BDB7945 H7423
BDB7944 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7946
I. רְמִיָּה noun feminine deceit, treachery; — always absolute ׳ר; — deceit, treachery: especially of speech, predicate of לָשׁוֺן Mic 6:12 (|| שֶׁקֶר), apposition of לָשׁוֺן (or read לְשֹׁוֺן ?) Ps 120:2 (|| שְׂפַת שֶׁקֶר), vPs 120:3 of man, ׳עשֵֹׁה ר Ps 52:4 that workest treachery, Ps 101:7 (|| דֹּבֵר שְׁקָדִים); also Job 13:7; Job 27:4 (both || עַוְלָה); deception Ps 32:2 (|| עָוֺן); in phrase ׳קֶשֶׁת ר treacherous bow (simile) Hos 7:16; Ps 78:57 (failing him who trusts to it).
BDB7951 H7423
BDB7950 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7952
II. רְמִיָּה noun feminine laxness, slackness; — always absolute ׳ר; — ׳כַּף ר Prov 10:4 slack (negligent, idle) hand (opposed to יַד חָרוּצִים); ׳ר alone = slackness (abstract for concrete = one who is slack) Prov 12:24 (|| id.), vProv 12:27 (see חרך); ׳נֶפֶשׁ ר Prov 19:15 (|| עַצְלָה); as adverb עשֶֹׁה רְמִיָּה ׳מְלֶאכֶת י Jer 48:10.
BDB7994 H7462 H7473 H7423
BDB7993 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7995
I. רָעָה167 verb pasture, tend, graze (Assyrian rê°û, verb pasture, noun ruler, Tel Amarna ru—i (as Canaanism) WklNo. 181, 11; Arabic , Ethiopic Aramaic רְעָא, , all = Biblical Hebrew); — Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive
וְרָעָה Mic 5:3 +, 1 singular suffix consecutive
זּרְעִיתִים Ezek 34:13, 3 plural suffix consecutive
וְרָעוּם Jer 23:4, etc.;
Imperfect 3 masculine singular
יִרְעֶה Isa 27:20 +, jussive
יֵ֫רַע Job 20:26, suffix
יִרְעֶנָּה Ps 80:14,
וַיִרְעֵם Ps 78:72 (
׳וַיַּר Hiph`il van d. H.), etc.;
Imperative masculine singular
רְעֵה Mic 7:14 +, suffix
רְעֵם Ps 28:9 feminine singular
רְעִי Song 1:8 masculine plural
רְעוּ Gen 29:7 Infinitive construct לִרְעוֺת Gen 37:12 +, etc.;
Participle רֹעֶה Gen 30:36 +, suffix
רֹעִי Ps 23:1 +; feminine singular
רֹעָה Gen 29:9;
Prov 25:19, etc.; —
1. transitive
a. pasture, tend (
pascere), literal, with accusative
צאֹן Gen 30:31;
Gen 30:36;
Gen 37:12 (all
J),
Exod 3:1 (
E),
1Sam 17:15;
1Sam 25:16;
Isa 61:5, accusative of asses
Gen 36:24 (
P), kids
Song 1:8 accusative (
צאֹן) omitted
Gen 29:7;
Gen 37:13 (
ב location) v
Gen 37:16 (all
J),
Song 1:7 (||
הִרְבִּיץ),
Job 24:2 (
ᵐ5 Me Siegf Bu וְרֹעוֺ); — metaphor
גֹּרֶן וָיֶקֶב לֹא יִרְעֵם Hos 9:2, but read
יֵדָעֵם ᵐ5 We Now GASm;
מָוֶת יִרְעֵם Ps 49:15.
b. figurative of
׳י, accusative of person,
Gen 48:15 (
E) God, who
shepherded me; with accusative of people, as flock
Hos 4:16;
Isa 40:11;
Mic 7:14 (
בְּשִׁבְטֶ֑ךָ),
Ezek 34:13 (pregnantly, with
אֶל location), v
Ezek 34:14 v
Ezek 34:15 (+
הִרְבִּיץ), v
Ezek 34:16;
Ps 28:9.
c. figurative of ruler, and teacher, accusative of people, as flock,
2Sam 5:2 =
1Chr 11:2;
2Sam 7:1 =
1Chr 17:6;
Ps 78:72;
Jer 3:15;
Jer 23:2;
Jer 23:4;
Ezek 34:2;
Ezek 34:3;
Ezek 34:8;
Ezek 34:10;
Ezek 34:23 (twice in verse);
Zech 11:4;
Zech 11:7 (twice in verse);
Zech 11:9 of teaching,
יִרְעוּ רַבִּים שִׂפְתֵי צַדִּיק Prov 10:21 with
ב of people
Ps 78:71 absolute
Mic 5:3 with accusative of person reflexive
pastured (fed, enriched)
themselves Ezek 34:2;
Ezek 34:8;
Ezek 34:10.
d. especially participle
רֹעֶה, etc., as substantive =
shepherd, herdsman: (I) literal,
צאֹן רֹעֵה Gen 4:2;
Gen 46:32;
Gen 46:34;
Gen 47:3 (all
J),
׳רֹעֶה בַּצּ Gen 37:2 (
E),
1Sam 16:11;
1Sam 17:34 רֹעֵי מִקְנֶה Gen 13:7 (twice in verse) (
J);
׳(ה)ר alone, singular
Amos 3:12 + 7 t. (all in simile);
רֹעָה shepherdess,
Gen 29:9 (
J);
כְּלִי רֹעֶה אֱוִילִי Zech 11:15 (see
כְּלִי 2 c), as symbol; plural
(הָ)רֹעִים Amos 1:2;
Exod 2:17;
Exod 2:19 (
J)
1Sam 21:8 (
׳אַבִּיר הָר;
Gr Dr Bu Kit Löhr
חָרָצִים ׳א;
ᵐ5 LagBN 45 HPS אֹבִיל הָעְַיָרִים, but compare
We) + 8 t. +
Isa 31:4 (simile),
Isa 38:12 (read
רֹעִים for
רֹעִי Perles29 Du CheHpt compare
Di), compare (suffix)
Gen 13:8 (twice in verse) (
J);
כְּלִי הָרֹעִים 1Sam 17:40 (see
כְּלִי 3); —
בֵּידעֵֿקֶד הָרִעִיס. (2) figurative of ruler (as often Assyrian; compare Greek (Homer)
ποιμένα λαῶν), absolute singular
Jer 17:16 2. intransitive
feed, graze: a. literally
of cows, sheep, etc.: with ב location Gen 41:2; Gen 41:18 (E), 1Chr 27:29 with accusative of pasture Isa 30:23 with עַל location Zeph 2:7 (עֲלֵי הַיָּם for ᵑ0 עֲלֵיהֶם, see Now); אֶלמֿוּל location Exod 34:3 (J); absolute Isa 5:17; Isa 11:7 (|| רבץ; but see רעה below) Isa 27:10 (|| id.), Isa 65:25; Jonah 3:7; Job 1:14.
b. figurative of idolater, Isa 44:20 he feedeth on ashes (accusative); compare Hos 12:2 Ehpraimitic source feedeth on wind (acc); אִוֶּלֶת ׳פִּי כְסִילִים יִר Prov 15:14 (so Vrss Qr; Kt פני for פי) the mouth of fools feeds on folly (Toy; Buhl √ II. רעה, Gerber162 below III. רעה); in Canticles, with ב location, figurative of lover Song 2:16; Song 6:2; Song 6:3 of breasts (like gazelles) Song 4:5.
c. figurative, of Israel as flock Isa 14:30 (|| רבץ), read (יַ֯) בְּכָרֹי in my pasture(s), for ᵑ0 בְּכוֺרֵי, Koppe Ew Di Du (otherwise CheHpt, compare Marti); Zeph 3:13 (|| id..); with עַלדְּֿרָכִים Isa 49:9 with accusative of pasture-land Jer 50:19; Mic 7:14; Ezek 34:14b ( + אֶל location), vEzek 34:18 vEzek 34:19 hence crop, strip, i.e. devastate, of conqueror, with accusative of land Mic 5:6, cf; אֶתיָֿדוֺ Jer 6:3 so יִרְעוּךְ קָדְקֹד; Jer 2:16 accusative of Israel under figure of vine (subject foes, as beasts) Ps 80:14.
d. subject wind, with accusative of person Jer 22:22, i. e. drive them away; subject fire, with accusative of thing, יֵרַע Job 20:26, but read perhaps יֵרָע, Niph`al (Ol Di Hoffm Siegf Bu; otherwise Du). רֹעֶה עֲקָרָה֯ Job 24:21 is difficult; Bu חֵרַע for ׳ר; more radical conjectures in Du. Niph`al possibly Job 20:26, see 2 d above Hiph`il Ps 78:72 van d. H., see 1 c above