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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 - and lo, seven other kine are coming up after them, thin, and of very bad form, and lean in flesh; I have not seen like these in all the land of Egypt for badness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:20 - 'Jehovah doth send on thee the curse, the trouble, and the rebuke, in every putting forth of thy hand which thou dost, till thou art destroyed, and till thou perish hastily, because of the evil of thy doings by which thou hast forsaken Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:28 - And Eliab, his eldest brother, heareth when he speaketh unto the men, and the anger of Eliab burneth against David, and he saith, 'Why is this -- thou hast come down! and to whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I have known thy pride, and the evil of thy heart -- for, to see the battle thou hast come down.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:2 - and the king saith to me, 'Wherefore is thy face sad, and thou not sick? this is nothing except sadness of heart;' and I fear very much,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:4 - Give to them according to their acting, And according to the evil of their doings. According to the work of their hands give to them. Return their deed to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:3 - Better is sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:16 - Wash ye, make ye pure, Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before Mine eyes, Cease to do evil, learn to do good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:4 - Be circumcised to Jehovah, And turn aside the foreskins of your heart, O man of Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, Lest My fury go out as fire, and hath burned, And there is none quenching, Because of the evil of your doings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - O house of David, thus said Jehovah: Decide ye judgment at morning, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, Lest My fury go forth as fire, And hath burned, and none is quenching, Because of the evil of your doings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:2 - Therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Against the shepherds who feed My people, Ye have scattered My flock, and drive them away, And have not inspected them, Lo, I am charging on you the evil of your doings, An affirmation of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:22 - But -- if they stood in My counsel, Then they cause My people to hear My words, And they turn them back from their evil way, And from the evil of their doings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:2 - In the one basket are figs very good, like the first-ripe figs, and in the other basket are figs very bad, that are not eaten for badness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:3 - And Jehovah saith unto me, 'What art thou seeing, Jeremiah?' and I say, 'Figs, the good figs are very good, and the bad are very bad, that are not eaten for badness.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:8 - And like the bad figs, that are not eaten for badness, Surely thus said Jehovah: So do I make Zedekiah king of Judah, And his heads, and the remnant of Jerusalem, Who are left in this land, And who are dwelling in the land of Egypt,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:5 - 'Turn back, I pray you, each from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell on the ground that Jehovah hath given to you and to your fathers from age unto age,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:3 - If so be they hearken, and turn back each from his evil way, then I have repented concerning the evil that I am thinking of doing to them, because of the evil of their doings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:17 - Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Lo, I am sending among them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and I have given them up as figs that are vile, that are not eaten for badness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:22 - And Jehovah is not able any more to accept you, because of the evil of your doings, because of the abominations that ye have done, and your land is for a waste, and for an astonishment, and for a reviling, without inhabitant, as at this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:15 - All their evil is in Gilgal, Surely there I have hated them, Because of the evil of their doings, Out of My house I do drive them, I add not to love them, all their heads are apostates.
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