Lexical Definition

‎רַעְיוֹן‎ raʻyôwn (rah-yone') striving ^H:N-M
from ‎רָעָה‎ in the sense of ‎רְעוּת‎

vexation.

• desire

1) longing, striving

See Greek: ὑπολαμβάνω · ὑπόνοια

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: ra.yon (‎ר‎ַ‎ע‎ְ‎יו‎ֹ‎ן‎ "thought" רַעְיוֹן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎רַעְיוֺן‎ noun [masculine] id.; — construct, ‎רַעְיוֺן רוּחַ‎ Eccl 1:17, ‎רוּחַ‎ ‎׳‎‎הֶבֶל וְר‎ Eccl 4:16 (compare foregoing), ‎לִבּוֺ‎ ‎׳‎‎בְּכָלעֲֿמָלוֺ וּבְר‎ Eccl 2:22. ‎רֹעָה‎ see II. ‎רעע‎.

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