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Lexicon :: Strong's H7455 - rōaʿ

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רֹעַ
Transliteration
rōaʿ
Pronunciation
ro'-ah
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2191b

Strong’s Definitions

רֹעַ rôaʻ, ro'-ah; from H7489; badness (as marring), physically or morally:—× be so bad, badness, (× be so) evil, naughtiness, sadness, sorrow, wickedness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H7455 in the following manner: evil (11x), wickedness (3x), bad (1x), badness (1x), naughtiness (1x), sorrow (1x), sadness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H7455 in the following manner: evil (11x), wickedness (3x), bad (1x), badness (1x), naughtiness (1x), sorrow (1x), sadness (1x).

  1. badness, evil

    1. badness, bad quality

    2. wilfulness

    3. evil, badness (ethical)

    4. sadness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רֹעַ rôaʻ, ro'-ah; from H7489; badness (as marring), physically or morally:—× be so bad, badness, (× be so) evil, naughtiness, sadness, sorrow, wickedness.
STRONGS H7455: Abbreviations
† רֹעַ noun [masculine] badness, evil; — ר׳ absolute Genesis 41:19 4 times Jeremiah; construct Hosea 9:15 13 times; —
1. badness, bad quality, of cattle Genesis 41:19 (E), figs Jeremiah 24:2,3,8; Jeremiah 29:17.
2. wilfulness, רֹעַ לבב 1 Samuel 17:28 (Gerber161makes 2 and 4 [infinitive of] verb).
3. ethical, evil, badness, only in phrase: רֹעַ מעללים evil of doings Deuteronomy 28:20; Isaiah 1:16; Jeremiah 4:4; Jeremiah 21:12; Jeremiah 23:2,22; Jeremiah 25:5; Jeremiah 26:3; Jeremiah 44:22; Hosea 9:15; Psalm 28:4 (compare רַע מעללים 1 Samuel 25:3).
4. sadness, פָּנִים ר׳ Ecclesiastes 7:3, לֵב ר׳ Nehemiah 2:3 (compare [רָעַע] 2).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:19; 41:19

Deuteronomy

28:20

1 Samuel

17:28; 25:3

Nehemiah

2:3

Psalms

28:4

Ecclesiastes

7:3

Isaiah

1:16

Jeremiah

4:4; 21:12; 23:2; 23:22; 24:2; 24:3; 24:8; 25:5; 26:3; 29:17; 44:22

Hosea

9:15; 9:15

H7455

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7455 matches the Hebrew רֹעַ (rōaʿ),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:19 - Then seven other cows came up after them; they were scrawny, very bad-looking, and lean. I had never seen such bad-looking cows as these in all the land of Egypt!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:20 - "The LORD will send on you a curse, confusing you and opposing you in everything you undertake until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the evil of your deeds, in that you have forsaken me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:28 - When David's oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, he became angry with David and said, "Why have you come down here? To whom did you entrust those few sheep in the desert? I am familiar with your pride and deceit! You have come down here to watch the battle!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:2 - So the king said to me, "Why do you appear to be depressed when you aren't sick? What can this be other than sadness of heart?" This made me very fearful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:4 - Pay them back for their evil deeds! Pay them back for what they do! Punish them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:3 - Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:16 - Wash! Cleanse yourselves! Remove your sinful deeds from my sight. Stop sinning!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:4 - Just as ritual circumcision cuts away the foreskin as an external symbol of dedicated covenant commitment, you must genuinely dedicate yourselves to the LORD and get rid of everything that hinders your commitment to me, people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. If you do not, my anger will blaze up like a flaming fire against you that no one will be able to extinguish. That will happen because of the evil you have done."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - O royal family descended from David. The LORD says: 'See to it that people each day are judged fairly. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Otherwise, my wrath will blaze out against you. It will burn like a fire that cannot be put out because of the evil that you have done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:2 - So the LORD God of Israel has this to say about the leaders who are ruling over his people: "You have caused my people to be dispersed and driven into exile. You have not taken care of them. So I will punish you for the evil that you have done. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:22 - But if they had stood in my inner circle, they would have proclaimed my message to my people. They would have caused my people to turn from their wicked ways and stop doing the evil things they are doing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:2 - One basket had very good-looking figs in it. They looked like those that had ripened early. The other basket had very bad-looking figs in it, so bad they could not be eaten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:3 - The LORD said to me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I answered, "I see figs. The good ones look very good. But the bad ones look very bad, so bad that they cannot be eaten."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:8 - "I, the LORD, also solemnly assert: 'King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and the people who remain in Jerusalem or who have gone to live in Egypt are like those bad figs. I consider them to be just like those bad figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:5 - He said through them, 'Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and stop doing the evil things you are doing. If you do, I will allow you to continue to live here in the land that I gave to you and your ancestors as a lasting possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:3 - Maybe they will pay attention and each of them will stop living the evil way they do. If they do that, then I will forgo destroying them as I had intended to do because of the wicked things they have been doing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:17 - The LORD who rules over all says, 'I will bring war, starvation, and disease on them. I will treat them like figs that are so rotten they cannot be eaten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:22 - Finally the LORD could no longer endure your wicked deeds and the disgusting things you did. That is why your land has become the desolate, uninhabited ruin that it is today. That is why it has become a proverbial example used in curses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:15 - Because of all their evil in Gilgal, I hate them there. On account of their evil deeds, I will drive them out of my land. I will no longer love them; all their rulers are rebels.
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