רֵעַrêaʻ

shouting, roar, but dubious (Exodus 32:17; Job 36:33; Micah 4:9)

Pronunciation: ray'-ah · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7452

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 32:17 When Joshua heard the boisterous noise of the people shouting below them, he exclaimed to Moses, “It sounds like war in the camp!”
  • Job 36:33 The thunder announces his presence; the storm announces his indignant anger.
  • Micah 4:9 But why are you now screaming in terror? Have you no king to lead you? Have your wise people all died? Pain has gripped you like a woman in childbirth.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).