לְ/הָרֵ֑עַ
𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤏
râʻaʻ
to do 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.
Proverbs 24:8 · Word #2
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 HR/Vhc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to do evil |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7489-13
to cause harm
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative) stem, infinitive construct with prefixed ל. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense to the root רעע, shifting from "to be bad" to "to cause badness or harm." The infinitive construct with prefixed ל expresses the verbal idea "to cause harm." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to do evil
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'to do evil' is more precise in this context than 'to cause harm,' matching the typical translation and the intent of deliberate evil planning in Proverbs. |