2 Chronicles 33:9:72 Chr.33.9.W7TAB
רָ֔ע
ra
“evil”
- Transliteration
- RA
- Extended
- RAA
- IPA
- /ˈraːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- evil
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RA
- phraseyour reading level
la-a-SOT RA
- clause
la-a-SOT RA min-ha-go-YIM a-SHER hish-mi-ID ye-ho-VAH mip-ne be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-TA me-na-SHE ET-ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LIM la-a-SOT RA min-ha-go-YIM a-SHER hish-mi-ID ye-ho-VAH mip-ne be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The infinitive laasot {לַעֲשׂוֹת | laʿăšôt} ‘to do’ combined with ra {רָע | rāʿ} ‘evil’ expresses purpose.
Root and etymology
רעהr-ʿ-h
“evil, badness”
In context — 2 Chronicles 33:9
And Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray to do evil beyond the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 33:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 33:9, so the Hebrew word רָ֔ע (ra) 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.33.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.33.9.W7.S1) and character.