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OSHB Ecc 2:17 רַע (raˊ) Strongs=7451 a Lemma=‘רַע’
contextual word gloss=‘[was]_evil’ word gloss=‘evil’
Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-977

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Other uses (16) of identical word form רַע (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘רַע’ (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 9 different glosses: ‘[is]_displeasing’, ‘[is]_evil’, ‘[was]_displeasing’, ‘[was]_evil’, ‘bad’, ‘evil’, ‘harm’, ‘sad’, ‘trouble’.

GEN 6:5 contextual word gloss=‘[was]_evil’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB GEN 6:5 word 13

OET-LV: 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. (GEN_6:5)

OET-RV: 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. (GEN 6:5)

GEN 8:21 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_evil’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB GEN 8:21 word 22

OET-LV: 21 And_ YHWH _he _smelled DOM the _odour _of (the)_soothing and_ YHWH _he/it _said to his/its_heart not I _will _repeat to_curse again DOM the_soil in_account _of the_humankind if/because the _inclination _of the _heart _of the_humankind is_evil since_his _of_youth(s) and_not I _will _repeat again to_strike _down DOM every _of living_thing just_as I _have _done. (GEN_8:21)

OET-RV: 21 When Yahweh smelt the pleasing aroma, he said to himself, “I’ll never curse the ground because of humankind again, even though the humankind’s hearts are inclined from their youth to do evil things. And I’ll never again destroy every living thing again like I’ve just done. (GEN 8:21)

GEN 24:50 contextual word gloss=‘evil’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB GEN 24:50 word 12

OET-LV: 50 And_ Lāⱱān _he _answered and_Bətū^ʼēl and_they _said from_YHWH it _has _come _out the_matter not we _are _able to _speak to_you evil or good. (GEN_24:50)

OET-RV: 50 Then Lavan and Bethuel answered, “This matter has come from Yahweh, so we’re not able to tell you bad or good. (GEN 24:50)

GEN 38:7 contextual word gloss=‘evil’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB GEN 38:7 word 5

OET-LV: 7 And_he/it _was ˊĒr the _firstborn _of Yəhūdāh evil in/on_both _eyes _of YHWH and_he_put _him _to _death YHWH. (GEN_38:7)

OET-RV: 7 But Er was evil in Yahweh’s eyes, so Yahweh killed him. (GEN 38:7)

GEN 41:21 contextual word gloss=‘[was]_displeasing’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB GEN 41:21 word 11

OET-LV: 21 And_they _went into part[s]_of_their _inward and_not it _was _known if/because _that they _had _gone into part[s]_of_their _inward and_their _of_appearance was_displeasing just_as at_beginning and_I _awoke. (GEN_41:21)

OET-RV: 21 but you wouldn’t know it because their bellies were just as skinny as before and they looked just as ugly as they had before. Then I woke up. (GEN 41:21)

LEV 27:10 contextual word gloss=‘bad’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB LEV 27:10 word 9

OET-LV: 10 Not he_will _substitute _it and_not he _will _exchange DOM_him/it good for_bad or bad for_good and_if actually _(exchange) he _will _exchange an _animal for_an _animal and_it _was it and_its _of_substitute it _will _be a _holy _thing. (LEV_27:10)

OET-RV: 10 ◙ (LEV 27:10)

NUM 11:1 contextual word gloss=‘trouble’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB NUM 11:1 word 4

OET-LV: 11 and_he/it _was the_people like_those _who_complain trouble in_the _ears _of YHWH and_ YHWH _he/it _listened anger _of_his and_it _glowed/burnt and_it _burnt among_them the _fire _of YHWH and_she/it _ate in_the _outskirt[s]_of the _camp. (NUM_11:1)

OET-RV: 11 One day, the people were complaining about their situation and when Yahweh heard them, it made him angry so he sent a fire that burnt up the edges of their camp. (NUM 11:1)

JOS 24:15 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_displeasing’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB JOS 24:15 word 2

OET-LV: 15 And_if is_displeasing in_your _two’s _of_eyes to_serve DOM YHWH choose to/for_you(pl) the_day DOM whom will_you _serve whether DOM the_gods which they _served ancestors _of_your(pl) who were_from_the _other _side _of the_river and_if DOM the _gods _of the_ʼAmorī whom you(pl) are_dwelling in_their _of_land and_I and_my _of_household we _will _serve DOM YHWH. (JOS_24:15)

OET-RV: 15 But if you all dislike serving Yahweh, then choose for yourselves today who you will serve: perhaps the gods your fathers once served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorite people in whose land you are now living. But as for me and my household, we will serve Yahweh.” (JOS 24:15)

1 CHR 2:3 contextual word gloss=‘evil’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB 1 CHR 2:3 word 16

OET-LV: 3 the _sons _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) were_ˊĒr and_ʼŌnān and_Shēlāh three_sons it _was _born to_him/it from shūˊa the_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)_woman and_he/it _was ˊĒr the _firstborn _of Yəhūdāh evil in/on_both _eyes _of YHWH and_he_put _him _to _death. (CH1_2:3)

OET-RV: 3 Yehudah’s sons (with the Canaanite woman Bat-Shua) were Er, and Onan, and Shelah. (Yehudah’s eldest son, Er, was evil in Yahweh’s eyes, and he killed him.) (CH1 2:3)

NEH 2:1 contextual word gloss=‘sad’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB NEH 2:1 word 17

OET-LV: 2 and_he/it _was in_the _month _of Nisan year _of twenty of_ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ the_king wine was_before _of_him and_I _took DOM the_wine and_I_gave_it to/for_the _king and_not I _had _been sad before_him. (NEH_2:1)

OET-RV: 2 In the spring of the twentieth year of King Artahshashta’s reign, I was serving wine to the king. I’d never looked sad before in his presence, (NEH 2:1)

NEH 9:28 contextual word gloss=‘evil’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB NEH 9:28 word 5

OET-LV: 28 And_just_as _was _rest to/for_them they _returned for_doing evil to_your_face and_you_abandoned _them in_the _hand _of their _enemies _of_of and_they _ruled in/among_them and_they _returned and_they_cried _out _to _you and_you(ms) from_heaven you _heard and_you_rescued _them according_to _of_your _compassion(s) many times. (NEH_9:28)

OET-RV: 28 After they’d returned to an era of peace, they reverted to doing evil again in front of you and you left them to submit to their enemies and the oppression that followed. Then they’d return and cry out to you, and you heard from heaven and delivered them many times because you’re merciful. (NEH 9:28)

PSA 41:6 contextual word gloss=‘evil’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB PSA 41:6 word 3

OET-LV: 6  enemies _of_my they _speak evil to_me when will _he _die his/its_name and_will _it _perish. (PSA_41:6)

OET-RV: 6 If my enemy comes to see me, he speaks hollow words.
⇔ He plots in his mind how to destroy me.
⇔ When he leaves me, he tells others about it. (PSA 41:6)

PROV 11:15 contextual word gloss=‘harm’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB PROV 11:15 word 1

OET-LV: 15 Harm he _is _harmed if/because he _stood _surety _for a _stranger and_one _who_hates those _striking _hands is_secure. (PRO_11:15)

OET-RV: 15 You’ll end up getting burnt if you guarantee a stranger’s loan,
⇔ ^ but avoiding shaking on deals will lead to security. (PRO 11:15)

PROV 20:14 contextual word gloss=‘bad’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB PROV 20:14 word 1

OET-LV: 14 Bad bad he _says the_buyer and_he_is_going _away to_him/it then he _boasts. (PRO_20:14)

OET-RV: 14 “Worthless, worthless,” say the buyers,
⇔ ^ but as soon as they’ve left, they boast about the good deal. (PRO 20:14)

PROV 20:14 contextual word gloss=‘bad’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB PROV 20:14 word 2

OET-LV: 14 Bad bad he _says the_buyer and_he_is_going _away to_him/it then he _boasts. (PRO_20:14)

OET-RV: 14 “Worthless, worthless,” say the buyers,
⇔ ^ but as soon as they’ve left, they boast about the good deal. (PRO 20:14)

JER 2:19 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_evil’ word gloss=‘evil’ OSHB JER 2:19 word 8

OET-LV: 19 It_will _punish _you wickedness _of_your and_your(pl)_of_apostasies they_will _rebuke _you and_know and_see if/because _that is_evil and_bitter your_abandoning DOM YHWH god _of_your and_not of _me _of_awe is_with_you the _utterance _of my_master YHWH hosts. (JER_2:19)

OET-RV: 19 ◙
⇔ …
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⇔ …
⇔ … (JER 2:19)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘רַע’’ have 13 different glosses: ‘[is]_displeasing’, ‘[is]_evil’, ‘[it_is]_displeasing’, ‘[the]_evil_of’, ‘[was]_displeasing’, ‘[was]_evil’, ‘bad’, ‘evil’, ‘evil_of’, ‘harm’, ‘of_a_[person]_evil_of’, ‘sad’, ‘trouble’.