לְרָעָ֔ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְרָעָ֔ה

   le-ra-A

   for evil
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּ֣י כָל־יָמָ֣יו לְרָעָ֔ה

   KI khol-ya-MAV le-ra-A

   for all his days for evil
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל אֶֽל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡ט ע֣וֹד אִישׁ־אֶחָ֡ד לִדְרוֹשׁ֩ אֶת־יְהוָ֨ה מֽ͏ֵאֹת֜וֹ וַאֲנִ֣י שְׂנֵאתִ֗יהוּ כִּֽי־אֵ֠ינֶנּוּ מִתְנַבֵּ֨א עָלַ֤י לְטוֹבָה֙ כִּ֣י כָל־יָמָ֣יו לְרָעָ֔ה ה֖וּא מִיכָ֣יְהוּ בֶן־יִמְלָ֑א

   va-YO-mer ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT OD ish-e-KHAD lid-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH me-o-TO va-a-NI se-ne-TI-hu ki-e-NE-nu mit-na-BE a-LAI le-to-VA KI khol-ya-MAV le-ra-A HU mi-kha-YE-hu ven-yim-LA

   and he said the king of Israel to Jehoshaphat still or yet one man to inquire the LORD from him and I I hate him for he does not prophesy concerning me for good for all his days for evil he Micaiah son of Imlah
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל אֶֽל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡ט ע֣וֹד אִישׁ־אֶחָ֡ד לִדְרוֹשׁ֩ אֶת־יְהוָ֨ה מֽ͏ֵאֹת֜וֹ וַאֲנִ֣י שְׂנֵאתִ֗יהוּ כִּֽי־אֵ֠ינֶנּוּ מִתְנַבֵּ֨א עָלַ֤י לְטוֹבָה֙ כִּ֣י כָל־יָמָ֣יו לְרָעָ֔ה ה֖וּא מִיכָ֣יְהוּ בֶן־יִמְלָ֑א וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט אַל־יֹאמַ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ כֵּֽן׃

   va-YO-mer ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT OD ish-e-KHAD lid-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH me-o-TO va-a-NI se-ne-TI-hu ki-e-NE-nu mit-na-BE a-LAI le-to-VA KI khol-ya-MAV le-ra-A HU mi-kha-YE-hu ven-yim-LA va-YO-mer ye-ho-sha-FAT al-YO-mar ham-ME-lekh KEN

   and he said the king of Israel to Jehoshaphat still or yet one man to inquire the LORD from him and I I hate him for he does not prophesy concerning me for good for all his days for evil he Micaiah son of Imlah and he said Jehoshaphat let {him} not say the king so or thus

Exegesis

The coordinated expressions alai letovah {עָלַי לְטוֹבָה | ʿā-lāy lə-ṭō-vāh} and kol-yamav lerah {כִּי־כָל־יָמָיו לְרָעָה | kî-kol-yā-māv lə-rā-ʿāh} contrast anticipated blessing with persistent harm.

Root and etymology

r-ʿ-h🔊 ר־ע־הresh–ayin–heh

“evil, harm”

• 🔊 רַעrāʿbadGenesis 2:9