Strong's H7462 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: רָעָה (râʻâh)

Pronunciation: raw-aw'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root;

Definition: 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)

KJV Renderings: [idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.

Senses

1. to pasture, tend, graze, feed
1. (Qal)
2. to tend, pasture
1. to shepherd
2. of ruler, teacher (fig)
3. of people as flock (fig)
4. shepherd, herdsman (subst)
3. to feed, graze
1. of cows, sheep etc (literal)
2. of idolater, Israel as flock (fig)
4. (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess
2. to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable)
1. (Qal) to associate with
2. (Hithpael) to be companions
3. (Piel) to be a special friend

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.