רָעַע (râʻaʻ) — Afflict
Hebrew word study: רָעַע (râʻaʻ), Strong's H7489. properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or mora
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
KJV translation words: 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.
Strong's H7489 is tagged on 107 words in 104 verses across 23 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 19:7 and last appears in Zechariah 8:14.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 104)
- Genesis 19:7 — תָּרֵעוּ — you do evil
- Genesis 19:9 — נָרַע — we will do harm
- Genesis 21:11 — וַיֵּרַע — and it was displeasing
- Genesis 21:12 — יֵרַע — it be displeasing
- Genesis 31:7 — לְהָרַע — to do harm
- Genesis 38:10 — וַיֵּרַע — and it was evil
- Genesis 43:6 — הֲרֵעֹתֶם — did you do harm
- Genesis 44:5 — הֲרֵעֹתֶם — you have done evil
- Genesis 48:17 — וַיֵּרַע — and it was displeasing
- Exodus 5:22 — הֲרֵעֹתָה — have you done harm
- Exodus 5:23 — הֵרַע — he has done harm
- Exodus 21:8 — רָעָה — she is bad
- Leviticus 5:4 — לְהָרַע — to do evil
- Numbers 11:10 — רָע — it was displeasing
- Numbers 11:11 — הֲרֵעֹתָ — have you done harm
- Numbers 16:15 — הֲרֵעֹתִי — I have done harm to
- Numbers 20:15 — וַיָּרֵעוּ — and they did harm
- Numbers 22:34 — רַע — it is displeasing
- Deuteronomy 15:9 — וְרָעָה — and it will be evil
- Deuteronomy 15:10 — יֵרַע — it will sadden
- Deuteronomy 26:6 — וַיָּרֵעוּ — and they did harm to
- Deuteronomy 28:54 — תֵּרַע — it will be evil
- Deuteronomy 28:56 — תֵּרַע — it will be evil
- Joshua 24:15 — רַע — is displeasing
- Joshua 24:20 — וְהֵרַע — and he will do harm
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4827 מֵרַע (mêraʻ), H7451 רַע (raʻ), H7455 רֹעַ (rôaʻ), H7490 רְעַע (rᵉʻaʻ).
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Frequently asked questions
What does râʻaʻ (H7489) mean?
Properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally).
How is H7489 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7489 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..
How often does רָעַע (râʻaʻ) appear?
Strong's H7489 is tagged on 107 words in 104 verses across 23 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 19:7 and last appears in Zechariah 8:14.
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