Strong’s H7489
רָעַע — râʻaʻ
רָעַע (râʻaʻ, Strong’s H7489) means: properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
- H7489
- /raw-ah'/
- 102× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- râʻaʻ
- Pronunciation
- raw-ah'
- Occurrences
- 102
Meaning
- Hebrew
- רָעַע
- Definition
- properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- King James Version renders it as
- 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.
Words derived from râʻaʻ
- מֵרַע mêraʻH4827 · used as noun · 1×
- רַע raʻH7451 · bad or evil · 666×
- רֹעַ rôaʻH7455 · badness · 19×
- רְעַע rᵉʻaʻH7490 · to spoil · 2×
Where it appears
The first verses that use râʻaʻ (102 times in all).
Sources
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