רע

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ר־ע־ע (r-ʿ-ʿ)

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /raʕ/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈraʕ/, [ˈʀaː.aʕ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈraʕ/, [ˈræːʕ]
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /raʕ/ (East), /raŋ/ (West)
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʁ̞a/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʁ̞a/

Noun

רַע • (ra) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. An evil, trouble; something bad.

Adjective

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

1. bad
2. evil, wicked

Antonyms

• טוב (tóv)

Derived terms

• יֵצֶר הָרַע (yétser hará)
• לָשׁוֹן הָרַע (lashón hará')
• עין הרע (áyin hará)

See also

• רוע / רֹעַ (róa')

References

• H7451 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Root
ר־ע־ע (r-ʿ-ʿ)

Derived from רָעָה (ra'á, “to associate with”).

Noun

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

1. friend, colleague
2. neighbor, another

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ (v'ahavtá l're'akhá kamókha)

See also

• רֵעוּת (re'út)

References

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

Anagrams

• ער

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• רעה

Etymology

From Hebrew רע.

Noun

רע • (roe) ?, plural רעים (roim)

1. harm; wrong; disservice

References

• Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 160