רָעַעrâʻaʻ

Meanings

Same root

• מֵרַעmêraʻ · H4827used as (abstract) noun, wickedness
• רַעraʻ · H7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
• רֹעַrôaʻ · H7455badness (as marring), physically or morally
• רְעַעrᵉʻaʻ · H7490{properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)}

Where it appears

Appears 107 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 19:7 “Please, my brothers,” he begged, “don’t do such a wicked thing.
• Genesis 19:9 “Stand back!” they shouted. “This fellow came to town as an outsider, and now he’s acting like our judge! We’ll treat you far worse than those other men!” And they lunged toward Lot to break down the door.
• Genesis 21:11 This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was his son.
• Genesis 21:12 But God told Abraham, “Do not be upset over the boy and your servant. Do whatever Sarah tells you, for Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.
• Genesis 31:7 but he has cheated me, changing my wages ten times. But God has not allowed him to do me any harm.
• Genesis 38:10 But the Lord considered it evil for Onan to deny a child to his dead brother. So the Lord took Onan’s life, too.