ra.sah identifies persons set against the righteous, whether condemned, acting wrongly, or called to turn from evil.

The adjective designates people characterized in the verses as opposed to the righteous: they may be judged or condemned, commit harmful acts, face consequences, or be summoned to turn from sin and live. The same designation occurs in legal contrasts, prophetic warnings, and reflections on the apparent condition of such people.

1. People opposed to the righteous and marked for judgment · dominant

   The masculine singular and plural forms identify persons set alongside the righteous or under judgment. In Deuteronomy 25:1 the APB renders judges as justifying the righteous and condemning the wicked; in 2 Samuel 4:11 it describes men who killed a righteous man; and in Isaiah 57:21 it declares that there is no peace for the wicked. In Ezekiel 18:21, the person so designated can turn from sins, do what is just and right, and live.

   Deuteronomy 25:12 Samuel 4:11Isaiah 57:21Ezekiel 18:21Jeremiah 5:26Job 18:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB commonly uses “wicked” for the people in view, especially where they are contrasted with the righteous or face judgment. It also phrases surrounding clauses in terms of guilt, sin, violence, evil ways, and consequences, though the translation does not mark a word-for-word correspondence.