רַ֖ע
𐤓𐤏
ra
evil
from רָעַע; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral); adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
H7451
Genesis 6:5 · Word #13
Lexicon H7451
| Lemma | רַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤏 |
| Transliteration | raʻ |
| Strong's | H7451 |
| In-context | evil |
Morphology HAamsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H7451-25
a harmful one
| Root | רעע (r-ʿ-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | badness, harm, injury, wickedness, adversity |
| Semantic Range | evil, bad, harmful, injurious, wicked, unpleasant, adverse, disastrous, morally corrupt, distressing |
| Conceptual Significance | This term expresses the broad biblical category of what is contrary to goodness, well-being, and covenantal faithfulness—ranging from moral evil to experiential adversity. It frames both ethical wrongdoing and the calamities that disrupt human flourishing under YHWH’s sovereignty. |
| Morphological Notes | Hebrew adjective, masculine singular absolute (HAamsa). Functions attributively ("a harmful thing/man") or substantively ("a harmful one"). Derived from the verbal root רעע. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective רַע derives from the root רעע, meaning "to be bad" or "to cause harm." As a masculine singular absolute adjective, it is rendered "a harmful one," preserving both the root idea of harm/badness and the masculine singular grammatical form, which can function substantively. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root רעע (badness, harm, injury, wickedness, adversity)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7489-01 |
ara | I cause harm |
H7451-01 |
baraah | calamity |
H7451-02 |
bera | bad, harmful (masculine singular) |
H7451-03 |
beraah | in badness |
H7451-04 |
beraatam | in their evil |
H7451-05 |
beraatekha | in your badness |
H7451-06 |
beraati | in my calamity |
H7451-07 |
beraato | in his evil |
H7451-08 |
beraoteyhem | in their evils |
H7451-09 |
hara | the harmful one |
H7451-10 |
haraah | the badness |
H7451-11 |
haraim | the evil ones |
H7451-12 |
haraot | the bad-things |
H7489-03 |
hareotem | you men have caused harm |
H7489-04 |
hareoti | Have I caused harm? |
H7489-05 |
hera | he has caused harm |
H7489-06 |
hereu | they have caused harm |
H7451-13 |
hrh | the badness |
H7451-14 |
keraato | according to his badness |
H7451-15 |
lara | to badness |
H7451-16 |
laraah | to evil |
H7489-07 |
lehara | to cause harm |
H4827-01 |
lemera | for harm |
H7451-17 |
lera | to what-is-bad |
H7451-18 |
leraah | for badness |
H7451-19 |
leraato | to his harm |
H7451-20 |
mera | from evil |
H7451-21 |
meraah | from calamity |
H7451-22 |
meraat | from the evil of |
H7451-23 |
meraatam | from their evil |
H7451-24 |
meraato | from his evil |
H7489-08 |
mereim | those causing harm |
H7455-01 |
meroa | from badness |
H7451-26 |
raah | calamity |
H7451-27 |
raat | evil-of |
H7451-28 |
raatam | their evil |
H7451-29 |
raatekha | your evil |
H7451-30 |
raatekhe | your evil |
H7451-31 |
raatekhem | your evil |
H7451-32 |
raatekhi | your harm |
H7451-33 |
raati | my evil |
H7451-34 |
raato | his evil |
H7451-35 |
raey | bad ones of |
H7451-36 |
raim | evil ones |
H7451-37 |
raot | evil things |
H7451-38 |
raotekhem | your evils |
H7451-39 |
raoteykhem | your evils |
H7451-40 |
rh | evil thing |
H7455-02 |
roa | badness of |
H7489-09 |
tareu | you will cause harm |
H7451-41 |
uleraah | and to calamity |
H7451-42 |
uveraatam | and in their evil |
H7451-43 |
uveraatekhe | and in your evil |
H1283-01 |
uveriah | and Beriah (“In-Adversity”) |
H7451-44 |
vara | and bad |
H7451-45 |
varaah | in the calamity |
H7489-10 |
vayareu | and they did harm |
H7451-46 |
vehara | and the evil (one) |
H7451-47 |
veharaot | and the evils |
H7451-48 |
vera | evil (masculine singular) |
H7451-49 |
veraat | and the badness of |
H7451-50 |
veraatekhe | in your evil |
H7451-51 |
veraato | and his badness |
H7451-52 |
veraim | and evil ones |
H7451-53 |
veraot | (and/in) evils |
H1283-02 |
veriah | In-Calamity (feminine name) |
H7489-11 |
yeroa | he will be made broken (harmed) |
Word Usage (666 occurrences of H7451)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:9 | וָ/רָֽע | vara | and evil |
| Genesis 2:17 | וָ/רָ֔ע | vara | and evil |
| Genesis 3:5 | וָ/רָֽע | vara | and evil |