רְעַע rᵉʻaʻ — (Aramaic) corresponding to H7489

pronounced reh-ah' · Strong's H7490 · 2 occurrences in the Aramaic Bible · 1 stem: Pe'al

Translated in the KJV as break, bruise.

(Aramaic) corresponding to H7489.

rᵉʻaʻ in each stem

Pe'al 2×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Participle (active) 1Imperfect (yiqtol) 1

מְרָעַ֥ע Dan 2:40 Participle (active), masculine singular

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. (KJV)

What the stems mean

A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›

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