To act wickedly, to do wickedness, to do evil

H7489
Hebrew
UBS
רָעַע
râʻaʻraw-ah'
Verb

Definition

literally: to make (one's deeds) wrong; hence: = action by which humans behave in an evil or harmful way

Semantic Domains

Wrong
Angry
Grieve
Unsafe
Unwilling
Impact
Afraid

Etymology

a primitive root;

KJV Translations

afflict, associate selves (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse

Occurrences80
Frequency Rank#414

Verse Usage

This word appears 80 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.