רָעָה (rāˊāh) — evil / wickedness / wrong

Notes: Passage: OET JER 28:8
MT NIV NJPS NJB CEV "disaster" | RSV NRSV REB ESV "famine" GNT "starvation" = רָעָב

Form 1

Part of speech: nsf

Related lemmas: רעע

Sense 1: evil, wickedness, wrong

Semantic domains: Wrong (002001003020)

Definition: = state in which an event is morally and/or ethically wrong, resulting in a state of guilt and, eventually, hardship and suffering

Synonyms: אָוֶן · עָוֹן · מִרְמָה · מְשׁוּבָה · פֶּשַׁע · שִׂנְאָה · תֹּועֵבָה

Antonyms: טֹובָה · רָצֹון

Show passage in OET: GEN 6:5

OET-RV GEN 6:5

5 Then Yahweh saw that the humankind’s wickedness on the earth was extensive, and that every inclination of their inner thoughts was only evil all day long.

OET-LV GEN 6:5

5 And_ YHWH _he/it _saw if/because _that was_great the _evil _of the_humankind on _the_earth and_all (the)_inclination _of the _thoughts _of his/its_heart only was_evil every _of the_day.

Show passage in OET: GEN 39:9

OET-RV GEN 39:9

9 In this house, he doesn’t even have more authority than I do and he hasn’t kept anything back from me, except for you, his wife. How could I do this very wicked thing and sin against God.

OET-LV GEN 39:9

9 Not_he is_great in_household the_this more_than _me and_not he _has _withheld from_me anything if/because (if) you because you his/its_wife/woman and_how will _I _do the_evil the_big/large/great(fs) (the)_this and_I _will _sin to_god.

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All 116 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 6:5 · OET GEN 39:9 · OET GEN 44:4 · OET GEN 50:15 · OET GEN 50:17 · OET GEN 50:20

EXO: OET EXO 10:10 · OET EXO 23:2 · OET EXO 32:12

NUM: OET NUM 24:13

DEU: OET DEU 31:18

JDG: OET JDG 9:56–57 · OET JDG 11:27 · OET JDG 20:3 · OET JDG 20:12–13

SA1: OET SA1 12:17 · OET SA1 12:19–20 · OET SA1 24:11 · OET SA1 24:17 · OET SA1 25:21 · OET SA1 25:26 · OET SA1 25:28 · OET SA1 25:39 · OET SA1 26:18 · OET SA1 29:6

SA2: OET SA2 3:39 · OET SA2 13:16

KI1: OET KI1 1:52 · OET KI1 2:44 · OET KI1 16:7

NEH: OET NEH 13:7 · OET NEH 13:27

EST: OET EST 8:3

JOB: OET JOB 20:12 · OET JOB 22:5

PSA: OET PSA 15:3 · OET PSA 21:11 · OET PSA 28:3 · OET PSA 35:12 · OET PSA 38:20 · OET PSA 50:19 · OET PSA 52:1 · OET PSA 55:15 · OET PSA 94:23 · OET PSA 107:34 · OET PSA 109:5 · OET PSA 140:2 · OET PSA 141:5

PRO: OET PRO 6:18 · OET PRO 11:19 · OET PRO 11:27 · OET PRO 14:32 · OET PRO 15:28 · OET PRO 16:27 · OET PRO 16:30 · OET PRO 17:13 · OET PRO 24:1 · OET PRO 26:26

ECC: OET ECC 2:21 · OET ECC 5:13 · OET ECC 5:16 · OET ECC 6:1 · OET ECC 7:15 · OET ECC 8:11 · OET ECC 10:5 · OET ECC 10:13

ISA: OET ISA 7:5 · OET ISA 13:11 · OET ISA 47:10

JER: OET JER 1:16 · OET JER 2:13 · OET JER 2:19 · OET JER 2:33 · OET JER 3:2 · OET JER 3:5 · OET JER 4:14 · OET JER 6:7 · OET JER 7:12 · OET JER 8:6 · OET JER 9:3 · OET JER 11:17 · OET JER 12:4 · OET JER 14:16 · OET JER 18:8 · OET JER 18:20 · OET JER 22:22 · OET JER 23:11 · OET JER 23:14 · OET JER 24:9 · OET JER 32:32 · OET JER 33:5 · OET JER 41:11 · OET JER 44:3 · OET JER 44:5 · OET JER 44:7 · OET JER 44:9 · OET JER 51:24

LAM: OET LAM 1:22

EZE: OET EZE 6:9 · OET EZE 16:23 · OET EZE 16:57 · OET EZE 20:43

HOS: OET HOS 7:1–3 · OET HOS 9:15 · OET HOS 10:15

JOL: OET JOL 3:13

JNA: OET JNA 1:2

NAH: OET NAH 1:11 · OET NAH 3:19

ZEC: OET ZEC 7:10 · OET ZEC 8:17

Sense 2: displeasure

Semantic domains: Angry (002001002002)

Definition: = condition in which a person is angry or distressed about a particular situation

Show passage in OET: NEH 2:10

OET-RV NEH 2:10

10 When Sanvalat the Horoni and the servant Toviyah the Amoni heard my plans, they were very angry that someone would come to help the Israelis.

OET-LV NEH 2:10

10 And_ Şanⱱallaţ the_Horonite and_Ţōⱱiy^yāh the_servant the_ˊAmmōnī _he/it _listened and_it _was _displeasing to/for_them displeasure great which/who someone he _had _come to_seek good for_the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

Show passage in OET: JNA 4:1

OET-RV JNA 4:1

4 But Yonah (Jonah) was very upset and the situation made him angry.

OET-LV JNA 4:1

4 And_it _was _displeasing to Yōnāh/(Jonah) displeasure great and_it _glowed/burnt to_him/it.

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Sense 3: trouble, disaster, harm, misfortune

Semantic domains: Unsafe (002003003021)

Definition: = state of hardship or difficulty in a circumstance, sometimes as the consequence of wicked behavior

Synonyms: אֵיד · הֹוָה · יָגֹון · כַּעַס · נֶגַע · עֹצֶר · צָרָה · שֶׁבֶר

Antonyms: טֹוב · טֹובָה · שָׁלֹום

Show passage in OET: GEN 19:19

OET-RV GEN 19:19

19 Listen, you’ve been kind to me and show us mercy by saving my life, but I won’t be able to make it to the hills because the disaster will overtake me and I’ll die.

OET-LV GEN 19:19

19 HERE please servant _of_your he _has _found favour in_eyes _of_your and_you _have _made _great loyalty _of_your which you _have _done with_me by_preserving _alive DOM life _of_my and_I not I _am _able to_escape to_the _hill_country lest it_should _cling _to _me the_calamity and_I _will _die.

Show passage in OET: GEN 26:29

OET-RV GEN 26:29

29 that you won’t do anything evil against us, just as we did not touch you, and just as we did only did good to you and sent you away in peace. Now you are blessed by Yahweh.”

OET-LV GEN 26:29

29 If you _will _do with_us harm just_as not we_have _touched _you and_as_which we _have _done with_you only good and_we_sent _you _away in_peace you now are_(the)_blessed _of YHWH.

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All 181 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 19:19 · OET GEN 26:29 · OET GEN 31:52 · OET GEN 44:29

EXO: OET EXO 32:12 · OET EXO 32:14

NUM: OET NUM 11:15 · OET NUM 35:23

DEU: OET DEU 29:21 · OET DEU 31:17 · OET DEU 31:21 · OET DEU 31:29 · OET DEU 32:23

JDG: OET JDG 2:15 · OET JDG 15:3 · OET JDG 20:34 · OET JDG 20:41

SA1: OET SA1 6:9 · OET SA1 10:19 · OET SA1 20:7 · OET SA1 20:9 · OET SA1 20:13 · OET SA1 23:9 · OET SA1 24:9 · OET SA1 25:17

SA2: OET SA2 12:11 · OET SA2 12:18 · OET SA2 15:14 · OET SA2 16:8 · OET SA2 17:14 · OET SA2 18:32 · OET SA2 19:7 · OET SA2 24:16

KI1: OET KI1 9:9 · OET KI1 11:25 · OET KI1 14:10 · OET KI1 20:7 · OET KI1 21:21 · OET KI1 21:29 · OET KI1 22:23

KI2: OET KI2 6:33 · OET KI2 8:12 · OET KI2 14:10 · OET KI2 21:12 · OET KI2 22:16 · OET KI2 22:20

CH1: OET CH1 4:10 · OET CH1 7:23 · OET CH1 21:15

CH2: OET CH2 7:22 · OET CH2 18:7 · OET CH2 18:22 · OET CH2 20:9 · OET CH2 25:19 · OET CH2 34:24 · OET CH2 34:28

NEH: OET NEH 1:3 · OET NEH 2:17 · OET NEH 6:2 · OET NEH 13:18

EST: OET EST 7:7 · OET EST 8:6 · OET EST 9:2

JOB: OET JOB 2:11 · OET JOB 42:11

PSA: OET PSA 27:5 · OET PSA 34:19 · OET PSA 34:21 · OET PSA 35:4 · OET PSA 35:26 · OET PSA 37:19 · OET PSA 38:12 · OET PSA 40:12 · OET PSA 40:14 · OET PSA 41:1 · OET PSA 41:7 · OET PSA 70:2 · OET PSA 71:13 · OET PSA 71:20 · OET PSA 71:24 · OET PSA 88:3 · OET PSA 90:15 · OET PSA 91:10 · OET PSA 107:26 · OET PSA 107:39

PRO: OET PRO 1:33 · OET PRO 3:29–30 · OET PRO 13:21 · OET PRO 16:4 · OET PRO 17:20 · OET PRO 22:3 · OET PRO 24:16 · OET PRO 27:12 · OET PRO 28:14

ECC: OET ECC 5:13 · OET ECC 7:14 · OET ECC 8:6 · OET ECC 9:12 · OET ECC 11:2 · OET ECC 11:10 · OET ECC 12:1

ISA: OET ISA 3:9 · OET ISA 47:11 · OET ISA 57:1

JER: OET JER 1:14 · OET JER 2:3 · OET JER 2:27–28 · OET JER 4:6 · OET JER 4:18 · OET JER 5:12 · OET JER 6:1 · OET JER 6:19 · OET JER 11:11–12 · OET JER 11:14–15 · OET JER 11:17 · OET JER 11:23 · OET JER 15:11 · OET JER 16:10 · OET JER 17:17–18 · OET JER 18:8 · OET JER 18:11 · OET JER 19:3 · OET JER 19:15 · OET JER 21:10 · OET JER 23:12 · OET JER 23:17 · OET JER 25:32 · OET JER 26:3 · OET JER 26:13 · OET JER 26:19 · OET JER 28:8 · OET JER 29:11 · OET JER 32:23 · OET JER 32:42 · OET JER 35:17 · OET JER 36:3 · OET JER 36:31 · OET JER 38:4 · OET JER 39:16 · OET JER 40:2 · OET JER 42:10 · OET JER 42:17 · OET JER 44:2 · OET JER 44:11 · OET JER 44:17 · OET JER 44:23 · OET JER 44:27 · OET JER 44:29 · OET JER 45:5 · OET JER 48:2 · OET JER 48:16 · OET JER 49:37 · OET JER 51:2 · OET JER 51:60 · OET JER 51:64

LAM: OET LAM 1:21 · OET LAM 3:38

EZE: OET EZE 6:10 · OET EZE 7:5 · OET EZE 14:22

DAN: OET DAN 9:12–14

JOL: OET JOL 2:13

AMO: OET AMO 3:6 · OET AMO 9:4 · OET AMO 9:10

OBA: OET OBA 1:13

JNA: OET JNA 1:7–8 · OET JNA 3:10 · OET JNA 4:2 · OET JNA 4:6

MIC: OET MIC 2:3 · OET MIC 3:11

ZEC: OET ZEC 1:15

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

רָעָה

Form 1

Sense 1: evil, wickedness, wrong

Sense 2: displeasure

Sense 3: trouble, disaster, harm, misfortune