רעה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ר־ע־ע (r-ʿ-ʿ)

Adjective

רָעָה • (ra'á)

1. feminine singular indefinite form of רַע (ra)

Noun

רָעָה • (ra'á) f (singular construct רָעַת־)

1. Something bad: an evil, tragedy, harm, disaster.

Noun

רֵעָה • (re'á) f (plural indefinite רֵעוֹת)

1. feminine singular indefinite of רֵעַ (réa')

Etymology 2

Root
ר־ע־ה (r-ʿ-h)

Compare Ge'ez ረዕየ (räʿyä, “graze”).

Noun

רֹעֶה • (rōʿê) m

1. defective spelling of רועה; shepherd.

Verb

רָעָה • (ra'á) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to herd
2. to graze

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָעָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לִרְעוֹת action noun: רְעִיָּה passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	רָעִיתִי		רָעִינוּ
	second	רָעִיתָ	רָעִית	רְעִיתֶם1	רְעִיתֶן1
	third	רָעָה	רָעֲתָה	רָעוּ
present		רוֹעֶה	רוֹעָה	רוֹעִים	רוֹעוֹת
future	first	אֶרְעֶה		נִרְעֶה
	second	תִּרְעֶה	תִּרְעִי	תִּרְעוּ	תִּרְעֶינָה2
	third	יִרְעֶה	תִּרְעֶה	יִרְעוּ	תִּרְעֶינָה2
imperative		רְעֵה	רְעִי	רְעוּ	רְעֶינָה2
notes		Pronounced רָעִיתֶם and רָעִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• H7462 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible