal) to associate with
2. (Hithpael) to be companions
(Piel) to be a special friend