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' I. רַע‎₂₂₆ adjective bad, evil (distinction from noun, and verb Perfect 3masculine singular, is sometimes not easy, and opinions differ); — masculine singular רַע‎ Genesis 6:5 +; רָ֑ע‎ 31:24 +; plural רָעַים‎ 13:13 +; construct רָעֵי‎ Ezekiel 7:24 (strike out Co); feminine singular רָעָה‎ Genesis 37:2 37t. (this form usually noun), plural רָעוֺת‎ 28:8 14t.; רָעֹת‎ 41:27 (18 t. noun); —

1 bad, disagreeable, malignant: of a woman, בְּעֵינֵי רָעָה‎ Exodus 21:8 (E; perhaps, with changed accent, verb 3feminine singular רָ֫עָה‎) disagreeable, unpleasing in the eyes of, plural Genesis 28:8 (P); of poisonous herb 2 Kings 4:41, malignant boils Deuteronomy 28:35; Job 2:7, diseases Deuteronomy 7:15; 28:59; 2 Chronicles 21:19; Ecclesiastes 6:2, deadly sword Psalm 144:10, arrows Ezekiel 5:16, severe judgments 14:21, wonders Deuteronomy 6:22; רָעִים מַלְאֲכֵי‎ Psalm 78:49 = fierce messengers (of God; Ew^{§ 287 a} Ges^{§ 130e}), wild beasts Genesis 37:20, 33 (JE) Leviticus 26:6 (H) Ezekiel 5:17; 14:15, 21; 34:25; unclean thing Deuteronomy 23:10.

2 bad, unpleasant, giving pain, unhappiness, misery: רעים ימים‎ evil days (of trial and hardship) Genesis 47:9 (P) Proverbs 15:15; רע עִנְיָן‎ Ecclesiastes 1:13; 5:13; עִנְיַן‎ 4:8, compare 2:17; 9:3; הָרָע הַמַּעֲשֶׂה‎ 4:3; הרע הדבר‎ evil report Exodus 33:4 (J), so רָעָה דִּבָּה‎ Genesis 37:2 (JE) Numbers 14:37 (P), רע שׁם‎ Deuteronomy 22:14, 19; Nehemiah 6:13, רָעָה שְׁמוּעָה‎ Jeremiah 49:23; Psalm 112:7; of things: painful discipline Proverbs 15:10, evil occurrence 1 Kings 5:18, evil (-bringing) net Ecclesiastes 9:12, instruments Isaiah 32:7: הרע הדבר כל‎ Joshua 23:15 (D) all evil (injurious) things; רַע‎ it is bad, harmful Isaiah 3:11 Jeremiah 2:19; of speech, טוב רעאו דבּר,‎ Genesis 24:50 (J) in proverb, speak bad or good = anything at all, רע עד מטוב‎ 31:24, 29 (E), טוב ועד לְמֵרָע‎ 2 Samuel 13:22, of the divine spirit as producing an ecstatic state of frenzy and violence 1 Samuel 16:14-15, 16, 23; 18:10; 19:9 (see רוּח‎ 9).

3 evil, displeasing פְלשְׁתִּים סַרְנֵי בְּעֵינֵי רָ֔ע עָשָׂח‎ 1 Samuel 29:7.

4 bad of its kind, land Numbers 13:19 (J), place 20:5 (JE), waters 2 Kings 2:19, figs Jeremiah 24:2-3,(twice in verse); 24:8, kine Genesis 41:3-4, 19, 20, 21, 27 (E), רע מוּם‎ Deuteronomy 15:21, compare 17:1.

5 bad, i.e. of low value Leviticus 27:10 (twice in verse); 27:12, 14, 33 (H), compare Malachi 1:8 (twice in verse); מַקּוֺנֶה יאֹמַר רַע רַע‎ Proverbs 20:14 (twice in verse).

6 + מִן‎ comparative, worse than, 2 Samuel 19:8; as superlative, גוֺיִם רָעֵי‎ Ezekiel 7:24 worst of nations (strike out Co).

7 sad, unhappy: לֶברָֿע֑‎ sad heart (compare opposed to יטב טוב,‎) Proverbs 25:20; of face Genesis 40:7 (E) Nehemiah 2:2; לְפָנָיו רע‎ 2:1.

8 מַחֲשֶׁבֶת(ה)רָעָה חָשַׁב‎ devise evil (hurtful) device Ezekiel 38:10; Esther 9:25.

9 bad, unkind, vicious in disposition or temper: וְלֵברָֿ֑ע‎ when the mind is vicious, harmful Proverbs 26:23; עָ֑יִן רַע‎ one evil of eye 23:6; 28:22; רָעָה רוּחַ‎ Judges 9:23 bad temper.

10 ethically bad, evil, wicked:

a. in General, רע ואם טוב אם‎ Ecclesiastes 12:14 whether good or bad.

b. of persons, רע אושׁ‎ 1 Samuel 30:22; רע אדם‎ Psalm 140:2; הזה הרע המן‎ Esther 7:6 this wicked Haman, so רָ֑ע‎ = evil man Psalm 10:15; Job 21:30; Proverbs 11:21; 12:13; 24:20, רָעִים‎ = evil men Genesis 13:13 (J) Jeremiah 6:29; 15:21; Ezekiel 30:12; Job 35:12; Proverbs 4:14; 12:12; 14:19; 15:8; רָעוֺת‎ evil women Jeremiah 2:33; רעים שׁכנים‎ 12:14 evil neighbours; of הַדּוֺר‎ Deuteronomy 1:35, הָעָם‎ Jeremiah 13:10; הָעֵדָה‎ Numbers 14:27, 35 (P), המשׁפחה‎ Jeremiah 8:3; י בְּעֵינֵי ׳רַע‎ wicked in the eyes of ׳י‎ Genesis 38:7 (JE) = 1 Chronicles 2:8; י בְּעֵינֵי הָרָע ׳עָשָׂה‎ Numbers 32:13 (R) Deuteronomy 4:25; 9:18; 17:2; 31:29; Judges 2:11 48t., + (with suffix of God) 2 Kings 21:15; Isaiah 65:12; 66:4; Jeremiah 7:30; 32:30; Psalm 51:6; 2 Samuel 12:9, probably also Jeremiah 18:10 (read הָרָע‎ for הָרָעָה‎).

c. of thoughts, יֵצֶר‎ Genesis 6:5; 8:21 (J), הָרָע הַלֵּב‎ Jeremiah 3:17; 7:24; 11:8; 16:12; 18:12; words, רעות‎ Proverbs 15:28.

d. deeds, actions, הרע (כ)דבר עשׂה‎ Deuteronomy 13:12; 17:5; 19:20; Nehemiah 13:17; הרעות עשׂה‎ Jeremiah 3:5; רע דבר‎ Psalm 64:6; 141:4; Ecclesiastes 8:3, 5; דברים‎ 1 Samuel 2:23; 2 Kings 17:11; דֶּרֶךְ‎ 1 Kings 13:33; Jeremiah 18:11; 23:22 11t.; דרכים‎ 2 Kings 17:13; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Ezekiel 20:44; 33:11; 36:31; Zechariah 1:4; מעשׂינוּ‎ Ezra 9:13; מעללים‎ Zechariah 1:4; Nehemiah 9:35 (compare רֹעַ‎

4); רע בֶּצַע‎ Habakkuk 2:9; מרוצתם‎ Jeremiah 23:10; (ה)רעות (ה)תועבות‎ Ezekiel 6:11; 8:9 (strike out Co); בִּמְגוּרָם רָעוֺת כִּי‎ Psalm 55:16 for evil deeds are in their dwelling.

II. רַע‎₁₂₆ noun masculine^{Job 30:26} evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity; — absolute רַע‎ Numbers 11:1 +, בְּרָע‎ Exodus 5:19 +, רָ֑ע‎ Genesis 48:16 +; —

1 evil, distress, adversity: רַע יָרֵא‎ fear evil Psalm 23:4; Zephaniah 3:15; רָ֑ע בּוֺרֵא‎ Isaiah 45:7 (of God), רע הביא‎ 31:2; רַע מתאננים‎ Numbers 11:1 (J) murmuring respecting distress (see Di); רע ואם טוב אם‎ Jeremiah 42:6 whether prosperity or adversity; רע יוֺם‎ Amos 6:3 day of calamity; רע יְמֵי‎ Psalm 49:6; 94:13; רע ויבא קויתי טוב כי‎ Job 30:26; בְּרָע‎ in adversity Exodus 5:19 (E) Psalm 10:6; בְּרָ֑ע יִמֹּל‎ Proverbs 13:17; בָרָ֑ע אֶרְאֶה‎ Genesis 44:34 (J); בכלרֿע‎ Proverbs 5:14, רע מכל‎ Genesis 48:16 (E) Psalm 121:7; see also Micah 1:12; Psalm 140:12; Job 5:19; 31:29 Proverbs 12:21; 19:23.

2 evil, injury, wrong: Habakkuk 2:9; Job 2:10; Proverbs 21:10; רע עשׂה‎, + עִם‎ person Genesis 31:29 (E); ל‎ person Jeremiah 39:12; as object of חשּׁב‎ Hosea 7:15, חרשׁ‎ Proverbs 6:14; 12:20; 14:22, השׁיב‎ Psalm 54:7, גמל‎ 7:5; Proverbs 31:12, בקּשׁ‎ 17:11, שׁלּם‎ 20:22, אמר‎ Psalm 41:6, דבּר‎ 109:20; בְּרָע דבּר‎ 73:8 speak about injury; רָ֑ע אִם כִּי טוֺב יִתְנַבֵּא לֹא‎ 1 Kings 22:8, 18 2Chronicles (2 Chronicles 18:7 לְרָעָמ‎), 18:17 לְרָ֑ע‎; לרע‎ for harm, injury Isaiah 59:7; Jeremiah 7:6; 25:7; Psalm 56:6; Proverbs 1:16; 21:12; Ecclesiastes 8:9; יֵרוֺעַ רַע‎ Proverbs 11:15 (but read רֹעַ‎ Gr SS, see Toy).

3 ethical evil, Deuteronomy 30:15; 2 Samuel 14:17; Isaiah 5:20; Amos 5:14; Micah 7:3 10t.; רע עשׁה‎ 2 Kings 21:9; 2 Chronicles 12:14; 33:9; Nehemiah 9:28 8t.; רע מֹּעֲלֵי‎ Micah 2:1; רע אהד‎ 3:2 (Qr), Psalm 52:5; רע שׂנא‎ Amos 5:15; Psalm 97:10; Proverbs 8:13; רע מאס‎ Psalm 36:5; ברע מאס‎ Isaiah 7:15-16, מִן הרע בִּעֵר‎ consume evil from Deuteronomy 13:6 8t. Deuteronomy; רָ֑ע רְגֻרְךָ לֹא‎ Psalm 5:5 (adjective = evil man Hup De and others); ורע טוב ירע‎ Genesis 2:9, 17; 3:5, 22 (all J), Deuteronomy 1:39; מֵרָע סר‎ Isaiah 59:15; Psalm 34:15; 37:27; Proverbs 3:7-8t.; הוא ברע כי‎ Exodus 32:22 (J) he is set on evil; רשׁעים רע‎ Psalm 7:10, מעללים רע‎ 1 Samuel 25:3, compare Micah 3:4 (see רֹעַ‎

3); רָע דִּבְרֵי‎ deeds of evil Jeremiah 5:28; תַּהְמֻּכוֺתרָ֑ע‎ Proverbs 2:14; אֹרַחרע‎ Psalm 119:101; רע עֲצַת‎ Exodus 11:2; רע מַחְשְׁבוֺת‎ Proverbs 15:26; רע אִישׁ‎ 29:6; רע אַנְשֵׁי‎ 28:5; רע אֵשֶׁת‎ 6:24 (but read רֵעַ‎ Gr Bi Toy).

רָעָה‎₃₁₀ noun feminine evil, misery, distress, injury; — absolute ׳ר‎ Genesis 26:29 +; construct רָעַת‎ 6:5 +; suffix רָֽעָתִי‎ Psalm 35:4 +; רָעָֽתְךָ‎ 1 Kings 2:44 +; רָֽעָתֵכִי‎ Jeremiah 11:15 (text dubious); רָֽעַתְכֶם‎ 1 Samuel 12:17, etc.; plural רָעוֺת‎ Deuteronomy 31:17 +; רָעֹת‎ Jeremiah 44:9; Exodus 23:2; suffix רָעוֺתֵיכֶם‎ 1 Samuel 10:19 +, etc.; —

1 evil, misery, distress: רָעָה מַּחַד‎ Proverbs 1:33, (ה)רעה באה‎ Ezekiel 7:5 (twice in verse); with עַל‎ Isaiah 47:11 (read באה‎ for בא‎), Jeremiah 5:12 5t.; with אֶל‎ 2:3; 51:60; רעה הביא‎ 4:6; 1 Kings 21:29; + אֶל‎ 2 Samuel 17:14 8t. in Kings Jeremiah; + עַל‎ 1 Kings 9:9 2 Chronicles 7:22; Jeremiah 19:3 6t. Jeremiah + 8 t.; + אֶל‎ and לְ‎ 19:15; 36:31; רעה יוֺם‎ 17:17-18, 5t.; העה יְמֵי‎ Ecclesiastes 12:1 (i.e., spring days, fatal to old people, Wetzst in De^{Koh. 447}); רָעוֺת‎ evils Deuteronomy 31:17 (twice in verse); 31:21 (JE), 32:23 (poem), Psalm 34:20; 40:13; 88:4; רָעָה עֵת‎ Amos 5:13; Jeremiah 2:27-28, 5t.; ברעה ראה‎ Numbers 11:15 (JE) Obadiah 13; Esther 8:6; רעה ראה‎ Jeremiah 44:17; Psalm 90:15; Proverbs 22:3 = 27:12; ברעה יפול‎ 17:20; 28:14; בְּרָעָה‎ Genesis 44:29 (J) Proverbs 14:32; 24:16; Nehemiah 1:3; 1 Chronicles 7:23; Psalm 107:26; ברעותיכם‎ 141:5; רָעָה עַל נִחַם‎ Exodus 32:12, 14 (J) Jeremiah 8:6 6t.; with אֶל‎ 2 Samuel 24:16; Jeremiah 26:3, 13, 19; 42:10.

2 evil, injury, wrong: רעה עשׂה‎ 2 Samuel 12:18; Jeremiah 26:19; 41:11; with עִם‎ Genesis 26:29 (J) Judges 15:3; 2 Samuel 13:16; with את‎ Judges 11:27; with ל‎ 1 Samuel 6:9; 1 Kings 2:44 4t.; with אֶל‎ Jeremiah 44:7; object of verbs השׁב‎ Genesis 50:20 (E) Jeremiah 36:3; 48:2 7t.; חרשׁ‎ 1 Samuel 23:9; Proverbs 3:29; הֵשִׁיב‎ Genesis 50:15 (E) Judges 9:56-57, 4t.; גמל‎ Genesis 50:17 (E) 1 Samuel 24:18-17Isaiah 3:9; Proverbs 3:30; בקשׁ‎ Numbers 35:23 (P) 1 Samuel 24:10-925:26 4t.; שׁלּם‎ Genesis 44:4 (J) Jeremiah 18:20; 51:24; Psalm 35:12; 38:21; לְרָעָה‎ for harm Genesis 31:52; Exodus 23:2 (E) Deuteronomy 29:20; Judges 2:15; 2 Samuel 18:32; Jeremiah 21:10 8t. Jeremiah; Amos 9:4; Zechariah 1:15; Proverbs 6:18; Ecclesiastes 5:12; בְּרָעָתֶ֑ךָ‎ 2 Samuel 16:8 in thy mischief; בְּרָעָה‎ Exodus 32:12 (J) for mischief; רַבָּה רָעָה‎ Ecclesiastes 2:21; חוֺלָה רָעָה‎ 5:12; 5:15.

3 ethical evil, 1 Samuel 12:17, 19; 24:12; 26:18; Isaiah 47:10; Jeremiah 2:19 13t. Jeremiah, + 18 t., + following: (הָ)רָעָה עָשָׂה‎ Genesis 39:9; Deuteronomy 31:18 (J) + 5 t. + Jeremiah 18:10 (Kt, but Qr רע‎); רעה מַעֲשֵׂה‎ Ecclesiastes 8:11; רעה אהב‎ Micah 3:2 (Kt); מרעה שׁוּב‎ Jeremiah 18:8; 23:14; 44:5; מ רעה ׳בִּעֵר‎ Judges 20:13 (see II. רַע‎ 3); רָעָה מִמְּנֵי‎ Jeremiah 7:12; 44:3; רָעַתרעתכם מפגי‎ Hosea 10:15; ר ׳בגלל‎ Jeremiah 11:17; ר כל ׳על‎ 1:16; 32:32; 33:5; ׳מֵר‎ Psalm 107:34; Jeremiah 12:4; רָעָה אַנְשֵׁי‎ Proverbs 24:1.