הֵרַ֕ע
𐤄𐤓𐤏
râʻaʻ
more evil
To be or become bad, evil, or injurious; to act wickedly or cause harm. Encompasses a range of meanings from physical damage or breaking (of objects or situations) to moral wrong or social injustice. In different contexts, can denote being wicked or corrupt, causing harm, acting unjustly, or deteriorating in condition.
2 Kings 21:11 · Word #9
Lexicon H7489
| Lemma | רָעַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤏𐤏 |
| Transliteration | râʻaʻ |
| Strong's | H7489 |
| Definition | To be or become bad, evil, or injurious; to act wickedly or cause harm. Encompasses a range of meanings from physical damage or breaking (of objects or situations) to moral wrong or social injustice. In different contexts, can denote being wicked or corrupt, causing harm, acting unjustly, or deteriorating in condition. |
Morphology HVhp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | more evil |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7489-09
he caused harm
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative), perfect, 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem conveys causation, so the root idea of becoming bad or injurious is expressed as causing harm. The perfect 3ms form is rendered as a completed action by a singular masculine subject: "he caused harm." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
he did more evil
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'he caused harm' does not fully capture the comparative and moral sense present in context. The Hebrew הֵרַע here conveys that he acted more wickedly. Adjusted to 'he did more evil.' |