ר־ע־ה
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *raʕay-.
Root
ר־ע־ה • (r-ʕ-h)
Derived terms
- Verbs and verbal derivatives
- Pa'al: רָעָה (ra'á, rɔʕɔ)
- Action noun: רְעִיָּה (re'iyá, rəʕiyyɔ)
- Hif'il: הִרְעָה (hir'á, hirʕɔ)
- Nouns
- מַרְעִית (mar'ít, marʕiṯ)
- מִרְעֶה (mir'é, mirʕɛ)
- רְעִי (re'í, rəʕi)
Etymology 2
From רֵעַ (réa, réaʕ, “friend”), if not a subsense of the previous root.
Root
ר־ע־ה • (r-ʕ-h)
- Root relating to human association, friendship.
Derived terms
- Verbs and verbal derivatives
- Pa'al: רָעָה (ra'á, rɔʕɔ)
- Pi'el: רֵעָה (re'á, reʕɔ)
- Hitpa'el: הִתְרָעָה (hitra'á, hiṯrɔʕɔ)
- Action noun: הִתְרָעוּת (hitra'út, hiṯrɔʕuṯ)
- Nouns
- מֵרֵעַ (meréa, meréaʕ)
- רְעוּת (re'út, rəʕuṯ)
- רַעֲיָה (ra'ayá, raʕăyɔ)
Etymology 3
Cognate to Phoenician 𐤓𐤏𐤕 (rʿt, “intention”), Aramaic רְעֵי, רְעָא (“to desire”).
Root
ר־ע־ה • (r-ʕ-h)
Derived terms
- Nouns
Etymology 4
Root
ר־ע־ה • (r-ʕ-h)
- Collateral form of ר־ע־ע (r-ʕ-ʕ), root relating to shattering.
Derived terms
- Verbs
- Pa'al: רָעָה (ra'á, rɔʕɔ)
References
- Klein, Ernest (1987) “רעה ᴵ”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 622
- Klein, Ernest (1987) “רעה ᴵᴵ”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[2], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 622
- Klein, Ernest (1987) “רעה ᴵⱽ”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[3], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 622
- A. Murtonen (1989) “R&V”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 402
- A. Murtonen (1989) “R&V II”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 402
- A. Murtonen (1989) “R&(V)”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 401