# רעה
## Hebrew
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA: /raˈ(ʕ)a/
* Homophones: רָאָה, רַעָהּ

#### Adjective

רָעָה • (ra'á, rɔʕɔ)
* feminine singular indefinite form of רַע (ra)

#### Noun

רָעָה • (ra'á, rɔʕɔ) f (singular construct רָעַת־)
* Something bad: an evil, tragedy, harm, disaster.

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Modern Israeli Hebrew, noun) IPA: /roˈ(ʕ)e/
* (Modern Israeli Hebrew, pa'al verb) IPA: /raˈ(ʕ)a/
* (Modern Israeli Hebrew, pi'el verb) IPA: /reˈ(ʕ)a/
* (noun) Homophones: רוֹאֶה, רוֹאֵי, רוֹעֵי
* (pa'al verb) Homophones: רָאָה, רַעָהּ

#### Noun

רֹעֶה • (ro'é, roʕɛ) m
* defective spelling of רוֹעֶה (“shepherd”)

#### Verb

רָעָה • (ra'á, rɔʕɔ) (pa'al construction)
* (transitive) to herd
* (intransitive) to graze
* (transitive, figurative) to lead, direct on a course, show the way
* (transitive, figurative, Biblical Hebrew) to devour, lay waste to

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* (Modern Israeli Hebrew, pa'al verb) IPA: /raˈ(ʕ)a/
* (Modern Israeli Hebrew, pi'el verb) IPA: /reˈ(ʕ)a/
* (pa'al verb) Homophones: רָאָה, רַעָהּ
* (pi'el verb) Homophones: רֵיאָה, רֵעָהּ

#### Verb

רָעָה • (ra'á, rɔʕɔ) (pa'al construction)
* (intransitive, chiefly Biblical Hebrew, poetic) to associate with
    Synonym: הִתְחַבֵּר (hitkhabér, hiṯḥabber)
** Tanach, Proverbs 28:7, with translation of the New International Version:נוֹצֵר תּוֹרָה בֵּן מֵבִין וְרֹעֶה זוֹלְלִים יַכְלִים אָבִיו׃noṣer torɔ ben meḇin wəroʕɛ zoləlim yaḵlim ʔɔḇiwA discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

##### Usage notes

Almost always found in the participle, רוֹעֶה (ro'é, roʕɛ).

##### Derived terms

* רוֹעֶה זוֹנוֹת (ro'é zonót, roʕɛ zonoṯ)

#### Verb

רֵעָה • (re'á, reʕɔ) (pi'el construction)
* defective spelling of ריעה (“to become friends”)

### Etymology 4
#### Noun

רֵעָה • (re'á, reʕɔ) f (plural indefinite רֵעוֹת)
* (literary) female equivalent of רֵעַ (réa, réaʕ, “friend”)

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA: /reˈ(ʕ)e/
* Homophones: רְאֵה, רְעֵה

#### Noun

רֵעֶה • (re'é, reʕɛ) m (plural indefinite רֵעִים)
* (Biblical Hebrew) Alternative form of רֵעַ (réa, réaʕ, “friend”)
** Tanach, 2 Samuel 16:16, with translation of the King James Version:וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר־בָּא חוּשַׁי הָאַרְכִּי רֵעֶה דָוִד אֶל־אַבְשָׁלוֹם […]wayhi kaʔăšɛr-bɔʔ Ḥušay hɔʔarki reʕɛ Ḏɔwiḏ ʔɛl-ʔaḇšɔlom […] And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom […]

### Etymology 6
#### Pronunciation

* (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA: /raˈ(ʕ)a/
* Homophones: רָאָה, רַעָהּ

#### Verb

רָעָה • (ra'á, rɔʕɔ) (pa'al construction)
* (transitive, Biblical Hebrew) Alternative form of רַע (rá, raʕ, “to shatter”)
** Tanach, Jeremiah 2:16, with translation of the King James Version:גַּם־בְּנֵי־נֹף ותחפנס יִרְעוּךְ קׇדְקֹד׃gam-bəne-nop̄ yirʕuḵ qoḏqoḏAlso the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.

### Etymology 7
#### Pronunciation

* (Modern Israeli Hebrew, past) IPA: /ˈra.(ʕ)a/
* (Modern Israeli Hebrew, participle) IPA: /raˈ(ʕ)a/

#### Verb

רַעָה • (rá'a, ráʕɔ)
* Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of רַע (rá, raʕ, “to shatter”)

#### Verb

רַעָה • (ra'á, raʕɔ)
* Feminine singular present participle and present tense of רַע (rá, raʕ, “to shatter”)

### Etymology 8
#### Pronunciation

* (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA: /reˈ(ʕ)a(h)/
* Homophones: רֵיאָה, רֵעָה

#### Noun

רֵעָהּ • (re'áh, reʕɔh)
* singular form of רֵעַ‎ with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor: her friend.

### Etymology 9
#### Pronunciation

* (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA: /raˈ(ʕ)a(h)/
* Homophones: רָאָה, רָעָה

#### Noun

רַעָהּ or רָעָהּ • (ra'áh, raʕɔh or rɔʕɔh)
* singular form of רַע‎ with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor: her evil.

### Etymology 10
#### Pronunciation

* (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA: /roˈ(ʕ)a(h)/
* Homophones: רוֹאָה, רוֹאָהּ, רוֹעָה, רוֹעָהּ

#### Noun

רֹעָהּ • (ro'áh, roʕɔh)
* defective spelling of רועה (“her badness”)

### Etymology 11
#### Pronunciation

* (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA: /reˈ(ʕ)a(h)/
* Homophones: רֵיאָה, רֵעָה

#### Noun

רֵעָהּ • (re'áh, reʕɔh)
* singular form of רֵעַ‎ with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor: her thought.

### Further reading

* H7462 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
* Klein, Ernest (1987) “רעה$^I$”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 622
* Klein, Ernest (1987) “רעה$^{II}$”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 622
* Klein, Ernest (1987) “רעה$^{IV}$”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 622
* “רעה” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 3 of 3 (ק to ת).
* “רעה”, in Milog (in Hebrew)