Biblical Hebrew H7563 adjective 263 occurrences

רָשָׁע

Transliteration: rasa (rāšāʿ)

Pronunciation: /raw-SHAW/

“wicked, guilty, ungodly”

Wicked, guilty, hostile to God and community; one condemned in judgment, living in active rebellion against divine Torah.

Lexical & Etymological Analysis

From רָשַׁע (H7561) to be wicked.

wickedungodlyguilty

Cross-Testament Bridge

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

LXX conceptual translation: רָשָׁע (wicked, guilty, ungodly) -> ἀσεβής (ungodly, impious)

LXX conceptual translation: רָשָׁע (wicked, guilty, ungodly) -> ἄνομος (lawless, wicked, without law)

LXX conceptual translation: רָשָׁע (wicked, guilty, ungodly) -> ἁμαρτωλός (sinful, a sinner)

Direct Cross-Language Equivalents:

G0765 ἀσεβής (asebes — “ungodly, impious”) G0459 ἄνομος (anomos — “lawless, wicked, without law”)

Foundational passages where רָשָׁע (rasa) carries significant theological or narrative weight.