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Strong's H7562 רֶשַׁע (resha)

Resha means “iniquity” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7562
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 29
Books 11

Strong's H7562 Quick Answer

Strong's H7562 רֶשַׁע (resha`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. resha` (reh'-shah) n-m. 1. a wrong (especially moral) [from H7561] It has 29 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include iniquity and wicked. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
resha` (reh'-shah) n-m. 1. a wrong (especially moral) [from H7561]
Usage
29 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
iniquity and wicked

Meaning and Definition

resha` (reh'-shah) n-m. 1. a wrong (especially moral) [from H7561] KJV: iniquity, wicked(-ness). Root(s): H7561

Original Word
רֶשַׁע
Transliteration
resha`
Derivation
Root: רשׁע First root strongs: 7561
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7562. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

wickedness

Usage: 1) wrong, wickedness, guilt 1a) wickedness (as violence and crime against civil law) 1b) wickedness (of enemies) 1c) wickedness (in ethical relations)

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How Strong's H7562 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render resha`, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

iniquity Job 34:8 wicked 1 Samuel 24:13

How Strong's H7562 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 29 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7562 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7562 in the Old Testament

29 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 9:27 KJV

Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:

1 Samuel 24:13 KJV

As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

Job 34:8 KJV

Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

Usage Excerpts

First 29 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7562.

Deuteronomy 9:27 Old Testament, KJV
Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:
1 Samuel 24:13 Old Testament, KJV
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
Job 34:8 Old Testament, KJV
Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
Job 34:10 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore hearken unto me ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
Job 35:8 Old Testament, KJV
Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
Psalms 5:4 Old Testament, KJV
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
Psalms 10:15 Old Testament, KJV
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
Psalms 45:7 Old Testament, KJV
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Psalms 84:10 Old Testament, KJV
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Psalms 125:3 Old Testament, KJV
For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
Psalms 141:4 Old Testament, KJV
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
Proverbs 4:17 Old Testament, KJV
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 8:7 Old Testament, KJV
For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Proverbs 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Proverbs 12:3 Old Testament, KJV
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Proverbs 16:12 Old Testament, KJV
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Ecclesiastes 3:16 Old Testament, KJV
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
Ecclesiastes 7:25 Old Testament, KJV
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
Ecclesiastes 8:8 Old Testament, KJV
There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
Isaiah 58:4 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
Isaiah 58:6 Old Testament, KJV
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Jeremiah 14:20 Old Testament, KJV
We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
Ezekiel 3:19 Old Testament, KJV
Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
Ezekiel 7:11 Old Testament, KJV
Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of their's: neither shall there be wailing for them.
Ezekiel 31:11 Old Testament, KJV
I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.
Ezekiel 33:12 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.
Hosea 10:13 Old Testament, KJV
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
Micah 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
Micah 6:11 Old Testament, KJV
Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7562, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 5 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H7562 FAQ

What does resha (רֶשַׁע) mean?

Resha (Strong's H7562) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "iniquity". resha` (reh'-shah) n-m. 1. a wrong (especially moral) [from H7561]

How many times is resha (רֶשַׁע) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 29 linked usages for Strong's H7562 across 11 books.

Where can I study resha (רֶשַׁע) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7562 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate resha (רֶשַׁע)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as iniquity and wicked. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.