What does רֹעָה · רָעַע mean in the Bible?
רֹעָה · רָעַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "breakage".
Hebrew · H7465, H7489
רֹעָה
Breakage · properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be ) good for nothing , i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
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רֹעָה H7465 breakage
רָעַע H7489 properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be ) good for nothing , i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
Pronunciation rāʿaʿ
To damage or spoil through breaking; harm escalates from physical destruction to moral/social corruption.
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What does רֹעָה (ro'ah) mean in the Bible?
רֹעָה · רָעַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "breakage".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7465, H7489?
H7465, H7489 is connected to 103 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. breakage
Source Gloss
breakage
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 1
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Participle active Prov 25:19 1×
Word Origins
רֹעָה is built from this root:
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