2 Kings 15:24:22 Kgs.15.24.W2TAB

הָרַ֖ע

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 + 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-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH LO SAR me-kha-ta-OT ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL

Exegesis

The phrase ha·raʿ {הָרַ֖ע | hā·raʿ} ‘the evil’ marks the king’s wrongdoing.

Root and etymology

ר־ע

bad, evil

In context2 Kings 15:24

And he did the evil in the eyes of the LORD ; he did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he caused Israel to sin.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 15:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 15:24, 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.15.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.24.W2.S1) and character.