רַע
ra
adj
1. bad, evil
a. bad, disagreeable, malignant
b. bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery)
c. evil, displeasing
d. bad (of its kind-land, water, etc)
e. bad (of value)
f. worse than, worst (comparison)
g. sad, unhappy
h. evil (hurtful)
i. bad, unkind (vicious in disposition)
j. bad, evil, wicked (ethically)
1. in general, of persons, of thoughts
2. deeds, actions
1. evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity
a. evil, distress, adversity
b. evil, injury, wrong
c. evil (ethical)
1. evil, misery, distress, injury
a. evil, misery, distress
b. evil, injury, wrong
c. evil (ethical)
adj
1. bad, evil
a. bad, disagreeable, malignant
b. bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery)
c. evil, displeasing
d. bad (of its kind-land, water, etc)
e. bad (of value)
f. worse than, worst (comparison)
g. sad, unhappy
h. evil (hurtful)
i. bad, unkind (vicious in disposition)
j. bad, evil, wicked (ethically)
1. in general, of persons, of thoughts
2. deeds, actions
1. evil, misery, distress, injury
a. evil, misery, distress
b. evil, injury, wrong
c. evil (ethical)
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 623 verses
- Ecclesiastes 2:17 רַ֤ע
So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 2:21 וְרָעָ֥ה
When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.
- Ecclesiastes 4:3 הָרָ֔ע
But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 4:8 רָ֖ע
There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
- Ecclesiastes 5:1 רָֽע׃
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
- Ecclesiastes 5:13 רָעָ֣הלְרָעָתֽוֹ׃
There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
- Ecclesiastes 5:14 רָ֑ע
or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.
- Ecclesiastes 5:16 רָעָ֣ה
This too is a grievous evil: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
- Ecclesiastes 6:1 רָעָ֔ה
There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
- Ecclesiastes 6:2 רָ֖ע
God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
- Ecclesiastes 7:14 רָעָ֖ה
In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
- Ecclesiastes 7:15 בְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃
In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
- Ecclesiastes 8:3 רָ֑ע
Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
- Ecclesiastes 8:5 רָ֑ע
Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
- Ecclesiastes 8:6 רָעַ֥ת
For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.
- Ecclesiastes 8:9 לְרַ֥ע
All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.
- Ecclesiastes 8:11 הָרָעָ֖הרָֽע׃
When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
- Ecclesiastes 8:12 רָ֛ע
Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
- Ecclesiastes 9:3 רָ֗ערָ֨ע
This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.
- Ecclesiastes 9:12 רָעָ֔הרָעָ֔ה
For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
- Ecclesiastes 10:5 רָעָ֔ה
There is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler:
- Ecclesiastes 10:13 רָעָֽה׃
The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
- Ecclesiastes 11:2 רָעָ֖ה
Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
- Ecclesiastes 11:10 רָעָ֖ה
So banish sorrow from your heart, and cast off pain from your body, for youth and vigor are fleeting.
- Ecclesiastes 12:1 הָֽרָעָ֔ה
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
- Ecclesiastes 12:14 רָֽע׃
For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
- Isaiah 3:9 רָעָֽה׃
The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
- Isaiah 3:11 רָ֑ע
Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
- Isaiah 5:20 לָרַ֛ערָ֑ע
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
- Isaiah 7:5 רָעָ֑ה
For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:
- Isaiah 7:15 בָּרָ֖ע
By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.
- Isaiah 7:16 בָּרָ֖ע
For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
- Isaiah 13:11 רָעָ֔ה
I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.
- Isaiah 31:2 רָ֔ע
Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.
- Isaiah 32:7 רָעִ֑ים
The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
- Isaiah 33:15 בְּרָֽע׃
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
- Isaiah 45:7 רָ֑ע
I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
- Isaiah 47:10 בְרָעָתֵ֗ךְ
You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
- Isaiah 47:11 רָעָ֗ה
But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.
- Isaiah 56:2 רָֽע׃ס
Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
- Isaiah 57:1 הָרָעָ֖ה
The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
- Isaiah 59:7 לָרַ֣ע
Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
- Isaiah 59:15 מֵרָ֖ע
Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.
- Isaiah 65:12 הָרַע֙
I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”
- Isaiah 66:4 הָרַע֙
So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”
- Jeremiah 1:14 הָרָעָ֔ה
Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.
- Jeremiah 1:16 רָעָתָ֑ם
I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.
- Jeremiah 2:3 רָעָ֛ה
Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of His harvest. All who devoured her found themselves guilty; disaster came upon them,’” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 2:13 רָע֖וֹת
“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns— broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
- Jeremiah 2:19 רָעָתֵ֗ךְרַ֣ע
Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.