רָעָה
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to herd (transitive)
2. to graze (intransitive)
3. to lead, direct on a course, show the way (transitive, figurative, figuratively)
4. to devour, lay waste to (transitive, figurative, Biblical, figuratively)
5. to associate with (intransitive, chiefly Biblical, poetic)
Pronunciation
ra'á
Examples7
סוּס טוֹב לֹא רועה במָקוֹם בּוֹ הוּא דּוֹרֵךְ.
A good horse does not graze where it has trodden.
בָּקָר לֹא יֹאכְלוּ עֵשֶׂב במָקוֹם בּוֹ רעו קֹדֶם כְּבָשִׂים.
Cattle would not eat grass where sheep had eaten.
אַתָּה מפלה לרָעָה?
Are you discriminating?
אֲנִי אֶרְעֶה צֹאנִי, וַאֲנִי אַרְבִּיצֵם; נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יהוה.
“I will feed My flock and I will lead them to rest,” declares the Lord GOD.
הַכְּבָשִׂים רוֹעוֹת באָחוּ.
Sheep are feeding in the meadow.
פָּרוֹת רוֹעוֹת באָחוּ.
Cows are eating grass in the meadow.