7455. roa

Lexicon

roa: Evil, wickedness, distress, calamity

Original Word: רֹעַ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: roa`
Pronunciation: roh-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (ro'-ah)
Definition: Evil, wickedness, distress, calamity
Meaning: badness

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

be so bad, badness, be so evil, naughtiness, sadness, sorrow, wickedness

From ra'a'; badness (as marring), physically or morally -- X be so bad, badness, (X be so) evil, naughtiness, sadness, sorrow, wickedness.

see HEBREW ra'a'

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
badness, evil
NASB Translation
evil (10), rottenness (4), sad (1), sadness (1), ugliness (1), wickedness (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רֹעַ noun [masculine] badness, evil; — ׳ר absolute Genesis 41:19 4t. Jeremiah; construct Hosea 9:15 13t.; —

1 badness, bad quality, of cattle Genesis 41:19 (E), figs Jeremiah 24:2,3,8; Jeremiah 29:17.

2 wilfulness, רֹעַ לבב 1 Samuel 17:28 (Gerber^161makes 2 and 4 [infinitive of] verb).

3 ethical, evil, badness, only in phrase: רֹעַ מעללים evil of doings Deuteronomy 28:20; Isaiah 1:16; Jeremiah 4:4; Jeremiah 21:12; Jeremiah 23:2,22; Jeremiah 25:5; Jeremiah 26:3; Jeremiah 44:22; Hosea 9:15; Psalm 28:4 (compare רַע מעללים 1 Samuel 25:3).

4 sadness, מָּנִים ׳ר Ecclesiastes 7:3, לֵב ׳ר Nehemiah 2:3 (compare [רָעַע] 2).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root רָעַע (ra'a'), which means "to be bad" or "to be evil."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2556: κακός (kakos) • often translated as "bad," "evil," or "wicked."
• G4190: πονηρός (ponēros) • typically rendered as "evil," "wicked," or "malicious."

These Greek terms are used in the Septuagint and the New Testament to convey similar concepts of moral and ethical evil, aligning with the Hebrew רֹעַ (roa').

Usage: רֹעַ (roa') is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe various forms of evil or wickedness, whether in the context of human behavior, moral corruption, or adverse circumstances. It often conveys a sense of moral deficiency or ethical failure.

Context: רֹעַ (roa') appears in several contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, often highlighting the contrast between righteousness and wickedness. It is used to describe the inherent evil in human actions or intentions, as well as the resulting consequences of such behavior. For example, in Genesis 6:5, the term is used to describe the wickedness of humanity before the flood: "Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time." This usage underscores the pervasive nature of moral corruption.

In other instances, רֹעַ (roa') is used to describe the calamity or distress that befalls individuals or nations as a result of their wickedness. For example, in Jeremiah 2:19, the prophet warns, "Your own wickedness will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me," declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

The term is also used in a more general sense to describe adverse conditions or misfortune, as seen in Ecclesiastes 7:14: "In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God has made one as well as the other, so that man cannot discover anything that will come after him."

Forms and Transliterations

בְרֹ֥עַ ברע וּכְרֹ֪עַ וּמֵרֹ֖עַ וּמֵרֹ֣עַ וכרע ומרע לָרֹֽעַ׃ לרע׃ מֵרֹ֑עַ מֵרֹֽעַ׃ מרע מרע׃ רֹ֣עַ רֹ֣עַֽ רֹ֥עַ רע ḇə·rō·a‘ ḇərōa‘ lā·rō·a‘ laRoa lārōa‘ mê·rō·a‘ meRoa mêrōa‘ rō·a‘ Roa rōa‘ ū·ḵə·rō·a‘ ū·mê·rō·a‘ ucheRoa ūḵərōa‘ umeRoa ūmêrōa‘ veRoa

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 41:19
HEB: אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם לָרֹֽעַ׃
NAS: seen for ugliness in all
KJV: in all the land of Egypt for badness:
INT: the land of Egypt ugliness

Deuteronomy 28:20
HEB: מַהֵ֔ר מִפְּנֵ֛י רֹ֥עַ מַֽעֲלָלֶ֖יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: on account of the evil of your deeds,
KJV: because of the wickedness of thy doings,
INT: quickly because of the evil of your deeds because

1 Samuel 17:28
HEB: זְדֹנְךָ֗ וְאֵת֙ רֹ֣עַ לְבָבֶ֔ךָ כִּ֗י
NAS: your insolence and the wickedness of your heart;
KJV: thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart;
INT: acknowledge your insolence and the wickedness of your heart in

Nehemiah 2:2
HEB: כִּי־ אִ֖ם רֹ֣עַֽ לֵ֑ב וָאִירָ֖א
NAS: is nothing but sadness of heart.
KJV: seeing thou [art] not sick? this [is] nothing [else] but sorrow of heart.
INT: for but sadness of heart afraid

Psalm 28:4
HEB: לָהֶ֣ם כְּפָעֳלָם֮ וּכְרֹ֪עַ מַֽעַלְלֵ֫יהֶ֥ם כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה
NAS: them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices;
KJV: them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours:
INT: according to their work to the evil of their practices to the deeds

Ecclesiastes 7:3
HEB: מִשְּׂחֹ֑ק כִּֽי־ בְרֹ֥עַ פָּנִ֖ים יִ֥יטַב
NAS: For when a face is sad a heart
KJV: than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance
INT: laughter for is sad A face may be happy

Isaiah 1:16
HEB: הִזַּכּ֔וּ הָסִ֛ירוּ רֹ֥עַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם מִנֶּ֣גֶד
NAS: Remove the evil of your deeds
KJV: put away the evil of your doings
INT: make Remove the evil of your deeds before

Jeremiah 4:4
HEB: מְכַבֶּ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י רֹ֥עַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃
NAS: it, Because of the evil of your deeds.
KJV: [it], because of the evil of your doings.
INT: to quench because of the evil of your deeds

Jeremiah 21:12
HEB: מְכַבֶּ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י רֹ֥עַ [מַעַלְלֵיהֶם כ]
NAS: [it], Because of the evil of their deeds.
KJV: [it], because of the evil of your doings.
INT: to extinguish because of the evil doing

Jeremiah 23:2
HEB: עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם אֶת־ רֹ֥עַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־
NAS: I am about to attend to you for the evil of your deeds,
KJV: them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings,
INT: to attend concerning the evil of your deeds declares

Jeremiah 23:22
HEB: מִדַּרְכָּ֣ם הָרָ֔ע וּמֵרֹ֖עַ מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס
NAS: way And from the evil of their deeds.
KJV: way, and from the evil of their doings.
INT: way their evil the evil of their deeds

Jeremiah 24:2
HEB: לֹא־ תֵֽאָכַ֖לְנָה מֵרֹֽעַ׃ ס
NAS: could not be eaten due to rottenness.
KJV: which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
INT: could not be eaten to rottenness

Jeremiah 24:3
HEB: לֹא־ תֵאָכַ֖לְנָה מֵרֹֽעַ׃ פ
NAS: be eaten due to rottenness.
KJV: that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
INT: cannot be eaten to rottenness

Jeremiah 24:8
HEB: לֹא־ תֵאָכַ֖לְנָה מֵרֹ֑עַ כִּי־ כֹ֣ה ׀
NAS: due to rottenness-- indeed,
KJV: which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith
INT: cannot be eaten to rottenness for thus

Jeremiah 25:5
HEB: מִדַּרְכּ֤וֹ הָֽרָעָה֙ וּמֵרֹ֣עַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔ם וּשְׁבוּ֙
NAS: way and from the evil of your deeds,
KJV: way, and from the evil of your doings,
INT: way his evil the evil of your deeds and dwell

Jeremiah 26:3
HEB: לָהֶ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֖י רֹ֥עַ מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃
NAS: to them because of the evil of their deeds.'
KJV: unto them because of the evil of their doings.
INT: to do because of the evil of their doings

Jeremiah 29:17
HEB: לֹא־ תֵאָכַ֖לְנָה מֵרֹֽעַ׃
NAS: be eaten due to rottenness.
KJV: that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
INT: cannot be eaten to rottenness

Jeremiah 44:22
HEB: לָשֵׂ֗את מִפְּנֵי֙ רֹ֣עַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֥י
NAS: [it], because of the evil of your deeds,
KJV: because of the evil of your doings,
INT: to endure because of the evil of your deeds because

Hosea 9:15
HEB: שְׂנֵאתִ֔ים עַ֚ל רֹ֣עַ מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔ם מִבֵּיתִ֖י
NAS: Because of the wickedness of their deeds
KJV: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings
INT: to hate Because of the wickedness of their deeds of my house

19 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7455
19 Occurrences

lā·rō·a‘ — 1 Occ.
mê·rō·a‘ — 4 Occ.
rō·a‘ — 10 Occ.
ū·ḵə·rō·a‘ — 1 Occ.
ū·mê·rō·a‘ — 2 Occ.
ḇə·rō·a‘ — 1 Occ.