1 Samuel 15:19:81 Sam.15.19.W8TAB
הָרַ֖ע
hahra
“the evil”
- Transliteration
- hah-RA
- Extended
- hah-RAH
- IPA
- /haːˈraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hah-RA
- phraseyour reading level
vah-ta-AS hah-RA
- clause
vah-ta-AT el-ha-sha-LAL vah-ta-AS hah-RA beh-eh-NEE Yeh-ho-VAH
- sentence
veh-lahm-MA loh-shah-mah-eh-TA beh-KOL Yeh-ho-VAH vah-ta-AT el-ha-sha-LAL vah-ta-AS hah-RA beh-eh-NEE Yeh-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The consecutive imperfect vataas {וַתַּעַשׂ | va-tta‘-ś} ‘you did’ with the noun hara {הָרַע | hā-rā‘} ‘the evil’ highlights the wrongdoing.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:19
And why did you not listen to the voice of the LORD ? Instead, you swooped upon the plunder and did the evil in the eyes of the LORD.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 15:19, so the Hebrew word הָרַ֖ע (hahra) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.15.19.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.19.W8.S1) and character.