Original Language Studio
Isaiah 44:20
“He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
רָעָהrâʻâh · raw-aw'
H7462 · Hebrew
H7462 · Hebrew
- 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)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- [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.
- Grammar
- רֹעֶ֣ה — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 164 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:2Genesis 29:7Genesis 29:9Genesis 30:31Genesis 30:36
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read רָעָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.