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רֹעַ H7455
H7455 is the Hebrew word רֹעַ, transliterated rôaʻ and said ro'-ah. The King James Version most often renders it evil.
What it means
badness (as marring), physically or morally.
Where it comes from
from H7489 (רָעַע).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] be so bad, badness, ([idiom] be so) evil, naughtiness, sadness, sorrow, wickedness.
Verses using רֹעַ
All 15 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 28:20 · KJV
The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.
1 Samuel 17:28 · KJV
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
Nehemiah 2:2 · KJV
Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
Psalm 28:4 · KJV
Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
Ecclesiastes 7:3 · KJV
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Isaiah 1:16 · KJV
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Jeremiah 4:4 · KJV
Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Jeremiah 21:12 · KJV
O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Jeremiah 23:2 · KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:22 · KJV
But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
Jeremiah 24:8 · KJV
And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:
Jeremiah 25:5 · KJV
They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:
Jeremiah 26:3 · KJV
If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.
Jeremiah 44:22 · KJV
So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.
Hosea 9:15 · KJV
All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7455 mean?
H7455 is the Hebrew word רֹעַ (rôaʻ), meaning badness (as marring), physically or morally.
How is H7455 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it evil (8 times), wickedness (2 times), naughtiness (1 time), nothing else but sorrow (1 time), according to the wickedness (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7455 appear in the Bible?
רֹעַ (rôaʻ) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7455 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7489 (רָעַע).
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