רָעַע / שָׁחַת
Properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be ) good for nothing , i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally) · to decay , i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
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רָעַע H7489 properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be ) good for nothing , i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
שָׁחַת H7843 to decay , i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
What does רָעַע / שָׁחַת (rāʿaʿ / shāḥaṯ) mean in the Bible?
רָעַע · שָׁחַת is a Hebrew word meaning "to harm, destroy, corrupt.". to harm, destroy, corrupt.
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