רַע
ra (raʿ)
/rah/
“evil, bad, calamity, harmful”
Bad, injurious, evil, adversity; spans moral wickedness and physical calamity, contrasted with good (tov) in the knowledge of good and evil.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From רָעַע (H7489) to spoil, break.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
evilwickedbadhurtmischief
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: רַע (evil, bad, calamity, harmful) -> πονηρός (oppressed by toils, toilsome, painful)
LXX conceptual translation: רַע (evil, bad, calamity, harmful) -> G2556
LXX conceptual translation: רַע (evil, bad, calamity, harmful) -> πονηρία (iniquity, wickedness)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where רַע (ra) carries significant theological or narrative weight.