What does רֶשַׁע (resha) mean in the Bible?
רֶשַׁע (resha): Moral perversity and deviation from justice; often paired with covenant violation and divine judgment throughout OT
Hebrew · H7562
רֶשַׁע
A wrong (especially moral)
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רֶשַׁע H7562
Pronunciation resha
What does רֶשַׁע (resha) mean in the Bible?
רֶשַׁע (resha): Moral perversity and deviation from justice; often paired with covenant violation and divine judgment throughout OT
Full entry for רֶשַׁע (H7562) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7562?
The BSB source-word alignment has 30 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of wickedness (5), Wickedness (5), from his wickedness (2), of the wicked (2), wicked (2).
Where does רֶשַׁע (resha) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 9:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (6), Proverbs (5), Ecclesiastes (4), Ezekiel (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of wickedness 5× Psalms 141:4, Proverbs 4:17, Ecclesiastes 7:25, Isaiah 58:6
Wickedness 5× 1 Samuel 24:13, Psalms 45:7, Ecclesiastes 3:16, Hosea 10:13
from his wickedness 2× Ezekiel 3:19, Ezekiel 33:12
of the wicked 2× Psalms 84:10, Psalms 125:3
wicked 2× Job 34:8, Proverbs 16:12
[to punish their] wickedness 1× Ezekiel 7:11
according to its wickedness 1× Ezekiel 31:11
and the wickedness 1× Deuteronomy 9:27
and wickedness 1× Proverbs 8:7
dishonest 1× Micah 6:11
for his wickedness 1× Psalms 10:15
Ill-gotten 1× Proverbs 10:2
in wickedness 1× Psalms 5:4
our wickedness 1× Jeremiah 14:20
so wickedness 1× Ecclesiastes 8:8
through wickedness 1× Proverbs 12:3
to do wrong 1× Job 34:10
viciously 1× Isaiah 58:4
Your wickedness 1× Job 35:8
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 9:27 רִשְׁע֖וֹ to and the wickedness Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 24:13 רֶ֑שַׁע to Wickedness Noun - masculine singular Job 34:8 רֶֽשַׁע׃ to wicked Noun - masculine singular Job 34:10 מֵרֶ֗שַׁע to to do wrong Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Job 35:8 רִשְׁעֶ֑ךָ to Your wickedness Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 5:4 רֶ֥שַׁע׀ to in wickedness Noun - masculine singular Psalms 10:15 רִשְׁע֥וֹ to for his wickedness Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 45:7 רֶ֥שַׁע to wickedness Noun - masculine singular Psalms 84:10 רֶֽשַׁע׃ to of the wicked Noun - masculine singular Psalms 125:3 הָרֶ֗שַׁע to of the wicked Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 9:27
Aligned rows 30
Books represented 11
Deuteronomy 1 1 Samuel 1 Job 3 Psalms 6 Proverbs 5 Ecclesiastes 4 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 4 Hosea 1 Micah 2
Source forms
רֶ֑שַׁע 8x re·ša‘ 1 Samuel 24:13, Proverbs 4:17, Proverbs 10:2, Proverbs 16:12
רֶֽשַׁע׃ 3x re·ša‘ Job 34:8, Psalms 84:10, Proverbs 8:7
בְּרֶ֗שַׁע 1x bə·re·ša‘ Psalms 141:4
בְּרֶ֑שַׁע 1x bə·re·ša‘ Proverbs 12:3
הָרֶ֗שַׁע 1x hā·re·ša‘ Psalms 125:3
הָרֶ֔שַׁע 1x hā·re·ša‘ Ecclesiastes 3:16
הָרָֽשַׁע׃ 1x hā·rā·ša‘ Ecclesiastes 3:16
כְּרִשְׁע֖וֹ 1x kə·riš·‘ōw Ezekiel 31:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 17x 1 Samuel 24:13, Job 34:8, Psalms 5:4, Psalms 45:7
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Psalms 125:3, Ecclesiastes 3:16
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 9:27, Psalms 10:15
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Ezekiel 3:19, Ezekiel 33:12
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural 1x Jeremiah 14:20
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Job 35:8
Preposition | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 141:4
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 12:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Moral perversity and deviation from justice; often paired with covenant violation and divine judgment throughout OT
Source Gloss
a wrong (especially moral)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Moral perversity and deviation from justice; often paired with covenant violation and divine judgment throughout OT
a wrong (especially moral) BDB: wickedness Usage: iniquity, wicked(-ness).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
moral wrongdoing or injustice
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Word Origins
רֶשַׁע is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Wickedness represents a life opposed to God's moral order. Proverbs 10:2
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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