As the graphic below shows, the word "evil" is tagged incorrectly in L3 when using NASB. The automatic Strong's pop-up window (one of the worst tragic losses in the move to L4) shows the same mistake as the Info window shows in this pic.
I think the mistake relates to a consonantal homograph in the Hebrew (r`h). The Strong's listing above matches TWOT 2186b:
2186b רֵעֶה (rē˓eh) friend, sometimes technical “Friend of the King.”
The problem is that this isn't the correct reference for the word "evil" in Gen. 50:20. The correct reference should be, as found in TWOT:
2191c רָעָה (rā˓â) evil, misery, distress.
From what I can tell, Strong's apparently doesn't acknowledge the "c" spelling of 2191, so that may account for the mistake in creating the link.
It is mildly amusing that there are many hundreds of places where the Strong's note for "evil" pops up and says "Three occurances". Unfortunately, the humor wears off quickly.
This mistake is not present in L4 as far as I can tell...that surprised me a little. Considering the high frequency usage of this word, I'm surprised this glitch hasn't been caught and fixed--L3 has been out awhile now. Actually, I think I sent a typo notice of this problem about a year ago. Please take care of this, and thank you.
Actually, while I have the podium, notice how Strong's points 7463 as רֵעֶה (using what appears to be patahh and a strange wannabe niqqud that looks somewhat like hhataph patahh), whereas TWOT points it as רֵעֶה (using tzeirei and segol).
In the Strong's version, it looks to me like like the top two dots under the reish and the ayin have bled into each other. I have long suspected that Strong's pointings were flawed--It seems as if poor OCR software (or a poorly printed hardcopy) could be responsible for this phenomenon, which appears to be universal in SL.
Question: Is there ANYTHING that can be done to fix this misery? Strong's is, after all, the common man's "go to" lexicon. It appears that it is riddled with false and imaginary niqqud. This situation cries out for a redeemer!
