The corpus record — Hebrew

רֹ֣עֵה

raah

‏רְעָה‎ Is 75, MAT] 32g, MWD Hab 249 (with ‏אל‎ Is 1912 238] Mi 65 Ps 625

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Distribution

Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 164 · 5.35/10k

Senses

1. רְעָה

‏רְעָה‎ Is 75, MAT] 32g, MWD Hab 249 (with ‏אל‎ Is 1912 238] Mi 65 Ps 625

2. רְעָה

‏רְעָה‎ Jb 20

3. רעה

associate with, keep company ס+"רעה with

4. רָעָה

be a special friend

5. רָעָה

associate with

6. רָעָה

pasture, tend, graze

7. רָעָה

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

Attestations

רֹ֣עֵה Genesis 4:2 (BHS)
רְעֽוּ Genesis 29:7 (BHS)
רֹעָ֖ה Genesis 29:9 (BHS)
אֶרְעֶ֥ה Genesis 30:31 (BHS)
רֹעֶ֛ה Genesis 30:36 (BHS)
בִּ/רְעֹת֥/וֹ Genesis 36:24 (BHS)

6 of 164 attestations shown.

Deep etymology

Authority pointers, pending review

These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.

Koehler-Baumgartner, The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (HALOT) scan p. 67; entry #265 Review: Under source audit
Klein, A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language (Carta 1987) scan p. 646; entry #16012 Review: Under source audit

The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.

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