1 Samuel 16:14:71 Sam.16.14.W7TAB
רֽוּחַ־רָעָ֖ה
ruakhraa
“an evil spirit”
- Transliteration
- RU-akh-ra-A
- Extended
- ROO-akh-rah-AA
- IPA
- /ˈruː.aħ.raˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- an evil spirit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RU-akh-ra-A
- phraseyour reading level
u-vi-a-TA-tu RU-akh-ra-A
- clause
u-vi-a-TA-tu RU-akh-ra-A me-ET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-RU-akh ye-ho-VAH sa-RA me-IM sha-UL u-vi-a-TA-tu RU-akh-ra-A me-ET ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
ר־ו־ח
“wind, breath, spirit”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:14
And the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD terrified him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 16:14, so the Hebrew word רֽוּחַ־רָעָ֖ה (ruakhraa) 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.16.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.14.W7.S1) and character.