Biblical Hebrew H7455 noun masculine 17 occurrences

רֹעַ

Transliteration: roa (rōaʿ)

Pronunciation: /RO-ah/

“badness, wickedness, sorrow”

Badness, wickedness of heart, sorrow of countenance; describes fallen corrupt imagination of human heart (Jeremiah 4:4).

Lexical & Etymological Analysis

From רָעַע (H7489).

wickednesssadnessbadness

Cross-Testament Bridge

How this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.

LXX conceptual translation: רֹעַ (badness, wickedness, sorrow) -> πονηρία (iniquity, wickedness)

LXX conceptual translation: רֹעַ (badness, wickedness, sorrow) -> G2560

Direct Cross-Language Equivalents:

G4189 πονηρία (poneria — “iniquity, wickedness”)

Foundational passages where רֹעַ (roa) carries significant theological or narrative weight.