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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H7462 - Keepeth

Strong's No.:H7462

Hebrew:רָעָה

Transliteration:râʻâh

Phonetic:raw-aw'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:X-(idiom) {break} {companion} keep company {with} {devour} eat {up} evil {entreat} {feed} use as a {friend} make friendship {with} {herdman} keep [sheep] ({-er}) {pastor} + shearing {house} {shepherd} {wander} waste.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to tend a {flock} that {is} pasture it; intransitively to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension to associate with (as a friend)


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to pasture, tend, graze, feed

a. (Qal)

1. to tend, pasture 1a

b. to shepherd 1a

c. of ruler, teacher (fig) 1a

d. of people as flock (fig) 1a

e. shepherd, herdsman (subst)

1. to feed, graze 1a

f. of cows, sheep etc (literal) 1a

g. of idolater, Israel as flock (fig)

h. (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess

2. to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable)

a. (Qal) to associate with

b. (Hithpael) to be companions

3. (Piel) to be a special friend


Bible References:
Keepeth

Translation
Occurrences:
broken ( 1 )
companion ( 2 )
company ( 1 )
devour ( 1 )
eat ( 1 )
entreateth ( 1 )
fed ( 11 )
feed ( 54 )
feedest ( 1 )
feedeth ( 4 )
feeding ( 2 )
friend ( 1 )
friendship ( 1 )
herdmen ( 7 )
keeper ( 1 )
keepeth ( 1 )
keeping ( 1 )
kept ( 1 )
on ( 1 )
pastors ( 7 )
shepherd ( 28 )
shepherds ( 34 )
up ( 2 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.