Plotted evil against him
Planned to harm him; intended to do him harm or had a negative opinion of him.
("My God, guard my tongue from evil... and all those who rise up and plot evil against me, swiftly thwart their counsel and ruin their plan" — the Amidah prayer; and also: "The people grew discouraged along the way. And this matter that the Holy One, blessed be He, did for their good for Israel, they plotted evil against him" — Midrash Agadah (Buber), Numbers chapter 21)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
חָשַׁב עָלָיו רָעָה
Definition (Hebrew)
תִּכְנֵן לִפְגֹּועַ בּוֹ. חָשַׁב לַעֲשׂוֹת לוֹ דְּבָרִים רָעִים. אוֹ: הָיְתָה לוֹ דֵּעָה שְׁלִילִית עָלָיו.
("אֱלֹהָי, נְצֹר לְשׁוֹנִי מֵרָע...וְכָל הַקָּמִים וְהַחוֹשְׁבִים עֲלֵי רָעָה, מְהֵרָה הָפֵר עֲצָתָם וְקַלְקֵל מַחְשַׁבְתָּם"-תְּפִלַּת עֲמִידָה, וְכֵן:"וַתִּקְצַר נֶפֶשׁ הָעָם בַּדָּרֶךְ. וְזֶה הַדָּבָר עָשָׂה הקב"ה אוֹתוֹ לְטוֹבָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, וְהֵם חָשְׁבוּ עָלָיו רָעָה"-מִדְרַשׁ אַגָּדָה (בּוּבֶּר) בְּמִדְבַּר פֶּרֶק כא)