רְמִיָּה

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive וְרָעָה Mik 5,3 +, 1 singular suffix consecutive זּרְעִיתִים Ezk 34,13, 3 plural suffix consecutive וְרָעוּם Jer 23,4, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִרְעֶה Es 27,20 +, jussive יֵ֫רַע Job 20,26, suffix יִרְעֶנָּה Sl 80,14, וַיִרְעֵם Sl 78,72 (׳וַיַּר Hiph`il van d. H.), etc.; Imperative masculine singular רְעֵה Mik 7,14 +, suffix רְעֵם Sl 28,9 feminine singular רְעִי Hoj 1,8 masculine plural רְעוּ 1 Mos 29,7 Infinitive construct לִרְעוֺת 1 Mos 37,12 +, etc.; Participle רֹעֶה 1 Mos 30,36 +, suffix רֹעִי Sl 23,1 +; feminine singular רֹעָה 1 Mos 29,9; Ord 25,19, etc.; —

1. transitive
\ \ a. pasture, tend (pascere), literal, with accusative צאֹן 1 Mos 30,31; 1 Mos 30,36; 1 Mos 37,12 (all J), 2 Mos 3,1 (E), 1 Sam 17,15; 1 Sam 25,16; Es 61,5, accusative of asses 1 Mos 36,24 (P), kids Hoj 1,8 accusative (צאֹן) omitted 1 Mos 29,7; 1 Mos 37,13 (ב location) v1 Mos 37,16 (all J), Hoj 1,7 (|| הִרְבִּיץ), Job 24,2 (ᵐ5 Me Siegf Bu וְרֹעוֺ); — metaphor גֹּרֶן וָיֶקֶב לֹא יִרְעֵם Hos 9,2, but read יֵדָעֵם ᵐ5 We Now GASm; מָוֶת יִרְעֵם Sl 49,15.
\ \ b. figurative of ׳י, accusative of person, 1 Mos 48,15 (E) God, who shepherded me; with accusative of people, as flock Hos 4,16; Es 40,11; Mik 7,14 (בְּשִׁבְטֶ֑ךָ), Ezk 34,13 (pregnantly, with אֶל location), vEzk 34,14 vEzk 34,15 (+ הִרְבִּיץ), vEzk 34,16; Sl 28,9.
\ \ c. figurative of ruler, and teacher, accusative of people, as flock, 2 Sam 5,2 = 1 Kron 11,2; 2 Sam 7,1 = 1 Kron 17,6; Sl 78,72; Jer 3,15; Jer 23,2; Jer 23,4; Ezk 34,2; Ezk 34,3; Ezk 34,8; Ezk 34,10; Ezk 34,23 (twice in verse); Zak 11,4; Zak 11,7 (twice in verse); Zak 11,9 of teaching, יִרְעוּ רַבִּים שִׂפְתֵי צַדִּיק Ord 10,21 with ב of people Sl 78,71 absolute Mik 5,3 with accusative of person reflexive pastured (fed, enriched) themselves Ezk 34,2; Ezk 34,8; Ezk 34,10.
\ \ d. especially participle רֹעֶה, etc., as substantive = shepherd, herdsman: (I) literal, צאֹן רֹעֵה 1 Mos 4,2; 1 Mos 46,32; 1 Mos 46,34; 1 Mos 47,3 (all J), ׳רֹעֶה בַּצּ 1 Mos 37,2 (E), 1 Sam 16,11; 1 Sam 17,34 רֹעֵי מִקְנֶה 1 Mos 13,7 (twice in verse) (J); ׳(ה)ר alone, singular Amos 3,12 + 7 t. (all in simile); רֹעָה shepherdess, 1 Mos 29,9 (J); כְּלִי רֹעֶה אֱוִילִי Zak 11,15 (see כְּלִי 2 c), as symbol; plural (הָ)רֹעִים Amos 1,2; 2 Mos 2,17; 2 Mos 2,19 (J) 1 Sam 21,8 (׳אַבִּיר הָר; Gr Dr Bu Kit Löhr חָרָצִים ׳א; ᵐ5 Lag^{BN 45} HPS אֹבִיל הָעְַיָרִים, but compare We) + 8 t. + Es 31,4 (simile), Es 38,12 (read רֹעִים for רֹעִי Perles²⁹ Du Che^Hpt compare Di), compare (suffix) 1 Mos 13,8 (twice in verse) (J); כְּלִי הָרֹעִים 1 Sam 17,40 (see כְּלִי 3); — בֵּידעֵֿקֶד הָרִעִיס. (2) figurative of ruler (as often Assyrian; compare Greek (Homer) ποιμένα λαῶν), absolute singular Jer 17,16

2. intransitive feed, graze:
\ \ a. literally of cows, sheep, etc.: with ב location 1 Mos 41,2; 1 Mos 41,18 (E), 1 Kron 27,29 with accusative of pasture Es 30,23 with עַל location Sef 2,7 (עֲלֵי הַיָּם for ᵑ0 עֲלֵיהֶם, see Now); אֶלמֿוּל location 2 Mos 34,3 (J); absolute Es 5,17; Es 11,7 (|| רבץ; but see רעה below) Es 27,10 (|| id.), Es 65,25; Jon 3,7; Job 1,14.
\ \ b. figurative of idolater, Es 44,20 he feedeth on ashes (accusative); compare Hos 12,2 Ehpraimitic source feedeth on wind (acc); אִוֶּלֶת ׳פִּי כְסִילִים יִר Ord 15,14 (so Vrss Qr; Kt פני for פי) the mouth of fools feeds on folly (Toy; Buhl √ II. רעה, Gerber¹⁶² below III. רעה); in Canticles, with ב location, figurative of lover Hoj 2,16; Hoj 6,2; Hoj 6,3 of breasts (like gazelles) Hoj 4,5.
\ \ c. figurative, of Israel as flock Es 14,30 (|| רבץ), read (יַ֯) בְּכָרֹי in my pasture(s), for ᵑ0 בְּכוֺרֵי, Koppe Ew Di Du (otherwise Che^Hpt, compare Marti); Sef 3,13 (|| id..); with עַלדְּֿרָכִים Es 49,9 with accusative of pasture-land Jer 50,19; Mik 7,14; Ezk 34,14b ( + אֶל location), vEzk 34,18 vEzk 34,19 hence crop, strip, i.e. devastate, of conqueror, with accusative of land Mik 5,6, cf; אֶתיָֿדוֺ Jer 6,3 so יִרְעוּךְ קָדְקֹד; Jer 2,16 accusative of Israel under figure of vine (subject foes, as beasts) Sl 80,14.
\ \ d. subject wind, with accusative of person Jer 22,22, i. e. drive them away; subject fire, with accusative of thing, יֵרַע Job 20,26, but read perhaps יֵרָע, Niph`al (Ol Di Hoffm Siegf Bu; otherwise Du). רֹעֶה עֲקָרָה֯ Job 24,21 is difficult; Bu חֵרַע for ׳ר; more radical conjectures in Du. Niph`al possibly Job 20,26, see 2 d above Hiph`il Sl 78,72 van d. H., see 1 c above