Midvash

רָשַׁעrâshaʻ

be wicked, act wickedly

Pronunciation: raw-shah' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7561

Meanings

Qal

1. be wicked, act wickedly (1 Kings 8:47; 2 Chronicles 6:37; Daniel 9:15)

2. be guilty (Job 9:29; Job 10:7; Job 10:15)

Hiph`il

1. condemn as guilty, in civil relations (Exodus 22:8; Deuteronomy 25:1; Psalms 94:21)

2. condemn as guilty, in ethical and religious relations (1 Kings 8:32; Job 9:20; Job 10:2)

3. act wickedly, in ethics and religion (Job 34:12; Nehemiah 9:33; Daniel 12:10)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 34 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 22:9 “Suppose there is a dispute between two people who both claim to own a particular ox, donkey, sheep, article of clothing, or any lost property. Both parties must come before God, and the person whom God declares guilty must pay double compensation to the other.
  • Deuteronomy 25:1 “Suppose two people take a dispute to court, and the judges declare that one is right and the other is wrong.
  • 1 Samuel 14:47 Now when Saul had secured his grasp on Israel’s throne, he fought against his enemies in every direction—against Moab, Ammon, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. And wherever he turned, he was victorious.
  • 2 Samuel 22:22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.
  • 1 Kings 8:32 then hear from heaven and judge between your servants—the accuser and the accused. Punish the guilty as they deserve. Acquit the innocent because of their innocence.
  • 1 Kings 8:47 But in that land of exile, they might turn to you in repentance and pray, ‘We have sinned, done evil, and acted wickedly.’
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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).