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huÌ‚rt: The term (noun and verb) represents a large number of Hebrew words, of which the chief are רע, ra‛ (verb רעע, rā‛a‛), “evil†(; ; , etc.), and ש×בר, sheÌ„bher or ש×בר, shebher (from ש×בר, shaÌ„bhar), “a fracture†or “breaking†(; , ; ; compare , ). In Greek a principal verb is ἀδικεÌω, adikeÌoÌ„, “to do injustice†(; ; , etc.); once the word “hurt†is used in the King James Version (, story of Paul's shipwreck) for Ï…Ì”ÌβÏις, huÌbris, “injury†(thus the Revised Version (British and American)). In the Revised Version (British and American) “hurt†sometimes takes the place of other words in the King James Version, as “sick†(), “breach†(), “bruise†(; ); sometimes, on the other hand, the word in the King James Version is exchanged in the Revised Version (British and American) for “evil†(), “harm†(), or, as above, “injury†(). These references sufficiently show the meaning of the word - harm, bruise, breaking, etc. In Jeremiah (ut supra) the word is used figuratively for moral disease or corruption.