What does רָשַׁע · κατακρίνω mean in the Bible?
רָשַׁע · κατακρίνω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to declare guilty or condemn".
Hebrew · H7561, G2632
יַרְשִׁיעַ
To be (causatively, do or declare ) wrong ; by implication, to disturb , violate · to condemn
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רָשַׁע H7561 to be (causatively, do or declare ) wrong ; by implication, to disturb , violate
Pronunciation rāšaʿ
Moral culpability through active wrongdoing; wickedness violates covenant order and disturbs communal peace.
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κατακρίνω G2632 to condemn
Pronunciation katakrínō
To condemn through judgment; distinct from κρίνειν by emphasizing verdict against rather than mere evaluation.
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What does יַרְשִׁיעַ (yarshia) mean in the Bible?
רָשַׁע · κατακρίνω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to declare guilty or condemn".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7561, G2632?
H7561, G2632 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to declare guilty or condemn
Source Gloss
to declare guilty or condemn
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 19
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 11×
Imperfect 1Sam 14:47 · Job 34:12 · Job 34:29 · Prov 12:2 · Isa 54:17 · Job 34:17 · Ps 94:21 7×
Perfect Dan 9:5 · Neh 9:33 · Ps 106:6 · 2Chr 20:35 4×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 8×
Perfect 2Sam 22:22 · Job 10:15 · Ps 18:22 · 1Kgs 8:47 · Dan 9:15 5×
Imperfect Job 9:29 · Job 10:7 2×
Jussive Eccl 7:17 1×
Word Origins
יַרְשִׁיעַ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain