2 Kings 13:11:22 Kgs.13.11.W2TAB

הָרַ֖ע

hara

the evil

Transliteration
ha-RA
Extended
hah-RAH
IPA
/haˈraʕ/

Meaning by language

English
the evil

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Result
הָ + רַ֖ע
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-ee-NEE ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    va-ya-AS ha-RA be-ee-NEE ye-ho-VAH LO SAR mi-KOL-kha-TOH-ot ya-ra-VAAM ben-ne-VAT a-sher-he-khe-TEE et-yis-ra-EL BAH ha-LAKH

Exegesis

The object hara {הָרַ֖ע | hārāʿ} ‘the evil’ is definite, portraying the wrongdoing as a known category rather than an isolated mistake.

Root and etymology

consonantsResh–Ayin–Ayin

bad, harmful

In context2 Kings 13:11

He did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD ; he did not turn aside from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin ; he walked in it.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 13:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 13:11, so the Hebrew word הָרַ֖ע (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 Kgs.13.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.11.W2.S1) and character.