What does רַע · καρδία mean in the Bible?
רַע · καρδία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a heart experiencing sorrow or distress".
Hebrew · H7451, G2588
לֵב רָע
Bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · heart
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רַע H7451 bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
Pronunciation ra
Encompasses both moral wickedness and physical affliction; God's judgment often conflates ethical and natural evil.
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καρδία G2588 heart
Pronunciation kardía
Seat of the whole inner person—thought, emotion, will, and moral condition, not mere feeling
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What does לֵב רָע (lev ra) mean in the Bible?
רַע · καρδία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a heart experiencing sorrow or distress".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7451, G2588?
H7451, G2588 is connected to 666 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a heart experiencing sorrow or distress
Source Gloss
a heart experiencing sorrow or distress
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 301
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Perfect Isa 3:11 1×
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain