Hebrew word study
רָעָה H7462
- Transliteration
- râʻâh
- Pronunciation
- raw-aw'
- KJV glosses
- [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.
Lexical summary
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)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information