Hebrew word study

רָעָהrâʻâh — to tend a flock

Pronounced “raw-aw'”

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

Translated in the King James as: break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.

Appears 173 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 23×

Genesis 4:2 Genesis 13:7 Genesis 13:8 Genesis 26:20 Genesis 29:7 Genesis 29:9 Genesis 30:31 Genesis 30:36 Genesis 36:24 Genesis 37:2 Genesis 37:12 Genesis 37:13 Genesis 37:16 Genesis 41:2 Genesis 41:18 Genesis 46:32 Genesis 46:34 Genesis 47:3 Genesis 48:15 Genesis 49:24+ 3 more in Genesis

Exodus — 4×

Exodus 2:17 Exodus 2:19 Exodus 3:1 Exodus 34:3

Numbers — 2×

Numbers 14:33 Numbers 27:17

Judges — 1×

Judges 14:20

1 Samuel — 7×

1 Sam 16:11 1 Sam 17:15 1 Sam 17:34 1 Sam 17:40 1 Sam 21:7 1 Sam 25:7 1 Sam 25:16

2 Samuel — 2×

2 Sam 5:2 2 Sam 7:7

1 Kings — 1×

1 Ki 22:17

2 Kings — 1×

2 Ki 10:12

1 Chronicles — 3×

1 Chr 11:2 1 Chr 17:6 1 Chr 27:29

2 Chronicles — 1×

2 Chr 18:16

Job — 3×

Job 1:14 Job 24:2 Job 24:21

Psalms — 8×

Psalms 23:1 Psalms 28:9 Psalms 37:3 Psalms 49:14 Psalms 78:71 Psalms 78:72 Psalms 80:1 Psalms 80:13

Proverbs — 6×

Proverbs 10:21 Proverbs 13:20 Proverbs 15:14 Proverbs 22:24 Proverbs 28:7 Proverbs 29:3

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Eccles 12:11

Song of Solomon — 7×

Song 1:7 Song 1:8 Song 2:16 Song 4:5 Song 6:2 Song 6:3+ 1 more in Song of Solomon

Isaiah — 17×

Isaiah 5:17 Isaiah 11:7 Isaiah 13:20 Isaiah 14:30 Isaiah 27:10 Isaiah 30:23 Isaiah 31:4 Isaiah 38:12 Isaiah 40:11 Isaiah 44:20 Isaiah 44:28 Isaiah 49:9 Isaiah 56:11 Isaiah 61:5 Isaiah 63:11 Isaiah 65:25+ 1 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 27×

Jeremiah 2:8 Jeremiah 2:16 Jeremiah 3:15 Jeremiah 6:3 Jeremiah 10:21 Jeremiah 12:10 Jeremiah 17:16 Jeremiah 22:22 Jeremiah 23:1 Jeremiah 23:2 Jeremiah 23:4 Jeremiah 25:34 Jeremiah 25:35 Jeremiah 25:36 Jeremiah 31:10 Jeremiah 33:12 Jeremiah 43:12 Jeremiah 49:19 Jeremiah 50:6 Jeremiah 50:19 Jeremiah 50:44 Jeremiah 51:23+ 5 more in Jeremiah

Ezekiel — 30×

Ezekiel 34:2 Ezekiel 34:3 Ezekiel 34:5 Ezekiel 34:7 Ezekiel 34:8 Ezekiel 34:9 Ezekiel 34:10 Ezekiel 34:12 Ezekiel 34:13 Ezekiel 34:14 Ezekiel 34:15 Ezekiel 34:16 Ezekiel 34:18 Ezekiel 34:19 Ezekiel 34:23 Ezekiel 37:24+ 14 more in Ezekiel

Hosea — 3×

Hosea 4:16 Hosea 9:2 Hosea 12:1

Amos — 2×

Amos 1:2 Amos 3:12

Jonah — 1×

Jonah 3:7

Micah — 5×

Micah 5:4 Micah 5:5 Micah 5:6 Micah 7:14+ 1 more in Micah

Nahum — 1×

Nahum 3:18

Zephaniah — 3×

Zeph 2:6 Zeph 2:7 Zeph 3:13

Zechariah — 14×

Zech 10:2 Zech 10:3 Zech 11:3 Zech 11:4 Zech 11:5 Zech 11:7 Zech 11:8 Zech 11:9 Zech 11:15 Zech 11:16 Zech 11:17 Zech 13:7+ 2 more in Zechariah

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