What does רֹעָה mean in the Bible?
רֹעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "breakage".
Hebrew · H7465
רֹעָה
Breakage
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רֹעָהH7465
What does רֹעָה mean in the Bible?
רֹעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "breakage".
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How does the BSB render H7465?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [Like] a broken (1).
Where does רֹעָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 25:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It[Like] a broken1×Proverbs 25:19
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First aligned rowProverbs 25:19
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Proverbs1
Source forms
רֹ֭עָה1xrō·‘āhProverbs 25:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular1xProverbs 25:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. breakage
Source Gloss
breakage
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
breakage BDB: break Usage: broken, utterly.
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups1Aligned forms1
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
Participle activeProv 25:191×
Word Origins
רֹעָה is built from this root:
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