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רֶשַׁע H7562

H7562 is the Hebrew word רֶשַׁע, transliterated reshaʻ and said reh'-shah. The King James Version most often renders it wickedness.

Word: רֶשַׁעTransliteration: reshaʻSaid: reh'-shahLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 27 verses

What it means

a wrong (especially moral).

Where it comes from

from H7561 (רָשַׁע).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 27 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

wickedness 20×wicked 4×nor to their wickedness 1×should do wickedness 1×neither shall wickedness 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: iniquity, wicked(-ness).

Verses using רֶשַׁע

All 27 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 9:27 · KJV

Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:

1 Samuel 24:13 · KJV

As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

Job 34:8 · KJV

Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

Job 34:10 · KJV

Therefore hearken unto me ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

Job 35:8 · KJV

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

Psalm 5:4 · KJV

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

Psalm 10:15 · KJV

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

Psalm 45:7 · KJV

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Psalm 125:3 · KJV

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

Psalm 141:4 · KJV

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

Proverbs 4:17 · KJV

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

Proverbs 8:7 · KJV

For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

Proverbs 10:2 · KJV

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Proverbs 12:3 · KJV

A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

Proverbs 16:12 · KJV

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 · KJV

And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

Ecclesiastes 7:25 · KJV

I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

Ecclesiastes 8:8 · KJV

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

Isaiah 58:4 · KJV

Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

Isaiah 58:6 · KJV

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

Jeremiah 14:20 · KJV

We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.

Ezekiel 3:19 · KJV

Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

Ezekiel 7:11 · KJV

Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them.

Ezekiel 33:12 · KJV

Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.

Hosea 10:13 · KJV

Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.

Micah 6:10 · KJV

Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?

Micah 6:11 · KJV

Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

Common questions

What does Strong's H7562 mean?

H7562 is the Hebrew word רֶשַׁע (reshaʻ), meaning a wrong (especially moral).

How is H7562 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it wickedness (20 times), wicked (4 times), nor to their wickedness (1 time), should do wickedness (1 time), neither shall wickedness (1 time).

How many times does H7562 appear in the Bible?

רֶשַׁע (reshaʻ) is tagged in 27 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7562 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7561 (רָשַׁע).

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