7562. resha
Berean Strong's Lexicon
resha: Wickedness, evil, injustice

Original Word: רֶשַׁע
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: resha
Pronunciation: reh-shah
Phonetic Spelling: (reh'-shah)
Definition: Wickedness, evil, injustice
Meaning: a wrong

Word Origin: Derived from the root רָשַׁע (rasha), which means "to be wicked" or "to act wickedly."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G93 (adikia): Often translated as "unrighteousness" or "iniquity," this Greek term captures the essence of moral wrongness similar to "resha."

- G4189 (poneria): Translated as "wickedness" or "evil," it aligns with the concept of "resha" in terms of moral corruption and evil deeds.

Usage: The Hebrew word "resha" primarily denotes wickedness or moral wrongness. It is often used in the context of describing actions, thoughts, or behaviors that are contrary to God's laws and righteousness. The term can refer to both individual acts of sin and a general state of moral corruption. In the Old Testament, "resha" is frequently contrasted with righteousness (צֶדֶק, tzedek) and justice (מִשְׁפָּט, mishpat).

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, the concept of "resha" was understood within the framework of covenantal relationship with God. Wickedness was not merely a social or ethical failing but a violation of the divine order established by God. The Israelites were called to live according to God's commandments, and "resha" represented a departure from this divine standard. The prophets often spoke against the "resha" of the people, calling them to repentance and a return to righteousness.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as rasha
Definition
wickedness
NASB Translation
evil (2), Ill-gotten (1), wicked (4), wicked acts (1), wickedness (23).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
רֶ֫שַׁע noun masculine1Sam 24:14 wickedness; — absolute ׳ר Micah 6:10 +, רָ֑שַׁע Ecclesiastes 3:16; construct (perhaps) רֶ֫שַׁע Ecclesiastes 7:25; רִשְׁעוֺ Deuteronomy 9:27 +, etc.; —

1 wickedness, as violence and crime against civil law Ecclesiastes 3:16 (twice in verse); ׳אֶגְרֹף ר Isaiah 58:4 fist of wickedness; ׳חַרְצֻבּוֺת ר Isaiah 58:6; ׳לֶחֶם ר Proverbs 4:17; ׳מַטֵּה ר Ezekiel 7:11; ׳מאֹזְנֵי ר Micah 6:11; ׳אֹצְרוֺת ר Micah 6:10, compare Proverbs 10:2; בְּרֶשַׁע Psalm 141:4; Proverbs 12:3; ׳עשׂות ר Proverbs 16:12; ׳מֵרְשָׁעִים יֵצֵא ר 1 Samuel 24:14, (proverb).

2 wickedness of enemies: of Egypt Ezekiel 31:11 (dubious Co; gloss Toy); ׳שֵׁבֶט הר Psalm 125:3 (ᵐ5 SS רָשָׁע).

3 wickedness, in ethical relations: "" חטאת Deuteronomy 9:27 (D2); "" עון Jeremiah 14:20; "" עולה Hosea 10:13; opposed to צֶדֶק Psalm 45:8, אֱמֶת Proverbs 8:7; see also Psalm 5:5; Psalm 10:15; Job 34:10; Job 35:8; Ecclesiastes 7:25; Ecclesiastes 8:8; ׳אַנְשֵׁי ר Job 34:8; ׳אָהֳלֵי ר Psalm 84:11; שׁוּב מֵרִשְׁעוֺ Ezekiel 3:19; Ezekiel 33:12 (see רִשְׁעָה 3).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
iniquity, wickedness

From rasha'; a wrong (especially moral) -- iniquity, wicked(-ness).

see HEBREW rasha'

Forms and Transliterations
בְּרֶ֑שַׁע בְּרֶ֗שַׁע ברשע הָרֶ֔שַׁע הָרֶ֗שַׁע הָרָֽשַׁע׃ הרשע הרשע׃ כְּרִשְׁע֖וֹ כרשעו מֵֽרִשְׁע֑וֹ מֵֽרִשְׁע֔וֹ מֵרֶ֗שַׁע מרשע מרשעו רִשְׁע֖וֹ רִשְׁע֥וֹ רִשְׁעֵ֖נוּ רִשְׁעֶ֑ךָ רֶ֑שַׁע רֶ֔שַׁע רֶ֖שַׁע רֶ֛שַׁע רֶ֣שַׁע רֶ֥שַׁע רֶ֥שַׁע ׀ רֶֽשַׁע׃ רשע רשע׃ רשעו רשעך רשענו bə·re·ša‘ bəreša‘ beResha hā·rā·ša‘ hā·re·ša‘ hārāša‘ haRasha hāreša‘ haResha kə·riš·‘ōw kəriš‘ōw kerishO mê·re·ša‘ mê·riš·‘ōw mêreša‘ meResha mêriš‘ōw merishO re·ša‘ reša‘ Resha riš‘eḵā riš‘ênū riš‘ōw riš·‘e·ḵā riš·‘ê·nū riš·‘ōw rishEcha rishEnu rishO
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Deuteronomy 9:27
HEB: הַזֶּ֔ה וְאֶל־ רִשְׁע֖וֹ וְאֶל־ חַטָּאתֽוֹ׃
NAS: people or at their wickedness or their sin.
KJV: of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:
INT: of this to their wickedness to their sin

1 Samuel 24:13
HEB: מֵרְשָׁעִ֖ים יֵ֣צֵא רֶ֑שַׁע וְיָדִ֖י לֹ֥א
NAS: comes forth wickedness; but my hand
KJV: of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth
INT: condemn comes Wickedness hand not

Job 34:8
HEB: עִם־ אַנְשֵׁי־ רֶֽשַׁע׃
NAS: And walks with wicked men?
KJV: and walketh with wicked men.
INT: with with wicked

Job 34:10
HEB: חָלִ֖לָה לָאֵ֥ל מֵרֶ֗שַׁע וְשַׁדַּ֥י מֵעָֽוֶל׃
NAS: be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Almighty
KJV: from God, [that he should do] wickedness; and [from] the Almighty,
INT: Far God wickedness the Almighty wrong

Job 35:8
HEB: לְאִישׁ־ כָּמ֥וֹךָ רִשְׁעֶ֑ךָ וּלְבֶן־ אָ֝דָ֗ם
NAS: Your wickedness is for a man like
KJV: Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man
INT: A man like your wickedness A son of man

Psalm 5:4
HEB: אֵֽל־ חָפֵ֘ץ רֶ֥שַׁע ׀ אָ֑תָּה לֹ֖א
NAS: who takes pleasure in wickedness; No
KJV: that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil
INT: A God takes wickedness you No

Psalm 10:15
HEB: וָ֝רָ֗ע תִּֽדְרוֹשׁ־ רִשְׁע֥וֹ בַל־ תִּמְצָֽא׃
NAS: Seek out his wickedness until You find
KJV: [man]: seek out his wickedness [till] thou find
INT: and the evildoer Seek his wickedness none find

Psalm 45:7
HEB: צֶּדֶק֮ וַתִּשְׂנָ֫א רֶ֥שַׁע עַל־ כֵּ֤ן ׀
NAS: and hated wickedness; Therefore
KJV: and hatest wickedness: therefore God,
INT: righteousness and hated wickedness and after that

Psalm 84:10
HEB: מִ֝דּ֗וּר בְּאָהֳלֵי־ רֶֽשַׁע׃
NAS: dwell in the tents of wickedness.
KJV: in the tents of wickedness.
INT: dwell the tents of wickedness

Psalm 125:3
HEB: יָנ֡וּחַ שֵׁ֤בֶט הָרֶ֗שַׁע עַל֮ גּוֹרַ֪ל
NAS: For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest
KJV: For the rod of the wicked shall not rest
INT: rest the scepter of wickedness upon the land

Psalm 141:4
HEB: לְהִתְע֘וֹלֵ֤ל עֲלִל֨וֹת ׀ בְּרֶ֗שַׁע אֶת־ אִישִׁ֥ים
NAS: To practice deeds of wickedness With men
KJV: to practise wicked works
INT: to practice works of wickedness for who

Proverbs 4:17
HEB: לָ֭חֲמוּ לֶ֣חֶם רֶ֑שַׁע וְיֵ֖ין חֲמָסִ֣ים
NAS: the bread of wickedness And drink
KJV: the bread of wickedness, and drink
INT: eat the bread of wickedness the wine of violence

Proverbs 8:7
HEB: וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת שְׂפָתַ֣י רֶֽשַׁע׃
NAS: truth; And wickedness is an abomination
KJV: truth; and wickedness [is] an abomination
INT: is an abomination to my lips and wickedness

Proverbs 10:2
HEB: י֭וֹעִילוּ אוֹצְר֣וֹת רֶ֑שַׁע וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה תַּצִּ֥יל
NAS: Ill-gotten gains do not profit,
KJV: Treasures of wickedness profit
INT: profit gains Ill-gotten righteousness delivers

Proverbs 12:3
HEB: יִכּ֣וֹן אָדָ֣ם בְּרֶ֑שַׁע וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים
NAS: will not be established by wickedness, But the root
KJV: shall not be established by wickedness: but the root
INT: will not be established A man wickedness the root of the righteous

Proverbs 16:12
HEB: מְ֭לָכִים עֲשׂ֣וֹת רֶ֑שַׁע כִּ֥י בִ֝צְדָקָ֗ה
NAS: to commit wicked acts, For a throne
KJV: to commit wickedness: for the throne
INT: kings to commit wicked on righteousness

Ecclesiastes 3:16
HEB: הַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ שָׁ֣מָּה הָרֶ֔שַׁע וּמְק֥וֹם הַצֶּ֖דֶק
NAS: there is wickedness and in the place
KJV: of judgment, [that] wickedness [was] there; and the place
INT: of justice there is wickedness the place of righteousness

Ecclesiastes 3:16
HEB: הַצֶּ֖דֶק שָׁ֥מָּה הָרָֽשַׁע׃
NAS: of righteousness there is wickedness.
KJV: of righteousness, [that] iniquity [was] there.
INT: of righteousness there is wickedness

Ecclesiastes 7:25
HEB: וְחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן וְלָדַ֙עַת֙ רֶ֣שַׁע כֶּ֔סֶל וְהַסִּכְל֖וּת
NAS: and to know the evil of folly and the foolishness
KJV: [of things], and to know the wickedness of folly,
INT: and an explanation cunning the evil of folly of foolishness

Ecclesiastes 8:8
HEB: וְלֹֽא־ יְמַלֵּ֥ט רֶ֖שַׁע אֶת־ בְּעָלָֽיו׃
NAS: in the time of war, and evil will not deliver
KJV: in [that] war; neither shall wickedness deliver
INT: will not deliver and evil who all manner

Isaiah 58:4
HEB: וּלְהַכּ֖וֹת בְּאֶגְרֹ֣ף רֶ֑שַׁע לֹא־ תָצ֣וּמוּ
NAS: and to strike with a wicked fist.
KJV: with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast
INT: strike fist A wicked not fast

Isaiah 58:6
HEB: פַּתֵּ֙חַ֙ חַרְצֻבּ֣וֹת רֶ֔שַׁע הַתֵּ֖ר אֲגֻדּ֣וֹת
NAS: the bonds of wickedness, To undo
KJV: the bands of wickedness, to undo
INT: to loosen the bonds of wickedness to undo the bands

Jeremiah 14:20
HEB: יָדַ֧עְנוּ יְהוָ֛ה רִשְׁעֵ֖נוּ עֲוֹ֣ן אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ
NAS: We know our wickedness, O LORD,
KJV: O LORD, our wickedness, [and] the iniquity
INT: know LORD our wickedness the iniquity of our fathers

Ezekiel 3:19
HEB: וְלֹא־ שָׁב֙ מֵֽרִשְׁע֔וֹ וּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹ הָרְשָׁעָ֑ה
NAS: and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked
KJV: and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked
INT: does not turn his wickedness way his wicked

Ezekiel 7:11
HEB: קָ֖ם לְמַטֵּה־ רֶ֑שַׁע לֹא־ מֵהֶ֞ם
NAS: into a rod of wickedness. None
KJV: into a rod of wickedness: none of them [shall remain], nor of their multitude,
INT: has grown A rod of wickedness None like

30 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7562
30 Occurrences


bə·re·ša‘ — 2 Occ.
hā·rā·ša‘ — 1 Occ.
hā·re·ša‘ — 2 Occ.
kə·riš·‘ōw — 1 Occ.
mê·re·ša‘ — 1 Occ.
mê·riš·‘ōw — 2 Occ.
re·ša‘ — 17 Occ.
riš·‘e·ḵā — 1 Occ.
riš·‘ê·nū — 1 Occ.
riš·‘ōw — 2 Occ.
















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