H7489A–רָעַע–ra.a

And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.

תָּרֵ֣עוּ ta.Re.'u “you do evil”

I went out full and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

הֵ֥רַֽע He.ra' “he has done harm”

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.

וַיֵּ֤רַע (יֵּ֤רַע) i.Ye.ra' “it was displeasing”

But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.

הָרֵ֖עַ ha.Re.a' “still <do evil>”תָּרֵ֑עוּ ta.Re.'u “you will do evil”

And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

וַיֵּ֤רַע (יֵּ֤רַע) i.Ye.ra' “it was displeasing”

For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

מֵהָרַ֖ע (הָרַ֖ע) ha.Ra' “doing harm to”

Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

אָרַ֤ע 'a.Ra' “I will do harm”

Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

יֵרַ֤ע ye.Ra' “it be displeasing”

And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

וַיֵּ֧רַע (יֵּ֧רַע) i.Ye.ra' “it was displeasing”

Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.

וְרָעָ֧ה (רָעָ֧ה) ra.'Ah “it will be bad”

And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.

יֵ֧רַֽע Ye.ra' “he will be bad”

But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:

וַתָּ֣רַע (תָּ֣רַע) Ta.ra' “you have done evil”

But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.

וַיָּ֕רַע (יָּ֕רַע) i.Ya.ra' “he did evil”

And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

הֲרֵע֖וֹתָ ha.re.'o.ta “have you done harm”

Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:

הֵרַ֕ע he.Ra' “he has done evil”

Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

תָּרֵֽעוּ׃ ta.Re.'u “you do harm”

And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.

וַיֵּ֙רַע֙ (יֵּ֙רַע֙) i.Ye.ra' “it was displeasing”

And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.

וְהָרֵ֣עַ (הָרֵ֣עַ) ha.Re.a' “exceedingly <do evil>”הֲרֵע֔וֹתִי ha.re.'o.ti “I have done evil”

And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?

יֵרְע֣וּ ye.re.'U “will they be sad”

When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

וַיֵּ֥רַע (יֵּ֥רַע) i.Ye.ra' “it was displeasing”

And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff to Tobiah out of the chamber.

וַיֵּ֥רַֽע (יֵּ֥רַֽע) i.Ye.ra' “it was displeasing”

Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:

מְרֵעִֽים׃ me.re.'Im “evil-doers”

All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.

יֵ֖רַע Ye.ra' “it will be evil”

In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

לְ֝הָרַ֗ע (הָרַ֗ע) ha.Ra' “do harm”

For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

מְ֭רֵעִים Me.re.'im “evil-doers”