2 Chronicles 33:22:22 Chr.33.22.W2TAB

הָרַע֙

hara

the evil

Transliteration
ha-RA
Extended
haa-RAH
IPA
/haːˈraʕ/

Meaning by language

English
the evil

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + רַע֙
ha + ra
hara

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-RA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ya-AS ha-RA

  3. clause

    va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE a-VIV

  4. sentence

    va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE a-VIV u-le-KHOL-ha-pe-si-LIM a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE a-VIV zi-BAKH a-MON va-ya-av-DEM

Exegesis

The definite article in hara {הָרַע֙ | hā-rāʿ} marks “evil” as a specific offense.

Root and etymology

RootResh, Ayin

bad, evil, wrong

In context2 Chronicles 33:22

He did evil in the eyes of the LORD , just as his father Manasseh had done. To all the idols that his father Manasseh had made, Amon sacrificed and served them.

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 33:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 33:22, so the Hebrew word הָרַע֙ (hara) 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 2 Chr.33.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.33.22.W2.S1) and character.