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רַע (ra)

רַע (ra) (Hebrew Lexicon • H7451 • evil, bad, calamity, harmful): 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. It is closely linked with Beth-azmaveth (Biblical Place • 31.834°N, 35.261°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 7:28 .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Esau ( Edom ) (Generation 22 • Child of Isaac ): ( Genesis 25:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 ) G-d declared that Esau would serve his younger twin brother, Jacob , before they were born ( Genesis 25:23 ). (mentioned in Genesis 25 , Genesis 26 , Genesis 27 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Beth-azmaveth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 7:28 .) Merom (lake. Referenced in Josh 11:5 , Josh 11:7 .) Valley of Sorek (now Wadi es-Sarar. Referenced in Judg 16:4 .) Esau (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 36:40 , Jer 49:10 , Obad 1:6 , Obad 1:18 (identified with Bozrah 1 ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 2 Samuel 22:19 : "They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay."; Deuteronomy 32:35 : "To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste."; Ezekiel 35:5 : "Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity...". Related canonical books and chapters: Psalms 23 ( Psalms • Chapter 23 (6 verses)), Proverbs 8 ( Proverbs • Chapter 8 (36 verses)), Genesis 6 ( Genesis • Chapter 6 (22 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Beth-azmaveth
45% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.834°N, 35.261°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 7:28 .

En-Gedi Carbonized Scroll — Micro-CT Virtual Unrolling of Leviticus
IMAGE • archaeology

Burned parchment scroll from an ancient synagogue virtually unrolled with micro-computed tomography to reveal Leviticus 1 -2.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Merom
40% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 33.075°N, 35.605°E

lake. Referenced in Josh 11:5 , Josh 11:7 .

Michelangelo — The Prophet Jeremiah (Sistine Chapel)
IMAGE • artwork

A deeply contemplative depiction of the weeping prophet mourning the calamity of Zion .

Michelangelo Buonarroti • Vatican Museums Public Domain Mark 1.0
ἐγκρατής
enkrates (enkratḗs) [eng-krat-ace']
G1468 Greek adjective 1x
master of, self -controlled, exercising self-control

Primary meaning: master of, self -controlled, exercising self-control. Strong's: strong in a thing (masterful), i.e. (figuratively and reflexively) self-controlled (in appetite, etc.). Lexical nuances: strong, powerful. C. gen. rei, master of , hence, (sc. ἑαυτοῦ ), self -controlled, exercising self-control : Tit 1:8 .†

Derivation: from G1722 (ἐν) and G2904 (κράτος);
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Overview of Habakkuk honestly questioning God about suffering and injustice, receiving the promise that the righteous live by faithfulness, and singing joyful trust in God's salvation.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
ἐγκράτεια
enkrateia (enkráteia) [eng-krat'-i-ah]
G1466 Greek noun feminine 4x
mastery, control, self-control

Primary meaning: mastery, control, self-control. Strong's: self-control (especially continence). Lexical nuances: prop., mastery, control . (sc. ἑαθτοῦ ) self-control : Ac 24:25 , Ga 5:23 , II Pe 1:6 (v. DB , iv, 558 b 695 a ; Page on Ac, l.c.).†

Derivation: from G1468 (ἐγκρατής);
Valley of Sorek
35% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.826°N, 34.989°E

now Wadi es-Sarar. Referenced in Judg 16:4 .

πονηρός
poneros (ponērós) [pon-ay-ros']
G4190 Greek adjective 78x
oppressed by toils, toilsome, painful

Primary meaning: oppressed by toils, toilsome, painful, bad. Strong's: hurtful, i.e. evil (properly, in effect or influence, and thus differing from G2556 (κακός), which refers rather to essential character, as well as from G4550 (σαπρός), which indicates degeneracy from original virtue); figuratively, calamitous; also (passively) ill, i.e. diseased; but especially (morally) culpable, i.e. derelict, vicious, facinorous; neuter (singular) mischief, malice, or (plural) guilt; masculine (singular) the devil, or (plural) sinners. Lexical nuances: of persons, oppressed by toils (Hes.); of things, toilsome , painful ( καιρός , Si 51:12 ): Eph 5:16 6:13 , Re 16:2 .

Derivation: from a derivative of G4192 (πόνος);
Esau
34% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Bozrah 1 • 30.735°N, 35.606°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 36:40 , Jer 49:10 , Obad 1:6 , Obad 1:18 (identified with Bozrah 1 ).

ἱκετηρία
hiketeria (hiketēría) [hik-et-ay-ree'-ah]
G2428 Greek noun feminine 1x
of a suppliant, an olive-branch, supplication

Primary meaning: of a suppliant, an olive-branch, supplication. Strong's: intreaty. Lexical nuances: of a suppliant ; as subst., ἡ ἱ. (sc. ῥάβδος ), in cl., an olive-branch , carried by a suppliant. In late Gk. = ἱκεσία , supplication : pl., δεήσεις κ. ἱ. , He 5:7 .

Derivation: from a derivative of the base of G2425 (ἱκανός) (through the idea of approaching for a favor);
Rembrandt — Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem (1630)
IMAGE • artwork

The sorrowful prophet resting his head as the city of Jerusalem and Solomon's Temple burn in the distance.

Rembrandt van Rijn • Rijksmuseum / Historical Archive Public Domain Mark 1.0
πονηρία
poneria (ponēría) [pon-ay-ree'-ah]
G4189 Greek noun feminine 7x
iniquity, wickedness

Primary meaning: iniquity, wickedness. Strong's: depravity, i.e. (specially), malice; plural (concretely) plots, sins. Lexical nuances: iniquity , wickedness : Mt 22:18 , Lk 11:39 , Ro 1:29 , Eph 6:12 ; pl. (v. Bl., § 32, 6; WM, 220; Swete, Mk. , 153), Mk 7:22 , Ac 3:26 ; κακία καὶ π. , I Co 5:8 .†

Derivation: from G4190 (πονηρός);
תּוֹרָה
tora (tôrâ) [toe-RAW]
H8451 Hebrew noun feminine 219x
instruction, teaching, law, guidance

Instruction, direction, teaching, authoritative guidance; God's parental self-revelation instructing His people how to walk in communion; also Pentateuch.

Derivation: From יָרָה (H3384) to cast, point out, instruct.
Map of the Philistine Pentapolis Cities
IMAGE • maps

The five confederate Philistine cities: Gaza , Ashdod , Ashkelon , Gath , and Ekron facing Judah .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Hezekiah's Tunnel Water Conduit Through Mount Zion Bedrock
IMAGE • geography

8th-century BCE subterranean aqueduct carved 533 meters through limestone bedrock to redirect Gihon Spring water to the Pool of Siloam .

Wikimedia Commons contributor • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0
διδασκαλία
didaskalia (didaskalía) [did-as-kal-ee'-ah]
G1319 Greek noun feminine 21x
teaching, instruction

Primary meaning: teaching, instruction. Strong's: instruction (the function or the information). Lexical nuances: teaching, instruction , in both active and objective senses, most freq. the latter: Ro 12:7 15:4 , Eph 4:14 , I Ti 4:6 , 13 , 16 5:17 6:1 , 3 , II Ti 3:10 , 16 , Tit 2:7 , 10 ; ὑγιαινοῦσα δ. , I Ti 1:10 , II Ti 4:3 , Tit 1:9 2:1 ; pl., δ. τ. ἀνθρώπων , Col 2:22 ; δ. δαιμονίων , I Ti 4:1 , δ. διδάσκειν , Mt 15:9 , Mk 7:7 (LXX) (Cremer, 182).†

Derivation: from G1320 (διδάσκαλος);
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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Daniel balancing heroic faithfulness in the royal courts of Babylon and Persia with apocalyptic visions of beastly human empires overcome by the eternal Kingdom of the Son of Man.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Psalms 23
Connected via רַע (ra) 30% Chapter
Psalms • Chapter 23 (6 verses)

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Proverbs 8
Connected via רַע (ra) 29% Chapter
Proverbs • Chapter 8 (36 verses)

Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.

Genesis 6
Connected via רַע (ra) 29% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 6 (22 verses)

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive w... Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth , Ham 2 .

Migron
29% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Gibeah 1 • 31.824°N, 35.231°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 14:2 , Isa 10:28 (identified with Gibeah 1 ).

Genesis 2
Connected via רַע (ra) 29% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 2 (25 verses)

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had... Mentions: Adam , Eden , Havilah 2 , Gihon 2 , Ethiopia , Assyria .

Isaiah 45
Connected via רַע (ra) 29% Chapter
Isaiah • Chapter 45 (25 verses)

Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight:... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Ethiopia .

John 11:25
29% Verse
John Chapter 11, Verse 25

Scripture passage in John 11:25

The Stone Pavement
29% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in John 19:13 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Psalms 91
Connected via רַע (ra) 29% Chapter
Psalms • Chapter 91 (16 verses)

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

Tel Dan High Place — Sacred Precinct of Jeroboam's Golden Calf
IMAGE • archaeology

Monumental stone podium and horned altar enclosure established by Jeroboam I at Dan to rival Jerusalem .

Northern Kingdom of Israel Stone Builders • Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
ἀπιστία
apistia (apistía) [ap-is-tee'-ah]
G0570 Greek noun feminine 11x
want of faith, unbelief

Primary meaning: want of faith, unbelief. Strong's: faithlessness, i.e. (negatively) disbelief (lack of Christian faith), or (positively) unfaithfulness (disobedience). Lexical nuances: want of faith , unbelief : Mt 13:58 , Mk 6:6 9:24 16:14 , Ro 3:3 (but v.s. ἀπιστέω ) Ro 4:20 11:20 , 23 , I Ti 1:13 , He 3:12 , 19 ( DCG , ii, 775 a ; Cremer, 492).†

Derivation: from G571 (ἄπιστος);
Esau (Edom)
28% Gen 22
Generation 22 • Child of Isaac

( Genesis 25:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 ) G-d declared that Esau would serve his younger twin brother, Jacob , before they were born ( Genesis 25:23 ).

Genesis 36
27% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 36 (43 verses)

Now these are the generations of Esau , who is Edom . Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan ; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; And Bashemath Ishmael 's daughter, sister of Nebaioth . Mentions: Esau (Edom), Canaan , Ishmael , Eliphaz , Reuel , Esau, Edom, Elon , Nebaioth .

Bamah
27% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Gibeon • 31.847°N, 35.185°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezek 20:29 (identified with Gibeon ).

Scripture Passages (17)

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.

To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:

I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation.

The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.

Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan ; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.

And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the Lord.

Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!

They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.

Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.

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