2 Kings 15:28:22 Kgs.15.28.W2TAB
הָרַ֖ע
hara
“the evil”
- Transliteration
- ha-RA
- Extended
- haa-RA
- IPA
- /haːˈraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AS ha-RA
- clause
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH LO SAR min-kha-to-OT ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The phrase ha-ra‘ {הָרַ֖ע | ha-ra‘} bə-ʿēnê {בְּעֵינֵ֣י | bə-ʿēnê} yə-hō-wāh {יְהוָ֑ה | yə-hō-wāh} forms a prepositional clause conveying divine moral evaluation.
Root and etymology
ר־ע
“evil, bad”
In context — 2 Kings 15:28
And he did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD . He did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 15:28, 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.15.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.28.W2.S1) and character.