רע

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ר־ע־ע‎ (r-ʿ-ʿ)

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʁa/

Noun

רַע • (ra) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

An evil, trouble; something bad.

Adjective

רַע • (ra) (feminine רָעָה‎, masculine plural רָעִים‎, feminine plural רָעוֹת‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

bad
evil, wicked

Antonyms

טוב‎ (tóv)

Derived terms

לָשׁוֹן הָרַע‎ (lashón hará')
עין הרע‎ (áyin hará)

See also

רוע / רֹעַ‎ (róa')

Etymology 2

Root
ר־ע־ע‎ (r-ʿ-ʿ)

Noun

רֵעַ • (réa') m (plural indefinite רֵעִים‎, feminine counterpart רֵעָה‎) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

friend, colleague
neighbor, another

Synonyms

(friend, colleague): חָבֵר‎ (khavér), עָמִית‎ ('amít), יָדִיד‎ (yadíd)
(neighbor, another): זוּלָת‎ (zulát), אַחֵר‎ ('akhér)

See also

רֵעוּת‎ (re'út)

References

H7453 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Anagrams

ער‎

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