Be wicked
רָשַׁעStrong’s H7561rasah (ra-sah)
Appears in 34 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Rasah is the Hebrew word usually translated “we have acted wickedly”, “acted wickedly” and “have acted wickedly”. It appears in 34 verses of the Old Testament.
“We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:”
Meaning
- To be wicked, act wickedly(Qal) · (Hiphil)
How it's translated
- we have acted wickedly 5
- he acted wickedly 2
- i have acted wickedly 2
- i am guilty 2
- they will condemn as guilty 1
- and they will condemn as guilty 1
- to condemn as guilty 1
- and we have acted wickedly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Job 11
- Psalms 4
- Daniel 4
- 2 Chronicles 3
- 1 Kings 2
- Proverbs 2
13 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 9:15In contextAnd 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.
- Daniel 11:32In contextAnd 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.
- Daniel 12:10In contextMany 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
All 34 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
רָשַׁע rasah · be wicked
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)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.