Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H7455

Strong's H7455 · Hebrew

רֹעַ

rôaʻ · /ro'-ah/

Number
H7455
Language
Hebrew
Original word
רֹעַ
Transliteration
rôaʻ
Pronunciation
ro'-ah
KJV occurrences
19 verses

Definition

badness (as marring), physically or morally

KJV: [idiom] be so bad, badness, ([idiom] be so) evil, naughtiness, sadness, sorrow, wickedness.

Root / derivation: from H7489 (רָעַע);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered רֹעַ across 19 verses.

evil11×
wickedness3×
bad1×
badness1×
naughtiness1×
sadness1×
sorrow1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

19 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis1 verse
Deuteronomy1 verse
1 Samuel1 verse
Nehemiah1 verse
Psalms1 verse
Ecclesiastes1 verse
Isaiah1 verse
Jeremiah11 verses
Jeremiah 4:4

Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

Jeremiah 21:12

O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. Execute: Heb. Judge

Jeremiah 23:2

Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 23:22

But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.

Jeremiah 24:2

One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. they: Heb. for badness

Jeremiah 24:3

Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.

Jeremiah 24:8

And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:

Jeremiah 25:5

They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:

Jeremiah 26:3

If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.

Jeremiah 29:17

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.

Jeremiah 44:22

So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.

Hosea1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H7455 (rôaʻ) mean?

badness (as marring), physically or morally

How many times does H7455 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H7455 (רֹעַ) appears in 19 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “evil.”

How is rôaʻ translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H7455 is rendered as “evil” (11×), “wickedness” (3×), “bad” (1×), “badness” (1×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word רֹעַ come from?

from H7489 (רָעַע);