What does רַע · עַיִן mean in the Bible?
רַע · עַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a greedy or envious disposition".
Hebrew · H7451, H5869
רָעָה בְּעֵינֵי
Bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
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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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עַיִן H5869 an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
What does רָעָה בְּעֵינֵי (ra'ah be'einei) mean in the Bible?
רַע · עַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a greedy or envious disposition".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7451, H5869?
H7451, H5869 is connected to 1,563 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a greedy or envious disposition
Source Gloss
a greedy or envious disposition
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
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
רָעָה בְּעֵינֵי is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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