רָעָה

Strong’s Definition

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to pasture, tend, graze, feed
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(qal) to associate with
• 4.(hithpael) to be companions
• 5.(hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess
• 6.to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable)
• 7.(piel) to be a special friend

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: râʻâh; Pronunciation: raw-aw'