- Original: רע - Transliteration: Roa` - Phonetic: ro'-ah - Definition: 1. badness, evil a. badness, bad quality b. wilfulness c. evil, badness (ethical) d. sadness - Origin: from H7489 - TWOT entry: 2191b - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H7489 ; badness (as marring) physically or morally: - X be so bad badness (X be so) evil naughtiness sadness sorrow wickedness. Total KJV Occurrences: 19 • bad, 1 Jeremiah 24:2 • badness, 1 Genesis 41:19 • evil, 11 Isaiah 1:16; Jeremiah 4:4; Jeremiah 21:12; Jeremiah 23:2; Jeremiah 23:22; Jeremiah 24:3; Jeremiah 24:8; Jeremiah 25:5; Jeremiah 26:3; Jeremiah 29:17; Jeremiah 44:22 • naughtiness, 1 1 Samuel 17:28 • sadness, 1 Ecclesiastes 7:3 • sorrow, 1 Nehemiah 2:2 • wickedness, 3 Deuteronomy 28:20; Psalm 28:4; Hosea 9:15