Hebrew word study

רַעraʻ — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

Pronounced “rah”

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

Translated in the King James as: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).

Appears 662 times in Scripture

Origin: from H7489 (רָעַע);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 36×

Genesis 2:9 Genesis 2:17 Genesis 3:5 Genesis 3:22 Genesis 6:5 Genesis 8:21 Genesis 13:13 Genesis 19:19 Genesis 24:50 Genesis 26:29 Genesis 28:8 Genesis 31:24 Genesis 31:29 Genesis 31:52 Genesis 37:2 Genesis 37:20 Genesis 37:33 Genesis 38:7 Genesis 39:9 Genesis 40:7 Genesis 41:3 Genesis 41:4 Genesis 41:19 Genesis 41:20 Genesis 41:21+ 11 more in Genesis

Exodus — 9×

Exodus 5:19 Exodus 10:10 Exodus 21:8 Exodus 23:2 Exodus 32:12 Exodus 32:14 Exodus 32:22 Exodus 33:4+ 1 more in Exodus

Leviticus — 6×

Leviticus 26:6 Leviticus 27:10 Leviticus 27:12 Leviticus 27:14 Leviticus 27:33+ 1 more in Leviticus

Numbers — 10×

Numbers 11:1 Numbers 11:15 Numbers 13:19 Numbers 14:27 Numbers 14:35 Numbers 14:37 Numbers 20:5 Numbers 24:13 Numbers 32:13 Numbers 35:23

Deuteronomy — 35×

Deuteronomy 1:35 Deuteronomy 1:39 Deuteronomy 4:25 Deuteronomy 6:22 Deuteronomy 7:15 Deuteronomy 9:18 Deuteronomy 13:5 Deuteronomy 13:11 Deuteronomy 15:21 Deuteronomy 17:1 Deuteronomy 17:2 Deuteronomy 17:5 Deuteronomy 17:7 Deuteronomy 17:12 Deuteronomy 19:19 Deuteronomy 19:20 Deuteronomy 21:21 Deuteronomy 22:14 Deuteronomy 22:19 Deuteronomy 22:21 Deuteronomy 22:22 Deuteronomy 22:24 Deuteronomy 23:9 Deuteronomy 24:7 Deuteronomy 28:35+ 10 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 2×

Joshua 23:15 Joshua 24:15

Judges — 19×

Judges 2:11 Judges 2:15 Judges 3:7 Judges 3:12 Judges 4:1 Judges 6:1 Judges 9:23 Judges 9:56 Judges 9:57 Judges 10:6 Judges 11:27 Judges 13:1 Judges 15:3 Judges 20:3 Judges 20:12 Judges 20:13 Judges 20:34 Judges 20:41+ 1 more in Judges

1 Samuel — 31×

1 Sam 2:23 1 Sam 6:9 1 Sam 10:19 1 Sam 12:17 1 Sam 12:19 1 Sam 12:20 1 Sam 15:19 1 Sam 16:14 1 Sam 16:15 1 Sam 16:16 1 Sam 16:23 1 Sam 18:10 1 Sam 19:9 1 Sam 20:7 1 Sam 20:9 1 Sam 20:13 1 Sam 23:9 1 Sam 24:9 1 Sam 24:11 1 Sam 24:17 1 Sam 25:3 1 Sam 25:17 1 Sam 25:21 1 Sam 25:26 1 Sam 25:28+ 6 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 15×

2 Sam 3:39 2 Sam 12:9 2 Sam 12:11 2 Sam 12:18 2 Sam 13:16 2 Sam 13:22 2 Sam 14:17 2 Sam 15:14 2 Sam 16:8 2 Sam 17:14 2 Sam 18:32 2 Sam 19:7 2 Sam 19:35 2 Sam 24:16+ 1 more in 2 Samuel

1 Kings — 27×

1 Ki 1:52 1 Ki 2:44 1 Ki 3:9 1 Ki 5:4 1 Ki 9:9 1 Ki 11:6 1 Ki 11:25 1 Ki 13:33 1 Ki 14:10 1 Ki 14:22 1 Ki 15:26 1 Ki 15:34 1 Ki 16:7 1 Ki 16:19 1 Ki 16:25 1 Ki 16:30 1 Ki 20:7 1 Ki 21:20 1 Ki 21:21 1 Ki 21:25 1 Ki 21:29 1 Ki 22:8 1 Ki 22:18 1 Ki 22:23 1 Ki 22:52+ 2 more in 1 Kings

2 Kings — 32×

2 Ki 2:19 2 Ki 3:2 2 Ki 4:41 2 Ki 6:33 2 Ki 8:12 2 Ki 8:18 2 Ki 8:27 2 Ki 13:2 2 Ki 13:11 2 Ki 14:10 2 Ki 14:24 2 Ki 15:9 2 Ki 15:18 2 Ki 15:24 2 Ki 15:28 2 Ki 17:2 2 Ki 17:11 2 Ki 17:13 2 Ki 17:17 2 Ki 21:2 2 Ki 21:6 2 Ki 21:9 2 Ki 21:12 2 Ki 21:15 2 Ki 21:16+ 7 more in 2 Kings

1 Chronicles — 4×

1 Chr 2:3 1 Chr 4:10 1 Chr 7:23 1 Chr 21:15

2 Chronicles — 21×

2 Chr 7:14 2 Chr 7:22 2 Chr 12:14 2 Chr 18:7 2 Chr 18:17 2 Chr 18:22 2 Chr 20:9 2 Chr 21:6 2 Chr 21:19 2 Chr 22:4 2 Chr 25:19 2 Chr 29:6 2 Chr 33:2 2 Chr 33:6 2 Chr 33:9 2 Chr 33:22 2 Chr 34:24 2 Chr 34:28 2 Chr 36:5 2 Chr 36:9 2 Chr 36:12

Ezra — 1×

Ezra 9:13

Nehemiah — 13×

Nehemiah 1:3 Nehemiah 2:1 Nehemiah 2:2 Nehemiah 2:10 Nehemiah 2:17 Nehemiah 6:2 Nehemiah 6:13 Nehemiah 9:28 Nehemiah 9:35 Nehemiah 13:7 Nehemiah 13:17 Nehemiah 13:18 Nehemiah 13:27

Esther — 6×

Esther 7:6 Esther 7:7 Esther 8:3 Esther 8:6 Esther 9:2 Esther 9:25

Job — 15×

Job 1:1 Job 1:8 Job 2:3 Job 2:7 Job 2:10 Job 2:11 Job 5:19 Job 20:12 Job 21:30 Job 22:5 Job 28:28 Job 30:26 Job 31:29 Job 35:12 Job 42:11

Psalms — 64×

Psalms 5:4 Psalms 7:4 Psalms 7:9 Psalms 10:6 Psalms 10:15 Psalms 15:3 Psalms 21:11 Psalms 23:4 Psalms 27:5 Psalms 28:3 Psalms 34:13 Psalms 34:14 Psalms 34:16 Psalms 34:19 Psalms 34:21 Psalms 35:4 Psalms 35:12 Psalms 35:26 Psalms 36:4 Psalms 37:19 Psalms 37:27 Psalms 38:12 Psalms 38:20 Psalms 40:12 Psalms 40:14+ 39 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 68×

Proverbs 1:16 Proverbs 1:33 Proverbs 2:12 Proverbs 2:14 Proverbs 3:7 Proverbs 3:29 Proverbs 3:30 Proverbs 4:14 Proverbs 4:27 Proverbs 5:14 Proverbs 6:14 Proverbs 6:18 Proverbs 6:24 Proverbs 8:13 Proverbs 11:15 Proverbs 11:19 Proverbs 11:21 Proverbs 11:27 Proverbs 12:12 Proverbs 12:13 Proverbs 12:20 Proverbs 12:21 Proverbs 13:17 Proverbs 13:19 Proverbs 13:21+ 43 more in Proverbs

Ecclesiastes — 31×

Eccles 1:13 Eccles 2:17 Eccles 2:21 Eccles 4:3 Eccles 4:8 Eccles 5:1 Eccles 5:13 Eccles 5:14 Eccles 5:16 Eccles 6:1 Eccles 6:2 Eccles 7:14 Eccles 7:15 Eccles 8:3 Eccles 8:5 Eccles 8:6 Eccles 8:9 Eccles 8:11 Eccles 8:12 Eccles 9:3 Eccles 9:12 Eccles 10:5 Eccles 10:13 Eccles 11:2 Eccles 11:10+ 6 more in Ecclesiastes

Isaiah — 20×

Isaiah 3:9 Isaiah 3:11 Isaiah 5:20 Isaiah 7:5 Isaiah 7:15 Isaiah 7:16 Isaiah 13:11 Isaiah 31:2 Isaiah 32:7 Isaiah 33:15 Isaiah 45:7 Isaiah 47:10 Isaiah 47:11 Isaiah 56:2 Isaiah 57:1 Isaiah 59:7 Isaiah 59:15 Isaiah 65:12 Isaiah 66:4+ 1 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 120×

Jeremiah 1:14 Jeremiah 1:16 Jeremiah 2:3 Jeremiah 2:13 Jeremiah 2:19 Jeremiah 2:27 Jeremiah 2:28 Jeremiah 2:33 Jeremiah 3:2 Jeremiah 3:5 Jeremiah 3:17 Jeremiah 4:6 Jeremiah 4:14 Jeremiah 4:18 Jeremiah 5:12 Jeremiah 5:28 Jeremiah 6:1 Jeremiah 6:7 Jeremiah 6:19 Jeremiah 6:29 Jeremiah 7:6 Jeremiah 7:12 Jeremiah 7:24 Jeremiah 7:30 Jeremiah 8:3+ 95 more in Jeremiah

Lamentations — 3×

Lam 1:21 Lam 1:22 Lam 3:38

Ezekiel — 24×

Ezekiel 5:16 Ezekiel 5:17 Ezekiel 6:9 Ezekiel 6:10 Ezekiel 6:11 Ezekiel 7:5 Ezekiel 7:24 Ezekiel 8:9 Ezekiel 11:2 Ezekiel 13:22 Ezekiel 14:15 Ezekiel 14:21 Ezekiel 14:22 Ezekiel 16:23 Ezekiel 16:57 Ezekiel 20:43 Ezekiel 20:44 Ezekiel 30:12 Ezekiel 33:11 Ezekiel 34:25 Ezekiel 36:31 Ezekiel 38:10+ 2 more in Ezekiel

Daniel — 3×

Daniel 9:12 Daniel 9:13 Daniel 9:14

Hosea — 7×

Hosea 7:1 Hosea 7:2 Hosea 7:3 Hosea 7:15 Hosea 9:15 Hosea 10:15+ 1 more in Hosea

Joel — 2×

Joel 2:13 Joel 3:13

Amos — 7×

Amos 3:6 Amos 5:13 Amos 5:14 Amos 5:15 Amos 6:3 Amos 9:4 Amos 9:10

Obadiah — 1×

Obadiah 1:13

Jonah — 9×

Jonah 1:2 Jonah 1:7 Jonah 1:8 Jonah 3:8 Jonah 3:10 Jonah 4:1 Jonah 4:2 Jonah 4:6+ 1 more in Jonah

Micah — 7×

Micah 1:12 Micah 2:1 Micah 2:3 Micah 3:2 Micah 3:11 Micah 7:3+ 1 more in Micah

Nahum — 2×

Nahum 1:11 Nahum 3:19

Habakkuk — 3×

Habakkuk 1:13 Habakkuk 2:9+ 1 more in Habakkuk

Zephaniah — 1×

Zeph 3:15

Zechariah — 5×

Zech 1:4 Zech 1:15 Zech 7:10 Zech 8:17+ 1 more in Zechariah

Malachi — 3×

Malachi 1:8 Malachi 2:17+ 1 more in Malachi

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