רעה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ר־ע־ע (r-ʿ-ʿ)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /raˈ(ʕ)a/
• Homophones: רָאָה, רַעָהּ

Adjective

רָעָה • (ra'á, rɔʕɔ)

1. feminine singular indefinite form of רַע (ra)

Noun

רָעָה • (ra'á, rɔʕɔ) f (singular construct רָעַת־)

1. Something bad: an evil, tragedy, harm, disaster.

Etymology 2

Root
ר־ע־ה (r-ʿ-h)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew, noun) IPA^(key): /roˈ(ʕ)e/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew, pa'al verb) IPA^(key): /raˈ(ʕ)a/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew, pi'el verb) IPA^(key): /reˈ(ʕ)a/
• (noun) Homophones: רוֹאֶה, רוֹאֵי, רוֹעֵי
• (pa'al verb) Homophones: רָאָה, רַעָהּ

Noun

רֹעֶה • (ro'é, roʕɛ) m

1. defective spelling of רוֹעֶה (“shepherd”)

Verb

רָעָה • (ra'á, rɔʕɔ) (pa'al construction)

1. (transitive) to herd
2. (intransitive) to graze
3. (transitive, figurative) to lead, direct on a course, show the way
4. (transitive, figurative, Biblical Hebrew) to devour, lay waste to

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָעָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לִרְעוֹת action noun: רְעִיָּה passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	רָעִיתִי		רָעִינוּ
	second	רָעִיתָ	רָעִית	רְעִיתֶם1	רְעִיתֶן1
	third	רָעָה	רָעֲתָה	רָעוּ
present		רוֹעֶה	רוֹעָה	רוֹעִים	רוֹעוֹת
future	first	אֶרְעֶה		נִרְעֶה
	second	תִּרְעֶה	תִּרְעִי	תִּרְעוּ	תִּרְעֶינָה2
	third	יִרְעֶה	תִּרְעֶה	יִרְעוּ	תִּרְעֶינָה2
imperative		רְעֵה	רְעִי	רְעוּ	רְעֶינָה2
notes		Pronounced רָעִיתֶם and רָעִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 3

Root
ר־ע־ה (r-ʿ-h)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew, pa'al verb) IPA^(key): /raˈ(ʕ)a/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew, pi'el verb) IPA^(key): /reˈ(ʕ)a/
• (pa'al verb) Homophones: רָאָה, רַעָהּ
• (pi'el verb) Homophones: רֵיאָה, רֵעָהּ

Verb

רָעָה • (ra'á, rɔʕɔ) (pa'al construction)

1. (intransitive, chiefly Biblical Hebrew, poetic) to associate with

   Synonym: הִתְחַבֵּר (hitkhabér, hiṯḥabber)

   • Tanach, Proverbs 28:7, with translation of the New International Version:

     נוֹצֵר תּוֹרָה בֵּן מֵבִין וְרֹעֶה זוֹלְלִים יַכְלִים אָבִיו׃

     noṣer torɔ ben meḇin wəroʕɛ zoləlim yaḵlim ʔɔḇiw

     A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

Usage notes

Almost always found in the participle, רוֹעֶה (ro'é, roʕɛ).

Derived terms

• רוֹעֶה זוֹנוֹת (ro'é zonót, roʕɛ zonoṯ)

Verb

רֵעָה • (re'á, reʕɔ) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of ריעה (“to become friends”)

Etymology 4

Root
ר־ע־ע (r-ʿ-ʿ)

Noun

רֵעָה • (re'á, reʕɔ) f (plural indefinite רֵעוֹת)

1. (literary) female equivalent of רֵעַ (réa, réaʕ, “friend”)

Etymology 5

Root
ר־ע־ע (r-ʿ-ʿ)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /reˈ(ʕ)e/
• Homophones: רְאֵה, רְעֵה

Noun

רֵעֶה • (re'é, reʕɛ) m (plural indefinite רֵעִים)

1. (Biblical Hebrew) Alternative form of רֵעַ (réa, réaʕ, “friend”)
   • Tanach, 2 Samuel 16:16, with translation of the King James Version:

     וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר־בָּא חוּשַׁי הָאַרְכִּי רֵעֶה דָוִד אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹום […]

     wayhi kaʔăšɛr-bɔʔ Ḥušay hɔʔarki reʕɛ Ḏɔwiḏ ʔɛl-ʔaḇšɔlom […]

     And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom […]

Etymology 6

Root
ר־ע־ה (r-ʿ-h)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /raˈ(ʕ)a/
• Homophones: רָאָה, רַעָהּ

Verb

רָעָה • (ra'á, rɔʕɔ) (pa'al construction)

1. (transitive, Biblical Hebrew) Alternative form of רַע (rá, raʕ, “to shatter”)
   • Tanach, Jeremiah 2:16, with translation of the King James Version:

     גַּם־בְּנֵי־נֹף ותחפנס יִרְעוּךְ קָדְקֹד׃

     gam-bəne-nop̄ yirʕuḵə qoḏqoḏ

     Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.

Etymology 7

Root
ר־ע־ע (r-ʿ-ʿ)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew, past) IPA^(key): /ˈra.(ʕ)a/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew, participle) IPA^(key): /raˈ(ʕ)a/

Verb

רַעָה • (rá'a, ráʕɔ)

1. Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of רַע (rá, raʕ, “to shatter”)

Verb

רַעָה • (ra'á, raʕɔ)

1. Feminine singular present participle and present tense of רַע (rá, raʕ, “to shatter”)

Etymology 8

Root
ר־ע־ע (r-ʿ-ʿ)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /reˈ(ʕ)a(h)/
• Homophones: רֵיאָה, רֵעָה

Noun

רֵעָהּ • (re'áh, reʕɔh)

1. Singular form of רֵעַ‎ with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor: her friend.

Etymology 9

Root
ר־ע־ע (r-ʿ-ʿ)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /raˈ(ʕ)a(h)/
• Homophones: רָאָה, רָעָה

Noun

רַעָהּ or רָעָהּ • (ra'áh, raʕɔh or rɔʕɔh)

1. Singular form of רַע‎ with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor: her evil.

Etymology 10

Root
ר־ע־ע (r-ʿ-ʿ)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /roˈ(ʕ)a(h)/
• Homophones: רוֹאָה, רוֹאָהּ, רוֹעָה, רוֹעָהּ

Noun

רֹעָהּ • (ro'áh, roʕɔh)

1. defective spelling of רועה (“her badness”)

Etymology 11

Root
ר־ע־ה (r-ʿ-h)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /reˈ(ʕ)a(h)/
• Homophones: רֵיאָה, רֵעָה

Noun

רֵעָהּ • (re'áh, reʕɔh)

1. Singular form of רֵעַ‎ with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor: her thought.

Further reading

• H7462 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Klein, Ernest (1987) “רעה^I”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 622
• Klein, Ernest (1987) “רעה^II”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[2], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 622
• Klein, Ernest (1987) “רעה^IV”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[3], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 622
• “רעה” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 3 of 3 (ק to ת).
• רעה in Milog