rāʿâ

raw-aw'
Parts of Speech Verb

rāʿâ Definition

  1. to pasture, tend, graze, feed
    1. (Qal)
      1. to tend, pasture 1a
    2. to shepherd 1a
    3. of ruler, teacher (fig) 1a
    4. of people as flock (fig) 1a
    5. shepherd, herdsman (subst)
      1. to feed, graze 1a
    6. of cows, sheep etc (literal) 1a
    7. of idolater, Israel as flock (fig)
    8. (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess
  2. to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable)
    1. (Qal) to associate with
    2. (Hithpael) to be companions
  3. (Piel) to be a special friend
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
h[r
Origin
a primitive root
Strong's Number
07462
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 2185,2186

KJV Word Usage

feed
75
shepherd
63
pastor
8
herdmen
7
keep
3
companion
2
broken
1
company
1
devour
1
eat
1
entreateth
1
miscellaneous
10
Total
173

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Ra`ah". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .

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