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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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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 - But then I saw seven sick-looking cows, scrawny and thin, come up after them. I’ve never seen such sorry-looking animals in all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:20 - “The LORD himself will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in everything you do, until at last you are completely destroyed for doing evil and abandoning me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:28 - But when David’s oldest brother, Eliab, heard David talking to the men, he was angry. “What are you doing around here anyway?” he demanded. “What about those few sheep you’re supposed to be taking care of? I know about your pride and deceit. You just want to see the battle!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:2 - So the king asked me, “Why are you looking so sad? You don’t look sick to me. You must be deeply troubled.”
Then I was terrified,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:4 - Give them the punishment they so richly deserve!
Measure it out in proportion to their wickedness.
Pay them back for all their evil deeds!
Give them a taste of what they have done to others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:3 - Sorrow is better than laughter,
for sadness has a refining influence on us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:16 - Wash yourselves and be clean!
Get your sins out of my sight.
Give up your evil ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:4 - O people of Judah and Jerusalem,
surrender your pride and power.
Change your hearts before the LORD,[fn]
or my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire
because of all your sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - This is what the LORD says to the dynasty of David:
“‘Give justice each morning to the people you judge!
Help those who have been robbed;
rescue them from their oppressors.
Otherwise, my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire
because of all your sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:2 - Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to these shepherds: “Instead of caring for my flock and leading them to safety, you have deserted them and driven them to destruction. Now I will pour out judgment on you for the evil you have done to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:22 - If they had stood before me and listened to me,
they would have spoken my words,
and they would have turned my people
from their evil ways and deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:2 - One basket was filled with fresh, ripe figs, while the other was filled with bad figs that were too rotten to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:3 - Then the LORD said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?”
I replied, “Figs, some very good and some very bad, too rotten to eat.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:8 - “But the bad figs,” the LORD said, “represent King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, all the people left in Jerusalem, and those who live in Egypt. I will treat them like bad figs, too rotten to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:5 - Each time the message was this: ‘Turn from the evil road you are traveling and from the evil things you are doing. Only then will I let you live in this land that the LORD gave to you and your ancestors forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:3 - Perhaps they will listen and turn from their evil ways. Then I will change my mind about the disaster I am ready to pour out on them because of their sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:17 - This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: “I will send war, famine, and disease upon them and make them like bad figs, too rotten to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:22 - It was because the LORD could no longer bear all the disgusting things you were doing that he made your land an object of cursing—a desolate ruin without inhabitants—as it is today.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:15 - The LORD says, “All their wickedness began at Gilgal;
there I began to hate them.
I will drive them from my land
because of their evil actions.
I will love them no more
because all their leaders are rebels.
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