{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H7462",
  "lemma": "רָעָה",
  "transliteration": "râʻâh",
  "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)",
  "kjv": "[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use…",
  "occurrences": 163,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִים perh. n.pr.loc. (binding-house of the shepherds) 2 K 10:12",
    "רָעָה vb. denom",
    "[רָעָה] vb. denom. Pi. be a special friend;—Ju 14:20",
    "רָעָה vb",
    "[רָעָה] vb. prob. associate with",
    "Qal cherish faithfulness",
    "Hithp. do not make companionship with a bad-tempered man",
    "רָעָה vb",
    "רָעָה 167 vb. pasture, tend, graze",
    "Qal",
    "1. trans.",
    "2. intrans.",
    "Niph. poss.",
    "Hiph. v."
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 4:2",
      "text": "Again she gave birth, to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/4?v=2"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 29:7",
      "text": "He said, “Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/29?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 29:9",
      "text": "While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/29?v=9"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 30:31",
      "text": "Laban said, “What shall I give you?” Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/30?v=31"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 30:36",
      "text": "He set three days’ journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/30?v=36"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 36:24",
      "text": "These are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/36?v=24"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 37:2",
      "text": "This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/37?v=2"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 37:12",
      "text": "His brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/37?v=12"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 37:13",
      "text": "Israel said to Joseph, “Aren’t your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” He said…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/37?v=13"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 37:16",
      "text": "He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.”",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/37?v=16"
    }
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