לְ/הָרַ֣ע
𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤏
râʻaʻ
to do evil
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.
Leviticus 5:4 · Word #7
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 HR/Vhc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to do evil |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7489-12
to cause harm
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Hiphil (causative) stem; infinitive construct with prefixed לְ indicating purpose or result. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil infinitive construct of רעע expresses causative action: not merely being bad, but causing badness or harm. "To cause harm" preserves the root sense of bringing about injury or evil while reflecting the causative stem. |
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