וַ/יֵּ֧רַע
𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤏
râʻaʻ
was very displeasing
To be or become bad, evil, or injurious; to act wickedly or cause harm. Encompasses a range of meanings from physical damage or breaking (of objects or situations) to moral wrong or social injustice. In different contexts, can denote being wicked or corrupt, causing harm, acting unjustly, or deteriorating in condition.
Genesis 21:11 · Word #1
Lexicon H7489
| Lemma | רָעַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤏𐤏 |
| Transliteration | râʻaʻ |
| Strong's | H7489 |
| Definition | To be or become bad, evil, or injurious; to act wickedly or cause harm. Encompasses a range of meanings from physical damage or breaking (of objects or situations) to moral wrong or social injustice. In different contexts, can denote being wicked or corrupt, causing harm, acting unjustly, or deteriorating in condition. |
Morphology HC/Vqw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | was very displeasing |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7489-31
and he was harmed
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Niphal stem; sequential imperfect (waw-consecutive); 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Niphal stem conveys a passive or reflexive sense of the root רעע, indicating becoming bad or being subjected to harm. The sequential imperfect 3ms form is rendered with "and he was harmed," preserving both the passive nuance and masculine singular morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and it was bad
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Adjusted to 'and it was bad' to better capture the impersonal sense in this context, indicating the matter was distressing or displeasing rather than physically harming someone. The SILEX definition supports this nuance for H7489. No root or Strong's error in P1. |