רעה

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
ר־ע־ע (r-ʿ-ʿ)

Adjective

רָעָה • (ra'á)

  1. feminine singular indefinite form of רַע (ra)

Noun

רָעָה • (ra'á) f (singular construct רָעַת־)

  1. Something bad: an evil, tragedy, harm, disaster.

Noun

רֵעָה • (re'á) f (plural indefinite רֵעוֹת)

  1. feminine singular indefinite of רֵעַ (réa')

Etymology 2
Root
ר־ע־ה (r-ʿ-h)

Compare Ge'ez ረዕየ (räʿyä, “graze”).

Noun

רֹעֶה • (rōʿê) m

  1. defective spelling of רועה; shepherd.

Verb

רָעָה • (ra'á) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to herd
  2. to graze
Conjugation
Conjugation of רָעָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לִרְעוֹת
  • action noun: רְעִיָּה
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first רָעִיתִירָעִינוּ
second רָעִיתָרָעִיתרְעִיתֶם1רְעִיתֶן1
third רָעָהרָעֲתָהרָעוּ
present רוֹעֶהרוֹעָהרוֹעִיםרוֹעוֹת
future first אֶרְעֶהנִרְעֶה
second תִּרְעֶהתִּרְעִיתִּרְעוּתִּרְעֶינָה2
third יִרְעֶהתִּרְעֶהיִרְעוּתִּרְעֶינָה2
imperative רְעֵהרְעִירְעוּרְעֶינָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced רָעִיתֶם and רָעִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References
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