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Strong's Number H7489

רָעַע

ra`a` · raw-ah'

Transliteration:

ra`a`{raw-ah'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

2191,2192

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)

Usage in the KJV:

evil 23, evildoer 10, hurt 8, wickedly 5, worse 5, afflict 5, wicked 5, break 3, doer 3, ill 3, harm 3, displease 3, misc 13

Total: 83
Occurs 102 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to be bad, be evil
1. (Qal)
  1. to be displeasing
  2. to be sad
  3. to be injurious, be evil
  4. to be wicked, be evil (ethically)
2. (Hiphil)
  1. to do an injury or hurt
  2. to do evil or wickedly
  3. mischief (participle)
to break, shatter
1. (Qal)
  1. to break
  2. broken (participle)
  3. to be broken
2. (Hithpolel) to be broken, be broken in pieces, be broken asunder