Rasah רָשַׁע
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| רָשַׁע | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | rasah |
| Strong's number | H7561 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be wicked |
| Occurrences | 34 in 34 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (11) |
Rasah (Hebrew רָשַׁע, Strong's H7561) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be wicked”. It occurs 34 times in 34 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be wicked, act wickedly
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be wicked, act wickedly
1a2) to be guilty, be condemned
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to condemn as guilty (in civil relations)
1b2) to condemn as guilty (in ethical or religious relations)
1b3) to act wickedly (in ethics and religion)
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be wicked, act wickedly
1a2) to be guilty, be condemned
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to condemn as guilty (in civil relations)
1b2) to condemn as guilty (in ethical or religious relations)
1b3) to act wickedly (in ethics and religion)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | condemn (11), wickedly (10), wicked (4), departed (2), condemneth (2), vexed (1), condemning (1), wickedness (1), condemned (1), trouble (1) |
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| BSB | we have acted wickedly (4), wickedly departed (2), condemning (2), condemn me (2), find guilty (1), condemned (1), he routed them (1), wickedly (1), wickedness (1), have acted wickedly (1), would condemn me (1), already found guilty (1), and 15 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Rasah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 22:9For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 25:1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 14:47So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 22:22For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 8:32Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
- 1 Kings 8:47Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 6:37Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’
- 2 Chronicles 20:35And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.
- 2 Chronicles 22:3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 9:33Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
Job
- Job 9:20If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.
- Job 9:29If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain?
- Job 10:2I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me.
- Job 10:7Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?
- Job 10:15If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.
- Job 15:6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.
- Job 32:3Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
- Job 34:12Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
- Job 34:17Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,
- Job 34:29When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
- Job 40:8Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
Psalms
- Psalm 18:21For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
- Psalm 37:33The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
- Psalm 94:21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
- Psalm 106:6We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 12:2A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
- Proverbs 17:15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 7:17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
Isaiah
- Isaiah 50:9Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.Surely the Lord GOD helps Me. Who is there to condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment; the moths will devour them.
- Isaiah 54:17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
Daniel
- Daniel 9:5We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.
- Daniel 9:15And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.Now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and who made for Yourself a name renowned to this day, we have sinned; we have acted wickedly.
- Daniel 11:32And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.
- Daniel 12:10Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).