רעע (rˊˊ) — to act wickedly / to do wickedness / to do evil

Notes: Passage: OET ISA 8:9
MT HOTTP-B RSV ESV "be broken" | NIV "raise the war cry" | NJPS NRSV "band together" GNT "gather together" = רעה | REB "take note" = ידע; Passage: OET PRO 18:24
NIV ESV "come to ruin" NJB "point the way to ruin" | RSV "to pretend to be friends" NJPS "to keep company" NRSV "play at friendship" = רעה; Passage: OET MIC 5:6
GNT "to conquer" CEV "to defeat" | RSV NRSV "to rule" NJPS ESV "to shepherd" = רעה

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: מֵרַע · רָע · רֹעַ · רָעָה

Sense 1: to act wickedly, to do wickedness, to do evil

Semantic domains: Wrong (002001003020)

Core domains: Behavior (017)

Definition: literally: to make (one's deeds) wrong; hence: = action by which humans behave in an evil or harmful way

Forms: vbhif-

Show passage in OET: GEN 44:5

OET-RV GEN 44:5

5 Isn’t this the cup that my master drinks from and indeed, what he divines with? You’ve done evil taking that.’ ”

OET-LV GEN 44:5

5 Am_not is_this that_which my_master he _drinks in/on/over_him/it and_he indeed _(divine) he _practices _divination in/on/over_him/it you(pl)_have _done _evil that_which you(pl)_have _done.

Show passage in OET: KI2 21:11

OET-RV KI2 21:11

11 “Because Yehudah’s King Menasheh has done such terribly evil things, worse even than the Amorim who were there before him, and because he’s even made Yehudah sin with his idols,

OET-LV KI2 21:11

11 Because that Mənashsheh the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) he _has _done the_abominations the_these he _has _done _evil from_all that the_ʼAmorī who was_before _of_him they _did and_he _has _caused _to _sin also DOM Yəhūdāh with_idols _of_his.

Jump to OET GEN 44:5 section.

Jump to OET KI2 21:11 section.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 44:5

KI2: OET KI2 21:11

JER: OET JER 38:9

MIC: OET MIC 3:4

Sense 2: to act wickedly, to do wickedness, to do evil

Semantic domains: Wrong (002001003020)

Core domains: Behavior (017)

Definition: = action by which humans behave in an evil or harmful way

Forms: vbhif-

Show passage in OET: GEN 19:7

OET-RV GEN 19:7

7 and said, “My brothers, don’t do this evil.

OET-LV GEN 19:7

7 And_he _said do _not please my _brothers _of_my do _evil.

Show passage in OET: LEV 5:4

OET-RV LEV 5:4

4 “If someone makes a rash promise, whether it’s to do something good or something bad, and even if they were just speaking carelessly but find out later, they become guilty.

OET-LV LEV 5:4

4 Or anyone if/because it _will _swear _an _oath by_speaking _rashly with_lips to_do _evil or to_do _good to_all/each/any/every that the_humankind he _will _speak _rashly in_an _oath and_it _will _be _hidden from_him/it and_he he _knew and_he _will _be _guilty to_one from_these.

Jump to OET GEN 19:7 section.

Jump to OET LEV 5:4 section.

All 34 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 19:7

LEV: OET LEV 5:4

JDG: OET JDG 19:23

SA1: OET SA1 12:25

KI1: OET KI1 16:25

CH1: OET CH1 21:17

JOB: OET JOB 8:20

PSA: OET PSA 22:16 · OET PSA 26:5 · OET PSA 27:2 · OET PSA 37:1 · OET PSA 37:8–9 · OET PSA 64:2 · OET PSA 92:11 · OET PSA 94:16 · OET PSA 119:115

PRO: OET PRO 4:16 · OET PRO 17:4 · OET PRO 24:8 · OET PRO 24:19

ISA: OET ISA 1:4 · OET ISA 1:16 · OET ISA 9:17 · OET ISA 14:20 · OET ISA 31:2 · OET ISA 41:23

JER: OET JER 4:22 · OET JER 7:26 · OET JER 10:5 · OET JER 13:23 · OET JER 20:13 · OET JER 23:14

ZEP: OET ZEP 1:12

Sense 3: to act wickedly, to do wickedness, to do evil

Semantic domains: Wrong (002001003020)

Core domains: Behavior (017)

Definition: literally: to act wickedly (by doing); hence: = action by which humans behave in an evil or harmful way

Forms: vbhif-

Show passage in OET: KI1 14:9

OET-RV KI1 14:9

9 However, you’ve done more evil things than any of those who ruled before you. You’ve rejected me and made cast images of other gods, and have provoked me into anger.

OET-LV KI1 14:9

9 And_you _have _done _evil for_doing from_all those_who they _were to_your_face and_you _have _gone and_you _have _made for_yourself gods other and_molten _images to_provoke_me _to _anger and_me you _have _thrown behind back _of_your.

Show passage in OET: JER 16:12

OET-RV JER 16:12

12 Then you yourselves have done even more wickedness than your ancestors,
⇔ and everyone of you is walking by the stubbornness of their wicked heart—
⇔ not listening to me.

OET-LV JER 16:12

12 And_you(pl) you(pl)_have _done _evil for_doing more_than _of_your(pl)_ancestors and_here_you(pl) are_walking everyone after the _stubbornness _of his/its_heart (the)_wicked to_not to _listen to_me.

Jump to OET KI1 14:9 section.

Jump to OET JER 16:12 section.

Sense 4: to displease

Semantic domains: Angry (002001002002)

Core domains: Temper (176); Behavior (017)

Definition: literally: to be wrong or bad in the eyes (of someone); hence = state in which certain actions or patterns of behavior are considered bad or evil by (other) humans or deities, ► which often provokes them to anger

Forms: vbqal-

Collocations: רעע בְּעֵינַיִם

Show passage in OET: GEN 21:11

OET-RV GEN 21:11

11 Now this stressed out Avraham who also cared for that son,

OET-LV GEN 21:11

11 And_ the_matter _it _was _displeasing exceedingly in/on_both _eyes _of ʼAⱱrāhām on the _causes _of his/its_son.

Show passage in OET: GEN 21:12

OET-RV GEN 21:12

12 but God told him, “Don’t get distressed because of the boy and your slave woman. Listen to what Sarah’s telling you, because it’s in Yitshak that your descendants will be called yours.

OET-LV GEN 21:12

12 And_ god _he/it _said to ʼAⱱrāhām not let _it _be _displeasing in_eyes _of_your on the_lad and_on your(ms)_female _slave all _of that she _says to_you Sārāh listen to_voice _of_her if/because in_Yiʦḩāq it _will _be _named to/for_yourself(m) offspring.

Jump to OET GEN 21:11 section.

Jump to OET GEN 21:12 section.

All 16 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 21:11–12 · OET GEN 38:10 · OET GEN 48:17

EXO: OET EXO 21:8

NUM: OET NUM 11:10 · OET NUM 22:34

JOS: OET JOS 24:15

SA1: OET SA1 8:6 · OET SA1 18:8

SA2: OET SA2 11:25 · OET SA2 11:27

CH1: OET CH1 21:7

PRO: OET PRO 24:18

ISA: OET ISA 59:15

JER: OET JER 40:4

Sense 5: to displease, to make angry

Semantic domains: Angry (002001002002)

Core domains: Temper (176); Behavior (017)

Definition: literally: to be wrong or bad (to someone); hence = state in which certain actions or patterns of behavior are considered bad or evil by (other) humans or deities, ► which often provokes them to anger

Forms: vbqal-

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: NEH 13:8

OET-RV NEH 13:8

8 It made me very upset and I threw everything of Toviyah’s out of the room.

OET-LV NEH 13:8

8 And_it _was _displeasing to_me exceedingly and_I_threw DOM all _of the _articles _of the _household _of Ţōⱱiy^yāh the_outside from the_room.

Jump to OET NEH 2:10 section.

Jump to OET NEH 13:8 section.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

NEH: OET NEH 2:10 · OET NEH 13:8

JNA: OET JNA 4:1

Sense 6: to be sad, to be grudging

Semantic domains: Grieve (002001002013)

Core domains: Joy and Grief (093)

Definition: literally: (one's) heart is bad; hence: = state in which humans feel distressed or miserable about a particular situation

Forms: vbqal-

Collocations: לֵבָב רעע

Show passage in OET: DEU 15:10

OET-RV DEU 15:10

10 Give generously to the poor without getting resentful inside, because then your god Yahweh can bless you in all your work and all your investments.

OET-LV DEU 15:10

10 Generously _(give) you _will _give to_him/it and_not heart _of_your it _will _be _sad when_give_you to_him/it if/because on_account _of the _thing the_this he_will _bless _you YHWH god _of_your in_all work _of_your and_in_every _of (the)_undertaking _of your _hand _of_your.

Show passage in OET: SA1 1:8

OET-RV SA1 1:8

8 Then Elkanah would ask her, “Hannah, why are you crying? And why aren’t you eating? And why are you so upset? Isn’t it better having me than having ten sons?”

OET-LV SA1 1:8

8 And_he/it _said to/for_her/it ʼElqānāh her/its_husband/man Oh _Ḩannāh to/for_what _(why) are _you _weeping and_to/for_what _(why) not are _you _eating and_to/for_what _(why) your(fs)_heart is _it _sad am_not am_I good to/for_you(fs) from_ten sons.

Jump to OET DEU 15:10 section.

Jump to OET SA1 1:8 section.

Sense 7: to be sad

Semantic domains: Grieve (002001002013)

Core domains: Joy and Grief (093)

Definition: literally: (one's) face is bad; hence: = state in which humans feel distressed or miserable about a particular situation, which shows on their face

Forms: vbqal-

Collocations: פָּנִים רעע

Show passage in OET: NEH 2:3

OET-RV NEH 2:3

3 and I answered the king, “May the king live forever. I can’t help but look unhappy when the city containing my ancestors’ graves has had its gates burnt down and it’s now abandoned.”

OET-LV NEH 2:3

3 And_I _said to/for_the _king the_king forever_perpetuity may _he _live why not face _of_my will _they _be _sad that the_city the _house _of the _tombs _of my _ancestors _of_my is_desolate and_gates _of_its they _have _been _consumed by_fire.

Jump to OET NEH 2:3 section.

Sense 8: to suffer (harm), to go badly, to be in trouble

Semantic domains: Unsafe (002003003021)

Definition: = process by which humans experience difficulty or hardship as a consequence for wrong or harmful behavior

Forms: vbqal-; vbnif-

Show passage in OET: SA2 19:8

OET-RV SA2 19:7

7 So get up now and go and speak sincerely to your servants, because as Yahweh lives, if you don’t then you won’t have a single warrior still with you by the end of the night, and that would result in more trouble for you than anything else that’s happened to you since you were just a lad.”

OET-LV SA2 19:8

8  And_now arise go _out and_speak to the _heart _of your_servants if/because by_YHWH I _swear if/because _that not_you are_coming _out if a _man he _will _lodge with_you the_night and_it _will _be _bad to/for_yourself(m) this from_all the_harm which it _has _come on_you since_youth(s)_of_your until now.

Show passage in OET: PSA 106:32

OET-RV PSA 106:32

⇔  32 They also made Yahweh angry at the Merivah springs,
⇔ and that led to trouble for Mosheh (Moses),

OET-LV PSA 106:32

32 And_they _provoked_him_to _anger at the _waters _of Mərīⱱāh and_it _was _bad for_Mosheh because_of_them.

Jump to OET SA2 19:7 section.

Jump to OET PSA 106:32 section.

All 6 recorded passages for this sense

SA2: OET SA2 19:7

PSA: OET PSA 106:32

PRO: OET PRO 11:15 · OET PRO 13:20

ISA: OET ISA 3:11

JER: OET JER 2:19

Sense 9: to do harm (to someone), to make suffer, to deal, treat harshly, to afflict

Semantic domains: Unsafe (002003003021)

Definition: = causative action by which humans or deities bring suffering or disaster upon humans, often as the result of wrong behavior

Forms: vbhif-; vbqal-

Synonyms: שׁחת

Show passage in OET: GEN 19:9

OET-RV GEN 19:9

9 But they insisted, “Stand back!” Then they said to each other, “This guy came to stay with us, and now he’s judging us. We’ll treat you worse than them!” Then they started pushing hard against Lot and came closer to break down the door.

OET-LV GEN 19:9

9 And_they _said approach beyond and_they _said the_one he _came to_sojourn and_he _has _judged indeed _(judge) now we _will _do _harm to/for_yourself(m) from_them and_they _urged (in)_man (in)_Lōţ exceedingly and_they _approached to_break _down the_door.

Show passage in OET: GEN 31:7

OET-RV GEN 31:7

7 but your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times. However, God hasn’t allowed him to harm me.

OET-LV GEN 31:7

7 And_father _of_your(pl) he _has _deceived (in)_me and_he _has _changed DOM wage[s]_of_my ten _of times and_not he_has _permitted _him god to_do _harm with_me.

Jump to OET GEN 19:9 section.

Jump to OET GEN 31:7 section.

All 26 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 19:9 · OET GEN 31:7 · OET GEN 43:6

EXO: OET EXO 5:22–23

NUM: OET NUM 11:11 · OET NUM 16:15 · OET NUM 20:15

DEU: OET DEU 26:6

JOS: OET JOS 24:20

RUT: OET RUT 1:21

SA1: OET SA1 25:34 · OET SA1 26:21

SA2: OET SA2 20:6

KI1: OET KI1 17:20

CH1: OET CH1 16:22

PSA: OET PSA 15:4 · OET PSA 44:2 · OET PSA 105:15

ISA: OET ISA 11:9 · OET ISA 65:25

JER: OET JER 25:6 · OET JER 25:29 · OET JER 31:28

MIC: OET MIC 4:6

ZEC: OET ZEC 8:14

Sense 10: to begrudge, to be hostile toward (another)

Semantic domains: Unwilling (002001002031)

Core domains: Generosity and Greed (072)

Definition: literally: (one's) eye is bad (toward another); hence = action by which humans are unwilling to give or share with others

Forms: vbqal-

Collocations: עַיִן רעע

Show passage in OET: DEU 15:9

OET-RV DEU 15:9

9 Be careful not to quietly think to yourself that the seventh-year reset is close so they won’t have to pay it back. It would be wrong not to help a fellow Israeli, and if you did and he called out to Yahweh for help, then it would be counted against you as disobedience.

OET-LV DEU 15:9