Strong H74892 sensesרָעַע

be evil · to shatter

Transliteration
râ‛a‛
Pronunciation
raw-ah'

The 2 senses of Strong H7489

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H7489 appears in 80 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. be evilH7489Ato be bad, be evil73 verses · 21 books
  2. to shatterH7489Bto break, shatter7 verses · 5 books

General definition

A primitive root; properly to spoil (literally by breaking to pieces); figuratively to make (or be) good for {nothing} that {is} bad ({physically} socially or morally). (associate selves and show self friendly are by mistake for H7462.): - {afflict} associate selves [by mistake for {H7462]} break ({down} in {pieces}) + {displease} ({be} {bring} do) evil ({doer} {entreat} {man}) show self friendly [by mistake for {H7462]} do {harm} (do) {hurt} (behave {self} deal) {ill} X {indeed} do {mischief} {punish} still {vex} (do) wicked ({doer} {-ly}) be ({deal} do) worse.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • do12
  • evildoer10
  • hurt8
  • afflict5
  • break5
  • wicked5
  • displease3
  • harm3
  • hath3
  • evil3
  • be2
  • bring2

First verses

  1. Genesis 19:7
    And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
  2. Genesis 19:9
    And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
  3. Genesis 31:7
    And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
  4. Genesis 43:6
    And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
  5. Genesis 44:5
    Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
  6. Exodus 5:22
    And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
  7. Exodus 5:23
    For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.
  8. Leviticus 5:4
    Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
  9. Numbers 11:10
    Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.
  10. Numbers 11:11
    And Moses said unto the Lord, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?
  11. Numbers 16:15
    And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the Lord, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
  12. Numbers 20:15
    How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:
  13. Numbers 22:34
    And Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.
  14. Deuteronomy 15:9
    Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
  15. Deuteronomy 26:6
    And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:
  16. Joshua 24:15
    And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
  17. Joshua 24:20
    If ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
  18. Judges 19:23
    And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
  19. Ruth 1:21
    I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
  20. 1 Samuel 12:25
    But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.